The author of the book that I read for my biography book report was Glen Macnow. Glen Macnow is a sports business writher for the Philadelphia Inquirer and has his own sports talk show on a local television station. He lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with his wife Judith and sons Ted and Alex.
The Main character of this book was Cal Ripken, Jr. When this book was written Cal Ripken, Jr. Was the best shortstop in major league history. But we all know that he now plays 3rd base. Ripken won the most Valuable Player award twice, in 1983 and in 1991. One of Ripkens biggest accomplishments is that he has been in every all-star game since 1983. Cal Ripken is probably the most dedicated player in major league history. Ripken has never missed a game since 1982, beating Lou Gehrigs record for the most consecutive games played in 1995. Not long after his father was replaced as manager he signed a great deal with the Orioles. Cal would earn $2.45 million a year for three seasons. Suddenly becoming the best-paid player in all of sports. Another record that Ripken broke was he made 3 errors in 161 games, and old record was six, which is pretty good because out of 680 chances for the season he only bobbled three. In the off season before the 1991 season began Cal received some help from Frank Robinson to help him on his hitting from his horrible slump in the previous season. They worked hard in the .
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offseason and by the 1991 season he was ready to roll, Cal had his best season this year, he hit .323 with 46 doubles, 34 homers, and 114 RBIs. Looks like it payed off.
This story took place all over the usa, and on the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
The three facts that we are suppose to have for this book is pretty much the whole paper.
The reason that I chose this book was because I have always liked Cal Ripken Jr. and I believe that he is the best baseball player ever so I thought that it would be kinda neat to do a biography report over him.
Cal Ripken Jr. Cal Ripken Jr. is one person who has lived and experienced many great moments, but has also lived through troublesome times. ... Cal was born on August 24, 1960 to his parents Violet and Cal Ripken Sr. ... (My Life) During Cal Ripken's senior year he shot up to six feet two and 185 pounds. ... One of the all-time great shortstops, Cal Ripken, Jr.'...
Cal Ripken Jr. My Story Cal Ripken Jr. was born on Auhust 24, 1960. ... Cal had one sister and two brothers. ... Cal Ripken Jr. made his amazing debut as a shortstop with the Orioles in 1982. ... On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. entered the record book as the new "Iron Man" of baseball. ...
Through my eyes though, the only one I could truly admire in sports at that time was Cal Ripken Jr. ... In 1992, Cal Ripken Jr. had a marvelous season. ... Cal Ripken did it. ... Cal Ripken shows much love to what matters most in his life and that is his family. ... Cal Ripken Jr. showed that everyday during his time as a professional baseball player. ...
October, Reggie Jackson, the aged great pitcher Nolan Ryan, and one my favorites Cal Ripken Jr. the new Iron man of baseball. ... New York Yankees -2001-) or when a career ends for a legend (Cal Ripken Jr.). ...
A good example of this today is Ken Griffey Jr of the Seattle Mariners. ... If this happens, the Griffey Jr card will soar to a new value. ... n Cal Ripken Jr broke Lou Gehrig's "Ironman" streak of 2,130 consecutive games his rookie card (1982 Topps Traded) went from $150 to $300. ...
Bordering these accomplishments, were framed photographs of other famous baseball players - Carlton Fisk, Ernie Banks, Greg Nettles, Bobby Richardson, Pete Rose, Sandy Kofax, Cal Ripken, Jr., and more. ... Framed photographs of current players - Ken Griffey, Jr., Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettite, and more took up every inch of space on the wall. ...
As he stepped up to the plate, he dug his right back foot into the dirt getting a firm stance. Little did he know that the ball given to the umpire before the game which cost just nine dollars and now coming at him was going to be worth a little over 2.7 million dollars in seconds. Mark McGwire is t...
Baseball great Cal Ripken Jr. said "Someone has to be using steroids because no body has ever done anything like this before and with all the great names before us those records just don't get broken." ...
Some examples: Cal Ripken Jr. was an all-state soccer player in high school before he signed to play professional baseball. ... "When Cincinnati Moeller high baseball coach Mike Cameron was developing such major leaguers as Buddy Bell, Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr., he usually had 90 kids try out for the team. ...