Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. joined Mark DeRosa and Sean Casey to talk hitting stances and how he always in the right position at shortstop.
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Every word out of this man’s mouth is gold. The absolute best there ever was at adapting, making adjustments, and interpreting the game. Just on a next level
@ApexATL2 жыл бұрын
When he talked about adjusting his defense based on the count my jaw dropped. It sounds so simple when he says it but that's next-level adaptability and the sort of thing that lets a 6'4" 200lb guy play a position like shortstop. He and Ernie Banks paved the way for the big power-hitting shortstops we see in baseball today.
@northstarjakobs5 ай бұрын
Imagine a show like this in the 1970s where they interview and break down 1940s and 1950s players.
@TheLockdownKidNYC4 жыл бұрын
Sideburns and leisure suit-clad Hank Aaron interviewing Joe Dimaggio. Yesssss
@jefffinkbonner95513 жыл бұрын
Home run derby watch it it's on youtube
@yakamarezlife Жыл бұрын
Dude that would be gold
@routinedisc19 ай бұрын
I am not sure what it was, late at night on the MLB network when I was a kid they would have like Home run contests with Micky Mantel and like Hank Arron and A lot of good old school ball players t was in black and white. I am sure you can find it anyway they would talk all the time on those.
@wind_runner6836Ай бұрын
Had the privilege to watch Cal play in Camden against Griffey Jr in Baltimore when I was in 8th grade and took a trip to DC. One of our trips was to Camden yards Baltimore and it was amazing.
@TreyM16093 жыл бұрын
What a class act guy. A truly amazing man on and off the field.
@marinedoc03116 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Baltimore. This dude here was my idol growing up for real. I’ve watched many of his games at the Camden yards. Had him autograph my SI magazine with him on the cover.
@cjhambleton92256 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome man. Great memories. It’s so dope that certain Guy in any sport that was the Guy, The 1 you felt a connection with over all the rest.
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
100% can relate! This man was my idol and I did everything I could to emulate him growing up. So many amazing memories at Camden yards with the family. We had a tradition of going to Sabatinos in little Italy before every O's game. I was lucky enough to be at the game where he broke the record for most consecutive games played and was able to get my tickets autographed by him a few years later at a meet and greet... Those tickets could be worth 1 million dollars some day but I would still never sell them.
@TerminalM1933 жыл бұрын
100% man! I grew up in South Baltimore and Cal was just built different
@richcapo89482 жыл бұрын
I think he grew up in Aberdeen, which is about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore
@stevea68162 жыл бұрын
Me too dude, I’m 40 and Cal was my hero as a kid…worked at Ripken Stadium for a bit and talked to Mr.Ripken many times…dude is AWESOME….you know he beat Kevin Costner up in the early 90s? Caught Kelly cheating on him and gave Costner a BEATING…
@mr.smithgnrsmith780810 ай бұрын
Cal Ripken is unbelievably underrated!!
@theoldbk54193 жыл бұрын
When Cal played his 2nd to last game, I went to see him play. After the game he spent the entire night until 2:30-3am in the morning going up and down the the stands signing autographs. I remember getting so close to getting his autograph and I turned into a little school girl. I was also an introvert so I didn't know how to handle being around someone so famous that I loved to watch play, let alone deal with all the other excited fans. Sometimes fans got too excited and started to push and shove and bunch up, and Cal didn't like that so he would move away from that group to separate them. Cal always had his fans best interest at heart. Cal was a class act to fans.
@DJ80s Жыл бұрын
I went to go see him play in ‘97 and again in ‘98 he was eating breakfast in the lobby of my hotel incredible guy off the field to I was young back then. Orioles were stacked back then they had Mussina and Roberto Alomar along with Palmeiro and Brady Anderson
@gregorylee8659 Жыл бұрын
Dude never left Baltimore. Much respect to the legend.
@routinedisc19 ай бұрын
One of the MLB’s legendary players of all time! Mad respect for Cal Ripken!
@baseballman743 жыл бұрын
He is extremely self aware and real. That helps a lot with confidence, it also helps everything else fall in place like results and success.
@justincase48128 ай бұрын
He should've been the 1st guy to get 100% HOF votes.
