1. how is Canseco a minority? Most Cuban's are Spanish/Aryan Visigoths?
2.Ripkin was a great player, however breaking Gehrig's record was not particularly heroic. Gehrig had to stop playing because he was dying. A record like that should have stood and Ripkin should have tied the record and stopped in honor of a dying hero . Even for selfish reasons, he would have received more acclaim if he did that. Does anyone remember "A Separate Peace" when Phineas does not announce he broke a school swimming record because the prior record holder was serving in ww2( i don't remember if the guy was killed)
If Ripkin had done that, I would have lost respect for both him, and the record.
That record wouldn't have been worth more then a newspaper after the dog gets done with it at that point.
Besides, Ripkins record is much more impressive the Gehrigs, in every way. From Ripkins consecutive innings streak (I don't even know where Gehrig is, but its not first, or second for that matter), to Ripkins 99% of innings played compared to around 70% for Gehrig, to not having any games cancelled or called, because he couldn't play that day, unlike a few times that happened with the yankees with them calling rain without a cloud in the sky.