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...Ripken, Jr., arguably the best shortstop of the last two decades, decided on Sunday to end his major league record of consecutive games played by pulling himself from the Baltimore Orioles' lineup shortly before the team's final home game of the season versus the New York Yankees...
...Ripken's decision brings to an end the most impressive mark of durability in the history of professional sports. For 17 years, Ripken defined commitment and perseverance by choosing to play in every game regardless of pain, soreness or fatigue. And he didn't just play, he excelled...
...Ripken was the 1982 American League Rookie of the Year, a two-time Most Valuable Player, a 16-time All-Star and a member of Baltimore's 1983 World Series championship team. Even in 1998, after a generation of never taking a day off, Ripken has continued to put up the solid numbers that have defined his career...
...know all the casualties: Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Greg Maddux, Cal Ripken Jr., Pedro Martinez, Mark McGwire, Manny Ramirez, Mike Piazza and Alex Rodriguez. Picking the reserves, never an easy job, has been a nightmare for the managers this time, especially for the American League's Joe Torre, who saw one of his own pitchers say very mean things about his manager after Torre didn't pick him for the team...
...magazine even sneaks in a cooking column. But Dads is bigger, in stories and ads, on SUVs, watches and sports apparel than on diapers and baby equipment. Dads and Dadmag.com an unrelated online fathering magazine, also favor the sports hero as parental role model, with cover stories on Cal Ripken and Bo Jackson, and a regular column written by Boomer Esiason. Helpful parenting websites with solid dad components--but a bit less testosterone--include father.com slowlane.com and familyeducation.com...