@nicholasbryant17532 жыл бұрын
My sons and I were at Yankee Stadium for Cals last appearance there. He hit a home run and the Orioles won the game. There are certain players who are so classy that if you don't like them you are not really a baseball fan. Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Tony Gwynn, Steve Garvey, Don Mattingly and ,of course, Cal are among that group. I am a Yankee fan since 1956( Mantle's Triple Crown year) and always enjoyed watching Cal Ripken Jr. play baseball.
@danpaesano242910 күн бұрын
Cal’s public persona was leadership by example as many HOFers of his era. I grew up in Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards. In 2008 he came out to an Augusta Greenjackets game (he owned the single A team). He came out and made his way down the 1st base side of the stands signing memorabilia and chatting everyone up as he’d always done in Charm City. My wife and our first two very young kids couldn’t get close to the field as we were anxious about them getting squashed by the crowd. Well, one of the stadium workers came to us sometime in the second inning and told us Cal noticed us holding one of his children’s books up in the air “The Longest Season” about the devastating 1988 season start. He asked the Greenjackets worker to see if we would be willing to step aside and stop watching the game in order for HIM to meet us. It’s still one of the coolest memories I have of him. A true class act and a role model of how to be a servant leader.
@jckundert3565 Жыл бұрын
My idol growing up! One of the greatest players to ever play!
@ronnierebhan2293 жыл бұрын
Damn, his memory is crazy. Just sees a split second of a play and can tell you exactly when it was, who hit it, etc.
@jetcape153 жыл бұрын
I love how DeRosa goes fanboy a few times.
@jihost25893 жыл бұрын
He was being humble about the autograph signing by implying it was a Spring league thing; he did that all the time, all throughout the season. He was incredible for the game of baseball, in so many ways. That 22 minute ovation and break in the game when he broke the consecutive games played record was maybe the greatest moment in professional sports history.
@jamespisano11643 жыл бұрын
As a Yankees fan, I hated him for breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak. But after watching this I can listen to him talk about hitting for hours. Talking baseball in general.
@philipdileo37502 жыл бұрын
Cal is a True Class act! Wish more guys would appreciate the fans like him.
@frankspicci99944 жыл бұрын
DC native. Grew up an Os fan because of this man and Eddie Murray. Haven't been to a game since he retired *and since the Nats came to DC) but he was worth the price of admission every time. Both at Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards
@JimBrownski4 жыл бұрын
I'm with you. The last Orioles game I went to Cal Ripken was still playing and Eddie Murphy was trying to break that home run record.
@TheShoottheradio3 жыл бұрын
I used to marvel at him playing shortstop. The ball was in and out of his hands so quickly- it looked like he never touched it and the ball just deflected from him to the second baseman. Class act and an all-time great.
@matthewhetzler49127 ай бұрын
i wish cal would become the O's hitting coach
@austin87836 жыл бұрын
Austin yea we could really use some help
@fryncyaryorvjink21406 жыл бұрын
Then maybe they could hit ball
@hunterdonaldson47384 жыл бұрын
He should be the HWIC
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
You think he really wants to be anywhere near Baltimore?
@robertgrippo02112 жыл бұрын
@@CSDonohue11 LMFAOOO You right tho
@anthonyluangphasi88002 жыл бұрын
Was lucky to have season tickets in Cal's rookie year on 33rd street as a kid with my dad, followed him to Camden Yards and finally the HOF!
@TheLeadSled5 жыл бұрын
Man, what a great interview and segment. Crazy to get inside this guys head. They really don’t make em like this anymore. Absolute legend
@manunitedevils4 жыл бұрын
I got to meet him when I went to cal Ripken camp years ago and I was star struck I couldn't even get out one word ha
@libertybong4205 жыл бұрын
Neat to see the respect the guys have for Cal. He was never dominant at the plate, but career 276 with over 3,000 hits and over 400 bombs, is damn good. He was NOT respected by sports writers for his defense, because of his size and not fitting the prototype of a SS. He may have been slower than Ozzy Smith, but he (and Billy) were students of the game and learned from Cal Sr. and therefore, Cal was typically in the right place to make a play so he didn't need the speed to cover the same range. He should have won more golden gloves. There may have been a year he made only one error and still didn't win. The moment when he broke Lou Gehrig's record was one of the most amazing sports moments ever. A 22 minute totally spontaneous ovation from his home fans. When I rewatch it today, I still get moved. People love him in part because he carries himself like a regular guy who just showed up and worked, and people identify with that.
