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Ripken All Star Game Momento; One of a Kind

IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭✭
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In honor of the upcoming All Star Game, I thought I'd share a favorite item of mine.....You may have seen past game highlights leading up to the game Tuesday night and one of them often shown is the HR that Cal Ripken Jr. hit off Chan Ho Park in his last All Star Game appearance in 2001 (Seattle). When that clip is shown, they always play the call from ESPN's Charley Steiner..."Did he do it?, Did he do it?, HE DID!...." Anyways I had the idea afterwards to get an Official ball from the game and have it signed by both Steiner & Ripken.....In 2003, I did catch up with Steiner in Baltimore while he was working as a broadcaster for the Yankees and he was happy to sign it with my inscription request of his famous call....Obviously, I had Ripken sign it later......No doubt one of a kind:

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  • Beck6Beck6 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭
    Very cool idea! Looks great!
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One of the nicer items posted lately!

    Incredible - very nice - great idea - and definitely one of a kind KEEPER!!!!

    Thanx for sharing - a pleasure.
    mike
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  • IJustLoveCardsIJustLoveCards Posts: 1,345
    An amazing piece, just simply amazing..
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  • halosfanhalosfan Posts: 2,643 ✭✭✭✭
    That is fabulous. Definitely a keeper
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  • KarbKarb Posts: 557 ✭✭✭
    Very cool and unique piece! Great idea
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  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,031 ✭✭✭
    Being from Baltimore , I like it alot.

    Very nice idea and good luck with it.
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  • 70chip70chip Posts: 797
    Heck of an idea and really unique!!!! Really cool!!!!
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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    That is friggin awesome. All you need now is a Steiner COA. image
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    THAT'S AWESOME!! I remember where I was when he hit that! I just got done playing softball (beer-league) and we went to our sponsor bar to watch the rest of the all-star game. Sitting there with my buddies I watch Ripken jack that ball, and in mid-flight I yelled "THERE'S YOUR MVP BABY!!". That is too cool man. Thanks for sharing!! image
  • PigsPigs Posts: 761
    That is truly one of a kind and great thinking on your part. Living in Seattle and being at that game was really a thrill and the fans here just loved Cal. The fans just went nuts when he hit that HR, and it is a moment I will never forget. There is a plaque out in the bullpen were the ball landed in honor of Cal's Homerun. They presented it to him on his last game in Seattle that September. That's a great memory you have of that day. Very cool. Below is a picture I took of Cal's last game at Safeco with him batting against Jamie Moyer. Notice the name behind second base. Maybe I'll get this signed someday. Thanks for showing the ball, which brought back many great memories. Take care. Doug




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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    Great photo! The only cool item I have from that day is a 2001 All-Star Ripken Jersey that I still wear to every gave I attend, even if it's not an O's game. image
  • Bottom9thBottom9th Posts: 2,695 ✭✭
    Incredible piece. Thanks for sharing
  • slantycouchslantycouch Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭
    Awesome idea! I love when a signed piece has a lot of thought behind it. So much better than a plain 2x signed ball.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the responses and Pigs I really like that panoramic photograph.....I had seen the clip (I still get chills when I see it) yesterday on MLB Network and it reminded me to dig the ball out to share.....The ironic thing is nowadays, it is very difficult to even get one of those '01 All Star Game balls. I had heard there was some sort of shortage of green thread and when they do come up on eBay (which isn't often), they go for a minimum of $70..........
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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    What a cool ball! Great idea to get it signed like that!
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  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭✭
    Great item thanks for sharing!
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  • ResRes Posts: 1,086
    Wonder where the actual ball is?
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wonder where the actual ball is? >>



    The ball that Cal hit rests in his collection...The HR ball was actually caught by (I believe) Russ Ortiz in the NL bullpen and returned to Cal.
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  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,871 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ironman's collection continues to amaze me! What an awesome assortment of Cal stuff you continue to put together!

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