One of my Orioles heros - pretty close to Brooks but not quite!

Markham


Cal Ripken Jr. To Pace Daytona 500 in a 2007 Corvette

Cal Ripken Jr., known as baseball’s “Iron Man” for playing in a record 2,632
straight games for the Baltimore Orioles, will be behind the wheel of a 2007
Chevrolet Corvette as he paces the field for the 49th annual Daytona 500 on Feb.
18 at Daytona International Speedway.

Voted to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2007, his consecutive games played record,
which took 16 years to establish, made him a popular player with baseball fans
everywhere as evidenced by his 19 All-Star Game appearances. “The Daytona 500 is
one of the most storied sporting events in the country, and I am thrilled and
honored to be a part of it.” Ripken said.



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