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...BALL GAME Thanks to the all-American virtues of Cal Ripken Jr., the all-Japanese windup of Hideo Nomo and an exciting though politically incorrect all-Indian World Series, the national pastime was back in good graces after the shame of '94. Of course, the players and owners still haven't smoked a peace pipe...
They should have been joined by the entire cast from 1995: Cal Ripken, Hideo Nomo, Mo Vaughn, Randy Johnson, Trammell and Whitaker--even Mickey Mantle. The season just past is as worthy of celebration as the Braves...
First and foremost, there was Ripken. It's hard to say which number was more noteworthy, the 2,153rd consecutive games the Orioles shortstop has played in, or the 200 million autographs he signed in an effort to reunite the game with the people. The 46,000 fans who were at Camden Yards on Sept. 6 aren't about to forget the fifth inning, when his 2,131st straight game became official and they made him jog around the park--an odd way to show their appreciation for someone's work ethic...
Jerry Rice is to football what Cal Ripken is to baseball--a soft-spoken hero whose phenomenal accomplishments on the field contrast with his dignified manner off the field and in the locker room...
...field, Rice, like Ripken, has been a model of consistency--not missing a non-strike game over his 11-year career. That's 164 regular-season games (plus 18 postseason games) straight on the gridiron. That's Ripkenesque...