@jamespisano11642 жыл бұрын
The man of 1,000 stances and the man of a 1,000,000 words of advice and i could probably listen to them all but only 1 Cal Ripken Jr
@DustinPlatt Жыл бұрын
I remember Jr hitting a first pitch home run in the all star game in like 1998 or so.
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd10535 жыл бұрын
my favorite athlete of all time. he needs to manage the Orioles.
@levieastman60826 жыл бұрын
GM
@mr.smithgnrsmith780810 ай бұрын
Cal Ripkin is the consummate professional. I grew up in NoVa and therefore by default an O‘s fan. I loved going to Memorial and Camden Yards just to watch him play.
@soundersiren074 жыл бұрын
Loved Cal. Never looked like he got hormonally bloated like a lot of players of that era.
@daw1626 жыл бұрын
Couldn't stand the juicer guys. Big credit to the guys who played clean.
@buzzawuzza37435 жыл бұрын
Oh for sure. Cal in no way appeared to ever do any stupid ish because he didn’t. Cal is The Man. The Iron Man
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
just naturally "hormonally bloated", evidently, from the looks of these disturbing images on my screen ...his noggin as well as his gut have undergone some extensive 'bloat', sadly.
@manofiske33183 жыл бұрын
Signing autographs story made this whole video From a Yankee fan thx cal
@Ebosully4562 ай бұрын
He was one of my idols growing up and playing shortstop. Much more pleasant to listen to him than his brother btw
@alexlackner19452 жыл бұрын
that was awesome!
@MrToko04124 жыл бұрын
Class act!
@Donjasoni5 жыл бұрын
greatest SS of all time and yet millions of people arent watching his advice
@baileysmith47442 жыл бұрын
Classiest Baseball Player ever. Very few better either.
@davidscott76264 жыл бұрын
I wanted to name my son after Cal, my wife vetoed but he's definitely one of my favorite athletes.
@Stampey24 жыл бұрын
Boo Wife
@mr.smithgnrsmith780810 ай бұрын
By far my favorite MLB player of all time!
@kennethbutler91644 жыл бұрын
Tremendo pelotero también lo ví jugar con Dennis Martínez fueron compañeros, que clases de peloterazo un honor verlo jugar ahora nadie juega así ...
@otonielenrriquecano2 жыл бұрын
5:50 - Great advice. That's exactly what I did as an amateur scrub pitcher. A batter blasts a line drive off a fastball he won't see a fastball strike, he'll see one off the plate just to keep him honest but not anywhere in the zone that he can drive.
@ThekiBoran Жыл бұрын
That guy laughing at the end could be an SNL skit lol 😂. He laughs so hard at his own joke.
@bscook803 жыл бұрын
Class act.
@carlitolovely5 жыл бұрын
Coaches and All-Time Hitters: Never change your swing. Cal: Oh no… anyways…
@allainangcao28 Жыл бұрын
Not common but a great take on approaching hitting.
@sototrojanful3 жыл бұрын
I was a right handed hitter that drove everything to right field no pop up no groundballs just line drives and coaches never told that is good they told me I needed to stop waving the bat and drop my shoulder. It was crazy probably why I stopped in 5th grade. I hated to watch csl hit but obviously all those 200 hit seasons speak for themselves he us a g
@emptyhearted99815 жыл бұрын
Brooks Robinson was my first 'hero'. Ripken is on par.....
@ticnatz5 жыл бұрын
All my hats growing up had cal 8 written under the bill... he was my favorite
@joeyadams46743 жыл бұрын
he looks like Steve wilkos
@chrisreid64845 жыл бұрын
Dammit, you beat me to it.
@jonmolina9485 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂😂😂 foreal!
@209chevymon5 жыл бұрын
🤔😄😄😄😄
@cbanks19805 жыл бұрын
Wrong. Steve Wilkos looks like him.
@eclectica14 жыл бұрын
Booooo this comment
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
THE MAYOR!!!!
@danacoleman40073 жыл бұрын
That's not Cal, that's Steve Wilkos!😂😂
@nickcammarata92135 жыл бұрын
Thank you, i knew a legend would exist in the comment section.
@ckaterdude3 жыл бұрын
Is it the Steve Wilkos show? Or the Cal Ripken show?
