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Cal Ripken

Autor von Hothead

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Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. was born in Havre de Grace, Md. on August 24, 1960, into a baseball family. His father was a catcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization before moving on to a coaching position, and briefly a managerial position, with the big league club. Ripken Jr. was selected by the mehr anzeigen Orioles in the second round of the 1978 free agent draft and joined his father in the major leagues in 1981. The next year, on May 20, he began a journey that would see him shatter a long-standing baseball record that most thought would never be broken: Lou Gehrig's 2,130 consecutive games played streak. Ripken has had a good major league career. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1982 and American League (AL) Most Valuable Player in 1983 and 1991. He was a perennial starter for the AL in the Major League All-Star Game, beginning in 1984. In addition, Ripken was joined in the Orioles' infield by his brother Bill from 1987 to 1992. Ripken is married to the former Kelly Geer. They have two children, Rachel Marie and Ryan Calvin. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Cal Ripken

Hothead (2011) 219 Exemplare
The Only Way I Know (1997) 212 Exemplare
The Longest Season (2007) 81 Exemplare
Ripken: Cal on Cal (1995) 29 Exemplare
Cal Ripken Jr: Count Me In (1995) 27 Exemplare

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RCornell | Oct 21, 2023 |
This was an encouraging sports story. Not too many children will be familiar with the 21 game losing streak that the Orioles endured, but they'll easily be able to identify with the concept of enduring through difficult circumstances.
 
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matthewbloome | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 18, 2023 |
This is a book about values. Good values, playing fair, being honest, commitment, teamwork, and hard work. It’s not overly complicated. But in a time when rudeness, insults, taking advantage, taking shortcuts, stretching the truth, bending the rules is not only accepted, but championed. It’s a refreshing read.
 
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tkgbjenn1 | Nov 28, 2019 |
I enjoyed reading this book. This biography included many overall facts about Cal Ripken Jr’s baseball career, but the major focus of the book was his 1988 season with the Baltimore Orioles. I liked the selection of this particular season: the one in which the Orioles lost the first 21 games straight. When writing about an athlete as celebrated and talented as Cal Ripken Jr. it would be easy to simply write positives, and the decision to focus on this struggle instead made the story more meaningful to read. The meaningfulness of the text was highlighted on the last page with the words: “winning is easy on a person, but you learn more from losing. you learn to keep trying, each day a little harder than the day before”.
The depicted time period highlights a sore period of Cal Ripken Jr.’s career. The book, however, includes information regarding Ripken’s positives and strengths, though, so that readers do not walk away with a skewed and inaccurate image of Ripken. The first page of the book includes a large header that reads “Iron Man Cal” and details Ripken’s feat of playing in 2,632 straight games in his career, his World Series wins, as well as his 1983 title of Most Valuable Player of the American League. The author’s decision to preface this story of loss and struggle with Ripken’s many achievements creates a nice balance for readers.
The message of the story is: losing teaches you a lot.
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