Word: streaks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there was one individual over the past three months who was more talked about than O.J., it was probably Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., who on September 5 broke what many thought the most untouchable record in professional sports: the streak of 2,130 consecutive games owned by former Yankee Lou Gehrig...
Penn ran its win streak to 22 games with its come-from-behind win against lowly Dartmouth. The Quakers, trailing 12-3 at halftime, ran off 17 unanswered points to beat the Big Green...
There was a time in the off-sea-son where the use of replacement players in regular season games was a distinct possibility--a possibility that would have ended Ripken's streak...
However, replacement baseball never came to pass and the streak endured...
...streak endured the strike and baseball will too. Seeing the Iron Bird reach and pass the Iron Horse's record of 2,130 games played was as much a testimony to the dedication of a talented ball-player as it was a tribute to the sport that he played...