@loganwaldron95294 жыл бұрын
Remember him playing for Caguas Criollos late 70s in the PRs winter league
@robcoqui4 жыл бұрын
Yeah good times dude
@Ludzig2 жыл бұрын
the real goat
@HilbsMGFan6 жыл бұрын
the real gut, too...apparently
@manofiske33183 жыл бұрын
2nd, no one better than Cal
@alvaroarmandogilpancorbo60246 жыл бұрын
Cal with those amazing Blue Eyes. Fricken Guy had/has it all. 😏😉 Salute OG. 1 of The GOAT SS’s Cal & 11 Barry Larkin are my All Time fav SS Those were my top SS and now Jeter as well.
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
why is the volume so low
@ShoeAlmighty3 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE WELCOME BOYS. 🇺🇸👈🏻 RESPECT! THIS MAN IS MINE NOW. THANK YOU. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🫵🏻👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
@NicholleChristineEdwards Жыл бұрын
He stills looks in good shape, Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. !
@peggiecastlefan83784 жыл бұрын
good shape? bruh got a dad belly now
@noahmorgan41713 жыл бұрын
Really?! Man, you've sure set the bar low. Compared to this dude , I resemble an embryo and am only a year or so younger. No gut, naturally muscular and hair still atop my head.
@manofiske33183 жыл бұрын
and then he became a hit em where they aint hitter... my absolute FAVORITE player ever
@williamstryzs14853 жыл бұрын
Back in the day I mailed a poster to The Orioles for Cal to sign and included return postage even, never saw that poster again. Sent things to other big stars and got letters and free stuff back, not from Cal... I guess my luck ran out! Mark McGwire was super nice, sent me a few things! The best was Matt Biondi!
@thecman263 жыл бұрын
I talked to cal Ripken jr at a baseball camp
@godsnotdead26713 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't teach any of those hitting adjustments. Great Man, Great Player, awesome infielder. Love Cal!
@bubblediddy5 жыл бұрын
Cause those adjustments were for him
@cbanks19805 жыл бұрын
Derosa is enamored.
@coolguyponus6 жыл бұрын
I know, I love that ish. When the major leaguers get reminded what it’s like to meet that Guy.
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
True Iron Man
@jackofbee4 жыл бұрын
Go O’s
@halibutnutz6 жыл бұрын
funny i thought he was overhyped when he played it was not until after he was out of the game when i started to like him as a player and im from baltimore and kinda grew up watching him play
@starjun973 жыл бұрын
Gee, I wonder would happen to the game today if we got rid of the analytics? 🤔 The game was perfectly fine for 150 yrs without them...
@MH3GL2 жыл бұрын
I did not get put at ss until 5yh either cuz I wasnt fast but I never made any errors
@emptyhearted99815 жыл бұрын
Please. Invite to Tony Fernandez of Toronto Blue Jays
@JOSELOMALDO4 жыл бұрын
Cal has the right idea for these segments- wear something you can move around in. Nobody demonstrates mechanics properly in dress shoes.
@UnleashthePhury2 жыл бұрын
When was the last time anyone has seen cal wear anything but sweats? 😂
@NLoff445 жыл бұрын
I love him for it. So chill.
@CSDonohue114 жыл бұрын
the iron man himself
@mejartomlinson70655 жыл бұрын
And that is why George Brett batted 390 lol
@supersam19143 жыл бұрын
Ha cal ripken Jr. Someone got u beat for the funniest batting stances! A lil leaguer squats down low to bat 😂😂👏👏
@victorbogen15584 жыл бұрын
Is he a giant?
@manicmandownup4 жыл бұрын
The GOAT
@mattcraig46015 жыл бұрын
and The Gut
@manofiske33183 жыл бұрын
Tremendo jugador lastima que está en inglés el gran caballo de hierro .
@otonielenrriquecano6 ай бұрын
6:00 Honey I Blew Up The Ripken
@yd18652 жыл бұрын
Damn, what happened to Cal? Looking like hes retired, getting older and enjoying life???? Oh wait...what? He IS retired? Nevermind...Ripper! Watched him play against the Jays, qhen i was a kid..class act..
@tbone54265 жыл бұрын
Dear Mr Ripken, Can you please fix Chris Davis?
@gobieturkey53325 жыл бұрын
I don't even think that he can fix that. At this point it is in his head. He might have a case of the yips that cant be cured
@terryducote5 жыл бұрын
terry ducote you jinxed it. Also if you looked at the footage he has had some amazing hacks get robbed a hit
@wehaveanannouncementtomake55175 жыл бұрын
It's strange, his stance and swing were not pretty but yet he is one of the best of all time,,
@chrisc36974 жыл бұрын
Um that swing is beautiful what r u on?
