SportsPickle - Filed Under "Cal Ripken" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/cal-ripken Filed Under "Cal Ripken" /video/3790 Cal Ripken's Consecutive Games Beer Dumped On Him Streak At 1 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:32:45 -0500 /article/836 Orioles Owner Peter Angelos Hires Billy Ripken Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:18:13 -0400 Facing a fan base that is irate over 13 years of losing, a dreadful start to the season and now reports that the team turned down franchise icon Cal Ripken for a job, Orioles owner Peter Angelos attempted to extend an olive branch today to Baltimore baseball fans by hiring Billy Ripken as Vice President of Baseball Operations.


"I know many people wanted Cal to re-join the franchise," said Angelos, announcing the hiring at a press conference. "But I think Billy is the next best thing. Look at him. If you squint your eyes, you can convince yourself it is Cal. He is a similar size and shape as his brother. He shares the same genes. And he has literally followed Cal from job to job to job his entire playing and post-playing career. He had to have picked up something along the way, right?"


...]]> /article/479 Yankees Ink Ripken, Jr.'s Legacy for Retroactive $200 Million Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:53:10 -0500 The New York Yankees announced today that they have signed the legacy of Cal Ripken, Jr. to a contract that will see the Hall of Fame shortstop receive $10 million in back pay for each of the 20 seasons he played with the Baltimore Orioles. The move ensures that Ripken, a 19-time All-Star and the holder of the Major League record for most consecutive games played, will be forever remembered asa Yankee.


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