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Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Retirement news marks an end — to his quiet bat

Last of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. It wasn't until Cal Ripken lifted a weight off himself that he could begin lifting his batting average. Ending...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Cal moves up hit list, but slowly, with bad leg

Nineteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. On Nov. 1, 2000, Cal Ripken signed a one-year contract that assured his return for another season. But what...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Physical, emotional pain take their toll

Eighteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. No matter what else Cal Ripken did in 1999, the season forever would be remembered for his first two...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Calling his own number, Ripken ends the streak

Seventeenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. Cal Ripken entered his manager's office around 7:30 p.m. on the night of Sept. 20, 1998, and ended the...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

A few chinks develop in armor of Iron Man

Sixteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. The 1997 season brought a confession from Cal Ripken. It came in Oakland before an early August game, and...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

A full year's work: pass Gehrig, and save baseball

Fourteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. When Cal Ripken wasn't accepting more congratulations or soaking in another long ovation in 1995, he managed to hit .262...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Only strike stops roll, threatens The Streak

Thirteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. Baseball found a way to get Cal Ripken off the field in 1994. It stopped playing. The season lasted until...
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

The Streak survives criticism, M's brawl

Twelfth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. Just as Cal Ripken always had avoided serious injuries, he also was immune to criticism. But that changed in 1993....
Foes after 10 years: Cal Ripken marveled at Mike Mussina's knuckle-curve from a new vantage point -- the batter's box.

Distracted by contract, his highs turn to lows

Eleventh of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. The 1992 season provided the worst output of Cal Ripken's 11 full seasons in the major leagues, and a contract...