@zachkeene2124 жыл бұрын
to think if he used as much pinetar as Marcel Ozuna, his shoulder would look like Justin Turners back
@baileysmith47443 жыл бұрын
11:02 the middle guy is thinking " you were honing skills, during goof off time?".
@slipper4094 жыл бұрын
Current day Cal does not look like past Cal…. No way no how.
@DontMindMe_2 жыл бұрын
Looks exactly like Michael Keaton
@HiguchiTCG2 жыл бұрын
Cal looking like Steve Wilkos.
@tashadanielle31342 жыл бұрын
He kind of does, lol!
@Dynamo001 Жыл бұрын
Baseball 101 always taught me never to keep your bat on your shoulders
@LogicMind992 жыл бұрын
They say it’s a different game today. You are right. It is. But not necessarily for the better. You can take all the analytics you want and pluck any number you like that fits your agenda. Great. There is simply no substitute for experience. For feel. For seeing it with your own eyes. They may be better athletes today. But don’t tell me Tatis Jr is a better SS or hitter than Cal. Maybe in 10 years. Put in the work. Put in the years. Put in the grind. Then we will talk.
@TJJulkowski2 жыл бұрын
How are they better athletes today? The guys playing in Ripken’s era were absolute juiced up freaks. But yeah Tatis Jr. is a better athlete than ARod 🤦♂️.
@HT-sm9dm Жыл бұрын
Analytics would have costed the giants the 3 world series. It's not the end all be all. There is multiple paths to success.
@sharkl113 жыл бұрын
Steve wilkos??!
@ryanthomas89552 жыл бұрын
I hate those left handed hitters with open stances, visually not personally
@emptyhearted99815 жыл бұрын
You realize the reason they do that is because most left handed hitters are left eye dominant meaning that if they stand open it helps them feel more comfortable and see the ball better
@caleb45214 жыл бұрын
Iron man
@danielgonzalez-bw7dj2 жыл бұрын
Is this Ripkin or Jr? Cuz he is looking old
@effmerunning5 жыл бұрын
Ikr but then you realize he played 20 yrs ago and we’re all 20 yrs older :(
@toningtony84115 жыл бұрын
@@toningtony8411 so true.
@effmerunning5 жыл бұрын
It’s insane that they’ve had brooks Robinson, Cal, and to a lesser extent Machado.
@EveryOtherWeekendRVA4 жыл бұрын
And Eddie Murray.
@TheShoottheradio3 жыл бұрын
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@cesarsanchez16826 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ loves you all : )
@presenttruth7355 жыл бұрын
Can't stand the dude. There were times he couldn't bat his own weight and had no business being in the lineup but because of his precious STREAK they wouldn't take him out. Real team player he was.
@lamontcranston31853 жыл бұрын
so simple. nothing "cutting edge" or, like he said, "analytical".
Every word out of this man’s mouth is gold. The absolute best there ever was at adapting, making adjustments, and interpreting the game. Just on a next level
When he talked about adjusting his defense based on the count my jaw dropped. It sounds so simple when he says it but that's next-level adaptability and the sort of thing that lets a 6'4" 200lb guy play a position like shortstop. He and Ernie Banks paved the way for the big power-hitting shortstops we see in baseball today.
Imagine a show like this in the 1970s where they interview and break down 1940s and 1950s players.
Sideburns and leisure suit-clad Hank Aaron interviewing Joe Dimaggio. Yesssss
Home run derby watch it it's on youtube
Dude that would be gold
I am not sure what it was, late at night on the MLB network when I was a kid they would have like Home run contests with Micky Mantel and like Hank Arron and A lot of good old school ball players t was in black and white. I am sure you can find it anyway they would talk all the time on those.
Had the privilege to watch Cal play in Camden against Griffey Jr in Baltimore when I was in 8th grade and took a trip to DC. One of our trips was to Camden yards Baltimore and it was amazing.
What a class act guy. A truly amazing man on and off the field.
Born and raised in Baltimore. This dude here was my idol growing up for real. I’ve watched many of his games at the Camden yards. Had him autograph my SI magazine with him on the cover.
That’s awesome man. Great memories. It’s so dope that certain Guy in any sport that was the Guy, The 1 you felt a connection with over all the rest.
