39 min
MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., Part 1: Playing Another 500 Straight Games AFTER Setting the Record...plus: Pickup Basketball Stories! Pro Corner with Austin Surhoff
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This week's episode is Part One of our interview with Baltimore Orioles legend, the Iron Man, Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal is an MLB Hall of Famer, and by many counts the greatest shortstop in modern baseball history (don't @ me Jeter fans). He revolutionized the position because of his size (6'5") and ability to hit for power - an anomaly for a position normally populated by smaller players that contribute more with their glove than their bat.
Oh yeah, and there's that consecutive game streak - 2,632 games in a row without a day off. 501 of those games came AFTER he broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2130. How did he continue that level of consistency after reaching what many of us see as a crowning achievement?
In part one of our conversation, we get serious about the streak and the aftermath, and not-so-serious about the legendary pickup basketball games Cal would host during his playing career. He gives a scouting report on who could actually ball on the Orioles and the Ravens, and even NBA players that would stop by.
Estimated Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Austin introduces the episode
6:00 - The aftermath of breaking Lou Gehrig's legendary consecutive game streak record
16:30 - Pickup basketball stories - who could ball on the Orioles and Ravens??
24:30 - Why'd he keep his streak going after setting the record?
Tune in next week for Part 2!
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Follow Austin @AustinSurhoff on Instagram and Twitter
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Thanks for listening!
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This week's episode is Part One of our interview with Baltimore Orioles legend, the Iron Man, Cal Ripken Jr.
Cal is an MLB Hall of Famer, and by many counts the greatest shortstop in modern baseball history (don't @ me Jeter fans). He revolutionized the position because of his size (6'5") and ability to hit for power - an anomaly for a position normally populated by smaller players that contribute more with their glove than their bat.
Oh yeah, and there's that consecutive game streak - 2,632 games in a row without a day off. 501 of those games came AFTER he broke Lou Gehrig's record of 2130. How did he continue that level of consistency after reaching what many of us see as a crowning achievement?
In part one of our conversation, we get serious about the streak and the aftermath, and not-so-serious about the legendary pickup basketball games Cal would host during his playing career. He gives a scouting report on who could actually ball on the Orioles and the Ravens, and even NBA players that would stop by.
Estimated Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Austin introduces the episode
6:00 - The aftermath of breaking Lou Gehrig's legendary consecutive game streak record
16:30 - Pickup basketball stories - who could ball on the Orioles and Ravens??
24:30 - Why'd he keep his streak going after setting the record?
Tune in next week for Part 2!
Enjoyed the episode? Rate & Review to tell us what you think, and hit Subscribe to be notified of all new episodes!
Follow us on Instagram @procornerpodcast for all episode updates
Follow Austin @AustinSurhoff on Instagram and Twitter
Use this homepage for all updates about Pro Corner: https://linktr.ee/austinsurhoff
Thanks for listening!
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/procornerpodcast/message
39 min