I cringe every time I see a graphical error during a game broadcast. I used to work graphics for a sports channel, it’s a thankless job and the only time anyone notices your work is when you screw something up. That happened to some poor dude during the Orioles vs. Rangers Wild Card game on TBS.
Unfortunately, that poor graphics operator renamed Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. “Carl Ripken, Jr.”
That’s a bad one.
we all love carl!
who is we? I don’t like selfish, egotistical ball players who hold the city hostage, stays in seperate hotels on the road, takes private planes everywhere or has manlove for Brady Anderson. So when you say WE, be careful. Carl could not spell WE unless he was talking about him and Billy or him and Brady….catch my drift?
Nails is right on brother,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Ripken is a poor excuse for a team-mate……
Agree with 9Incher… Cal is all about himself… Did you hear him throw Brooks under the bus and say Adrian Beltre is better than Brooks? Hell , Jeter, Arod, Ernie Banks, to name a few were better than Cal.
Tell me, the first thing to come to mind when you think of:
Brooks – Human vacuum cleaner at 3rd
Paul Blair – Great defense
Mickey Mantle – Greatest player
Willie Mays – Great over the head catch
Hank Aaron – Home runs
Now…
Cal Ripken – Set a record for games played
Yeah, thats the first thing everyone thinks of. Not his defense, hitting, etc… Cause he played in a string of games. Who the !@#$ cares?
He’s an arrogant, me first guy…
It had to be “Carl” dogging the great Brooks Robinson and not “Cal”.
Adrian Beltre? AYFKM? In 10 years Adrian Beltre will be an afterthought, a blip on baseball’s radar. Nice player, but a better 3rd baseman than Brooks?!?
Yep, it had to be Cal’s evil twin “Carl” who put down the Great Brooksie. He’s probably jealous that Brooksie had the final statue unveiling and not Cal.
Shame on you Carl!
Have you ever heard Brooks, Frank, Boog, Plamer, Murray throw a fellow Oriole under the bus? Especially a Baltimore Icon/Legend like Brooks? Beltre better than Brooks? Maybe Cal is jealous that most of the Baltimore Legends seem to not care about him.
Cal, you owe your career to Earl Weaver. If he didn’t move you to SS you would never have made the HOF. The numbers you put up, if you played 3rd would not have gotten you in.
BTW, did you notice Cal’s tie? You think he could have worn an orange tie or one that had orange in it to show his loyalty to the Orioles.
Also, the Orioles get into the playoffs for the first time in 15 years and who has to hog the spotlight and over shadow them? Cal Ripken. The limelight wasn’t on him so he had to get himself into the picture somehow.
Hey Cal, go back to Aberdeen and your OVER-PRICED youth tournaments. Your irrelevant now.
I agree 100% w/you. You have to remember though that Ripken was a robot during his entire playing career where he always had someone write his script so as not to “say the wrong thing”. So, really, he’s just learning to speak for himself. After hearing him speak for himself for the first time, I prefer the robotic version of Carl Ripken, Jr.
Ripken is a joke , he played a long time , what else has he done except fleece his hometown for money…
Mystery Man, can I call you Myst for short? Your right, Ripken is a joke. He’s good at fleecing money out of people. Couple years ago at the Sports Show Convention his autograph was more expensive then everyone elses and not just by a couple dollars either.
Everyone praises him for having these youth tournaments but there are youth tournaments all over the East Coast. The only difference with his? They are more expensive then others for the exact same thing. By hundreds of dollars.
Tired of everyone thinking he is a God around here. He did nothing in baseball except play in consecutive games. Hell, if I had the talent I would play baseball everyday also.
Brooks use to show up at little league fields and sign autographs for $1. Before he left, he gave those dollars to the little league club houses. What a great man. Love ya Brooks
Ripken can’t hold Brooks jock strap , but I bet he wants to…………………..