[rbmillerjr]

"I'm of the age where the SS was a defensive position and not to be counted on for offense."

See that's the problem. Move on. The game passed you by. Ripken revolutionized the Shortstop position. He was one of the originals who added power and rbi production to an anemic position. That is a team multiplier. For the majority of his career he was the only one out there doing what he did.

Besides the point is not Ripken a HOFer...it is that a scum sucking Roid taking weasel like Canseco talked shit about Ripken.

Envy. Jealousy. Liar. Noncredible. Canseco and others.

[sinkspur]

"I'm of the age where the SS was a defensive position and not to be counted on for offense."

How damned old are you?

You forget Ernie Banks?

[Fury]

Another point about Ripken. He owned up if he was wrong. When Joe Altobelli took over as manager of the Orioles, Ripken was pretty up front about being upset with his father not getting the nod. But Ripken made up with Mr. Baseball and the Orioles won the World Series that year.

Cal was a great player and a good sportsman.