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Thinking about Cal Ripken a little

HoneyBadgerHoneyBadger Posts: 152
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Jeter is superior. Ripken was a longevity guy, the average wasn't all that. Great streak but the longevity put up the numbers, Jeter puts up numbers with talent

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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
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  • BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bud Harrelson - now that was a shortstop.
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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    One thing I can say about Jeter, he's had some of the hottest beards I've ever seen!
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭
    Ripken was a superior defender. Jeter's defense is below replacement.
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    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • mccardguy1mccardguy1 Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Bud Harrelson - now that was a shortstop. >>



    And a scrappy little fighter. Just ask Pete Rose!
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  • mccardguy1mccardguy1 Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭


    << <i>One thing I can say about Jeter, he's had some of the hottest beards I've ever seen! >>



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    I am on a budget and I am not afraid to use it!!
  • ahkmedbinladenahkmedbinladen Posts: 494 ✭✭
    Ripkens 82 Rc will be worth less than Jeters once they all hit the market.image
  • HoneyBadgerHoneyBadger Posts: 152
    Ain't that the truth! Lol!!!!
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    You have that quick log in swap down pat! lol
  • NSibianNSibian Posts: 163
    Ripken was overrated.
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ripken was overrated. >>



    Good, maybe the price of his cards will go down so I can buy more. image
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
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  • NSibianNSibian Posts: 163
    Don't look too expensive. Here's a PSA 10 Ripken for $9.99
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,503 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Don't look too expensive. Here's a PSA 10 Ripken for $9.99 >>



    that's his father genius

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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Don't look too expensive. Here's a PSA 10 Ripken for $9.99 >>



    Oh yeah? Well here's a PSA 10 Jeter for $6.25. Did I win yet?
  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    They were both OK, but Jason Bartlett has redefined the SS position for the Padres this year
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  • AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    I realize this a troll thread....but it reminded me of a topic that has crossed my mind. Its interesting to me that a lot of the most highly collected players from the 80's were not highly collected during their prime, at least not in my hood. Specifically players like Ripken and Ozzie Smith. I usually would not separate these guys from the commons. This would have been in the 87-90 era. I think towards the end of this time period I did start to pull out Ripkens but no one really wanted them. Kirby Puckett was also not very collected other than his rookie card. The players that it seems everyone wanted never made the Hall but still have a pretty good following....Mattingly, Gooden, Strawberry, Bo Jackson.
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>I realize this a troll thread....but it reminded me of a topic that has crossed my mind. Its interesting to me that a lot of the most highly collected players from the 80's were not highly collected during their prime, at least not in my hood. Specifically players like Ripken and Ozzie Smith. I usually would not separate these guys from the commons. This would have been in the 87-90 era. I think towards the end of this time period I did start to pull out Ripkens but no one really wanted them. Kirby Puckett was also not very collected other than his rookie card. The players that it seems everyone wanted never made the Hall but still have a pretty good following....Mattingly, Gooden, Strawberry, Bo Jackson. >>



    As a kid who was into baseball cards in the late 80s and early 90s, Ripken's cards were pretty popular in Sacramento, California. Pulling a Ripken from a 50 cent pack was like pulling a $1 bill (which is quite a bit when you're a kid).
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    WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    Maybe not in your hood, but Ripken has always been in the top 3 through the late 80s on (during playing years). My hood was NE Ohio. I think it has a lot to do with what region you live in.
  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    I can't say he was ever overrated but he was a star....then he won the MVP....then the consecutive game record....so over time...he became a baseball legend but that's how it works
  • NVbaseballNVbaseball Posts: 572


    << <i>Great streak but the longevity put up the numbers, Jeter puts up numbers with talent >>



    Ripken's "numbers" compared to the average shortstop from the 80s are superior to Jeter's compared to the average shortstop over the past 20 years. Ripken's defense was one of the best in the league most years. Jeter's has been below average. That is based entirely around talent with nothing to do with longevity
  • HoneyBadgerHoneyBadger Posts: 152
    Not saying Ripken wasn't great just DJ is bettet
  • NVbaseballNVbaseball Posts: 572
    Saying whatever greatness he had came from longevity instead of talent sure is a backhanded way of saying it
  • MyDaughtersNameIsMattinglyMyDaughtersNameIsMattingly Posts: 541 ✭✭✭
    Can't we just say that they are both great players?

  • Hank36Hank36 Posts: 175 ✭✭
    What I like about Ripken the most is that he's one of the few superstar athletes left who hasn't turned out to be a complete piece of crap of a human being off the field.
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