100% can relate! This man was my idol and I did everything I could to emulate him growing up. So many amazing memories at Camden yards with the family. We had a tradition of going to Sabatinos in little Italy before every O's game. I was lucky enough to be at the game where he broke the record for most consecutive games played and was able to get my tickets autographed by him a few years later at a meet and greet... Those tickets could be worth 1 million dollars some day but I would still never sell them.
100% man! I grew up in South Baltimore and Cal was just built different
I think he grew up in Aberdeen, which is about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore
Me too dude, I’m 40 and Cal was my hero as a kid…worked at Ripken Stadium for a bit and talked to Mr.Ripken many times…dude is AWESOME….you know he beat Kevin Costner up in the early 90s? Caught Kelly cheating on him and gave Costner a BEATING…
Cal Ripken is unbelievably underrated!!
When Cal played his 2nd to last game, I went to see him play. After the game he spent the entire night until 2:30-3am in the morning going up and down the the stands signing autographs. I remember getting so close to getting his autograph and I turned into a little school girl. I was also an introvert so I didn't know how to handle being around someone so famous that I loved to watch play, let alone deal with all the other excited fans. Sometimes fans got too excited and started to push and shove and bunch up, and Cal didn't like that so he would move away from that group to separate them. Cal always had his fans best interest at heart. Cal was a class act to fans.
I went to go see him play in ‘97 and again in ‘98 he was eating breakfast in the lobby of my hotel incredible guy off the field to I was young back then. Orioles were stacked back then they had Mussina and Roberto Alomar along with Palmeiro and Brady Anderson
Dude never left Baltimore. Much respect to the legend.
One of the MLB’s legendary players of all time! Mad respect for Cal Ripken!
He is extremely self aware and real. That helps a lot with confidence, it also helps everything else fall in place like results and success.
He should've been the 1st guy to get 100% HOF votes.
My sons and I were at Yankee Stadium for Cals last appearance there. He hit a home run and the Orioles won the game. There are certain players who are so classy that if you don't like them you are not really a baseball fan. Al Kaline, Sandy Koufax, Tony Gwynn, Steve Garvey, Don Mattingly and ,of course, Cal are among that group. I am a Yankee fan since 1956( Mantle's Triple Crown year) and always enjoyed watching Cal Ripken Jr. play baseball.
Cal’s public persona was leadership by example as many HOFers of his era. I grew up in Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards. In 2008 he came out to an Augusta Greenjackets game (he owned the single A team). He came out and made his way down the 1st base side of the stands signing memorabilia and chatting everyone up as he’d always done in Charm City. My wife and our first two very young kids couldn’t get close to the field as we were anxious about them getting squashed by the crowd. Well, one of the stadium workers came to us sometime in the second inning and told us Cal noticed us holding one of his children’s books up in the air “The Longest Season” about the devastating 1988 season start. He asked the Greenjackets worker to see if we would be willing to step aside and stop watching the game in order for HIM to meet us. It’s still one of the coolest memories I have of him. A true class act and a role model of how to be a servant leader.
My idol growing up! One of the greatest players to ever play!
Damn, his memory is crazy. Just sees a split second of a play and can tell you exactly when it was, who hit it, etc.
I love how DeRosa goes fanboy a few times.
He was being humble about the autograph signing by implying it was a Spring league thing; he did that all the time, all throughout the season. He was incredible for the game of baseball, in so many ways. That 22 minute ovation and break in the game when he broke the consecutive games played record was maybe the greatest moment in professional sports history.
As a Yankees fan, I hated him for breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak. But after watching this I can listen to him talk about hitting for hours. Talking baseball in general.
Cal is a True Class act! Wish more guys would appreciate the fans like him.
DC native. Grew up an Os fan because of this man and Eddie Murray. Haven't been to a game since he retired *and since the Nats came to DC) but he was worth the price of admission every time. Both at Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards
I'm with you. The last Orioles game I went to Cal Ripken was still playing and Eddie Murphy was trying to break that home run record.
I used to marvel at him playing shortstop. The ball was in and out of his hands so quickly- it looked like he never touched it and the ball just deflected from him to the second baseman. Class act and an all-time great.
i wish cal would become the O's hitting coach
Austin yea we could really use some help
Then maybe they could hit ball
He should be the HWIC
You think he really wants to be anywhere near Baltimore?
