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Ripken’s ‘Unbreakable’ Streak Honored With TOPPS Card Set

When Lou Gehrig halted his consecutive game streak at 2130 in May 1939, it was, as his Yankee Stadium monument reads, a record that “…should stand for all time.” The carvers didn’t know that less than 200 miles to the southwest, in Aberdeen, Md., a three year old Cal Ripken lived who would one day sire ...

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Nice Debut, Ugly Strat Card

25 years ago (!) today I was at this Orioles-A’s game to see the debut of Fordham‘s own Miguel Jimenez with Michael Cerra, Joe Rizzo, Ron Monticone, Miguel’s cousin Alex and his friend. USA Today Baseball Weekly’s great Paul White was there to chronicle it! Nice Debut, Ugly Strat Card LEADING ...

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