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A career Oriole: Cal Ripken says he modeled himself on Brooks Robinson: "He was the guy who played with the same team. ... Something like his career would be the height of accomplishment."
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The swing: Cal Ripken leads off the third inning with a first-pitch home run off National League pitcher Chan Ho Park, making the O's Iron Man the oldest All-Star to hit a home run.
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Saying goodbye: After a Hall of Fame career with the Orioles, Cal Ripken is saying farewell at season's end. Team owner Peter G. Angelos called Ripken "a great athlete, a great sportsman and a great Marylander."
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