@@CSDonohue11 LMFAOOO You right tho
Was lucky to have season tickets in Cal's rookie year on 33rd street as a kid with my dad, followed him to Camden Yards and finally the HOF!
Man, what a great interview and segment. Crazy to get inside this guys head. They really don’t make em like this anymore. Absolute legend
I got to meet him when I went to cal Ripken camp years ago and I was star struck I couldn't even get out one word ha
Neat to see the respect the guys have for Cal. He was never dominant at the plate, but career 276 with over 3,000 hits and over 400 bombs, is damn good. He was NOT respected by sports writers for his defense, because of his size and not fitting the prototype of a SS. He may have been slower than Ozzy Smith, but he (and Billy) were students of the game and learned from Cal Sr. and therefore, Cal was typically in the right place to make a play so he didn't need the speed to cover the same range. He should have won more golden gloves. There may have been a year he made only one error and still didn't win. The moment when he broke Lou Gehrig's record was one of the most amazing sports moments ever. A 22 minute totally spontaneous ovation from his home fans. When I rewatch it today, I still get moved. People love him in part because he carries himself like a regular guy who just showed up and worked, and people identify with that.
The man of 1,000 stances and the man of a 1,000,000 words of advice and i could probably listen to them all but only 1 Cal Ripken Jr
I remember Jr hitting a first pitch home run in the all star game in like 1998 or so.
my favorite athlete of all time. he needs to manage the Orioles.
GM
Cal Ripkin is the consummate professional. I grew up in NoVa and therefore by default an O‘s fan. I loved going to Memorial and Camden Yards just to watch him play.
Loved Cal. Never looked like he got hormonally bloated like a lot of players of that era.
Couldn't stand the juicer guys. Big credit to the guys who played clean.
Oh for sure. Cal in no way appeared to ever do any stupid ish because he didn’t. Cal is The Man. The Iron Man
just naturally "hormonally bloated", evidently, from the looks of these disturbing images on my screen ...his noggin as well as his gut have undergone some extensive 'bloat', sadly.
Signing autographs story made this whole video From a Yankee fan thx cal
He was one of my idols growing up and playing shortstop. Much more pleasant to listen to him than his brother btw
that was awesome!
Class act!
greatest SS of all time and yet millions of people arent watching his advice
Classiest Baseball Player ever. Very few better either.
I wanted to name my son after Cal, my wife vetoed but he's definitely one of my favorite athletes.
Boo Wife
By far my favorite MLB player of all time!
Tremendo pelotero también lo ví jugar con Dennis Martínez fueron compañeros, que clases de peloterazo un honor verlo jugar ahora nadie juega así ...
5:50 - Great advice. That's exactly what I did as an amateur scrub pitcher. A batter blasts a line drive off a fastball he won't see a fastball strike, he'll see one off the plate just to keep him honest but not anywhere in the zone that he can drive.
That guy laughing at the end could be an SNL skit lol 😂. He laughs so hard at his own joke.
Class act.
Coaches and All-Time Hitters: Never change your swing. Cal: Oh no… anyways…
Not common but a great take on approaching hitting.
I was a right handed hitter that drove everything to right field no pop up no groundballs just line drives and coaches never told that is good they told me I needed to stop waving the bat and drop my shoulder. It was crazy probably why I stopped in 5th grade. I hated to watch csl hit but obviously all those 200 hit seasons speak for themselves he us a g
Brooks Robinson was my first 'hero'. Ripken is on par.....
All my hats growing up had cal 8 written under the bill... he was my favorite
he looks like Steve wilkos
Dammit, you beat me to it.
Lol 😂😂😂 foreal!
🤔😄😄😄😄
Wrong. Steve Wilkos looks like him.
Booooo this comment
THE MAYOR!!!!
That's not Cal, that's Steve Wilkos!😂😂
Thank you, i knew a legend would exist in the comment section.
Is it the Steve Wilkos show? Or the Cal Ripken show?
