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Down Goes Ripken ! UPDATE DEC. 2010

IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
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I thought I'd share a pretty cool photo....It's a "pre-streak" original UPI wire photo dated 05/03/82 when Cal Ripken Jr. was hit on the head with a fast ball from Seattle's Mike Moore, which cracked his batting helmet and sent Cal to the ground (and out of the game).....I had Cal sign it last week and he told me the story that he was leaning over the plate looking for a breaking pitch and got the "high hard one" instead....

Cal liked it so much, he made a copy of it for his own collection prior to him signing it with a neat/unique inscription...

Enjoy!

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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nice!


    (Not that he went down)


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Nice auto'd pic!
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

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  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828 ✭
    That's definitely a one of a kind signed photo!

    Very nice.
  • gotsparks09gotsparks09 Posts: 957
    Very Cool

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  • slantycouchslantycouch Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭
    Great photo and auto! Congrats.
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    WOW!!! Coolness beyond words... Just wow... very cool that he asked to make a copy of it! Thanks for sharing!
  • leathtechleathtech Posts: 3,191 ✭
    I love it! It's cool that you have a connection to Cal - it helps to build up your collection in some great ways.
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  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I love it! It's cool that you have a connection to Cal - it helps to build up your collection in some great ways. >>



    He always looks forward (so he says anyway) to the things I bring him to sign because of their uniqueness......
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  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭
    Yet another example of why you are the greatest.
    -Chris

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  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    Very cool.
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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭
    very cool picture, great sig. also
    Fred

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  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am not a Ripken fan, in fact, as a Yankees fan I pretty much despised him, but of course respect him and the way he played the game. With that being said, I look forward to every post that Bill makes from his collection. Absolutely amazing stuff that just! Keep the pictures coming!

    Abe
    Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I am not a Ripken fan, in fact, as a Yankees fan I pretty much despised him, but of course respect him and the way he played the game. With that being said, I look forward to every post that Bill makes from his collection. Absolutely amazing stuff that just! Keep the pictures coming!

    Abe >>



    Abe (and others):

    I appreciate the kind words and I will definitely be showing the other cool things he signed for me in the near future!

    IMF
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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    I like that picture and inscription alot, Thanks for sharing it with us.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like that picture and inscription alot, Thanks for sharing it with us. >>



    I meant to state this earlier, but I think one of the reasons he liked this photo so much is if you notice, his dad (Cal Sr.) was one of the first people to come to his aid....
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  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Sweet picture and nice autograph!
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

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  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    so what are you buying Cal for X-Mas? image
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
    Just thought I'd follow up on this story one year later.....A couple months ago, I picked up a AP Laserphoto off eBay from the next day showing Cal holding the cracked helmet....Spent some time with Jr. today and asked him to sign this photo for me with whatever inscription he chose and this is the result:

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    Happy Holidays!

    IMF
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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great stuff...image

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  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    very cool. And to see his dad in the pic too is priceless to him I'll bet
  • Kid4hof03Kid4hof03 Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bill,
    Another great piece! Your collection is just amazing.

    Abe
    Collecting anything and everything relating to Roger Staubach
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    Just wanted to see what they looked like side by side. image

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  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    very VERY cool, Bill - fantastic addition to the set. Let's see some more!

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  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    Jeter goes down like that when the ball doesn't even hit him...
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Jeter goes down like that when the ball doesn't even hit him... >>



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  • byronscott4everbyronscott4ever Posts: 932 ✭✭✭
    I noticed how you said "spent some time with" Ripken and wondered if that meant you know him and get stuff signed when you see him or if you go to many signings (or both)? It's nice to see a player who appreciates the unique items of theirs.
  • thenavarrothenavarro Posts: 7,497 ✭✭✭
    Those are a couple of fantastic Ripken signed photos. Great stuff!

    Mike
    Buying US Presidential autographs
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Special stuff. It's great to hear the other side of how our heroes can behave.

    Cal's a real class act!
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  • DeutscherGeistDeutscherGeist Posts: 2,990 ✭✭✭✭
    Cal Ripken is one of the most iconic players of all time. He is special to baseball history and those two pieces are so unique and one of a kind that any sports bar can readily use them. Collectors would pursue such items too.
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  • bman90278bman90278 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭
    What an awesome addition to your collection and very cool you got to spend some time with Cal.

    Brian
    My Dodgers Rookie Cards Project
  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Great photo and unique inscription. Thanks for sharing !!!
    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>very VERY cool, Bill - fantastic addition to the set. Let's see some more! >>



    This is another one of those AP Laser Photos dated 08/13/88 which is the ACTUAL day that my oldest son was born. I had Billy sign this to him the other day and this will be a gift for my son tomorrow (we'll get it framed)...

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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭
    nice follow up

    the billy is cool as well
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    nothing like going down on a high hard one


    neat stuff
  • GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    That is what makes a collection unique.
  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭
    Unreal!
    -Chris

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  • DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    Here are a couple of my favorite Ripkens. The panel you don't see very often.

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    "A full mind is an empty bat." Ty Cobb

    Currently collecting 1934 Butterfinger, 1969 Nabisco, 1991 Topps Desert Shield (in PSA 9 or 10), and 1990 Donruss Learning Series (in PSA 10).
  • hhmag70hhmag70 Posts: 2,107


    << <i>nothing like going down on a high hard one >>




    Huh???
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