Remember him playing for Caguas Criollos late 70s in the PRs winter league
Yeah good times dude
the real goat
the real gut, too...apparently
2nd, no one better than Cal
Cal with those amazing Blue Eyes. Fricken Guy had/has it all. 😏😉 Salute OG. 1 of The GOAT SS’s Cal & 11 Barry Larkin are my All Time fav SS Those were my top SS and now Jeter as well.
why is the volume so low
YOU ARE WELCOME BOYS. 🇺🇸👈🏻 RESPECT! THIS MAN IS MINE NOW. THANK YOU. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🫵🏻👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
He stills looks in good shape, Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. !
good shape? bruh got a dad belly now
Really?! Man, you've sure set the bar low. Compared to this dude , I resemble an embryo and am only a year or so younger. No gut, naturally muscular and hair still atop my head.
and then he became a hit em where they aint hitter... my absolute FAVORITE player ever
Back in the day I mailed a poster to The Orioles for Cal to sign and included return postage even, never saw that poster again. Sent things to other big stars and got letters and free stuff back, not from Cal... I guess my luck ran out! Mark McGwire was super nice, sent me a few things! The best was Matt Biondi!
I talked to cal Ripken jr at a baseball camp
Wouldn't teach any of those hitting adjustments. Great Man, Great Player, awesome infielder. Love Cal!
Cause those adjustments were for him
Derosa is enamored.
I know, I love that ish. When the major leaguers get reminded what it’s like to meet that Guy.
True Iron Man
Go O’s
funny i thought he was overhyped when he played it was not until after he was out of the game when i started to like him as a player and im from baltimore and kinda grew up watching him play
Gee, I wonder would happen to the game today if we got rid of the analytics? 🤔 The game was perfectly fine for 150 yrs without them...
I did not get put at ss until 5yh either cuz I wasnt fast but I never made any errors
Please. Invite to Tony Fernandez of Toronto Blue Jays
Cal has the right idea for these segments- wear something you can move around in. Nobody demonstrates mechanics properly in dress shoes.
When was the last time anyone has seen cal wear anything but sweats? 😂
I love him for it. So chill.
the iron man himself
And that is why George Brett batted 390 lol
Ha cal ripken Jr. Someone got u beat for the funniest batting stances! A lil leaguer squats down low to bat 😂😂👏👏
Is he a giant?
The GOAT
and The Gut
Tremendo jugador lastima que está en inglés el gran caballo de hierro .
6:00 Honey I Blew Up The Ripken
Damn, what happened to Cal? Looking like hes retired, getting older and enjoying life???? Oh wait...what? He IS retired? Nevermind...Ripper! Watched him play against the Jays, qhen i was a kid..class act..
Dear Mr Ripken, Can you please fix Chris Davis?
I don't even think that he can fix that. At this point it is in his head. He might have a case of the yips that cant be cured
terry ducote you jinxed it. Also if you looked at the footage he has had some amazing hacks get robbed a hit
It's strange, his stance and swing were not pretty but yet he is one of the best of all time,,
Um that swing is beautiful what r u on?
to think if he used as much pinetar as Marcel Ozuna, his shoulder would look like Justin Turners back
11:02 the middle guy is thinking " you were honing skills, during goof off time?".
Current day Cal does not look like past Cal…. No way no how.
Looks exactly like Michael Keaton
Cal looking like Steve Wilkos.
He kind of does, lol!
Baseball 101 always taught me never to keep your bat on your shoulders
They say it’s a different game today. You are right. It is. But not necessarily for the better. You can take all the analytics you want and pluck any number you like that fits your agenda. Great. There is simply no substitute for experience. For feel. For seeing it with your own eyes. They may be better athletes today. But don’t tell me Tatis Jr is a better SS or hitter than Cal. Maybe in 10 years. Put in the work. Put in the years. Put in the grind. Then we will talk.
How are they better athletes today? The guys playing in Ripken’s era were absolute juiced up freaks. But yeah Tatis Jr. is a better athlete than ARod 🤦♂️.
Analytics would have costed the giants the 3 world series. It's not the end all be all. There is multiple paths to success.
Steve wilkos??!
I hate those left handed hitters with open stances, visually not personally
You realize the reason they do that is because most left handed hitters are left eye dominant meaning that if they stand open it helps them feel more comfortable and see the ball better
Iron man
Is this Ripkin or Jr? Cuz he is looking old
Ikr but then you realize he played 20 yrs ago and we’re all 20 yrs older :(
@@toningtony8411 so true.
It’s insane that they’ve had brooks Robinson, Cal, and to a lesser extent Machado.
And Eddie Murray.
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Jesus Christ loves you all : )
Can't stand the dude. There were times he couldn't bat his own weight and had no business being in the lineup but because of his precious STREAK they wouldn't take him out. Real team player he was.
so simple. nothing "cutting edge" or, like he said, "analytical".
Cal is bigger than Sean Casey