Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. on Gunnar Henderson, Jackson Holliday's debut & more
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
- Ben Verlander welcomes Baltimore Orioles legend and MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. back to the show. Ben and Cal talk about Gunnar Henderson and his ceiling as well as how last year's postseason birth will help the Orioles this season. They also discuss the Orioles' new ownership, how wild it is that Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts is playing shortstop, what Cal saw in Jackson Holliday's debut & more.
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Do you think the Orioles will make the ALCS this season?
Does a 🐻 💩 in the woods
Yes
Not if they don’t firm up their bullpen and add a starter, because you can be darn sure their competition will.
Absolutely 💯
@@jeffreyparks2371 They're currently ranked second in pitching ERA as a team
Love Cal. Total class.
I live in Aberdeen, my pop pop played ball with Cal Sr….the Ripkens are AWESOME people…Ripken stadium is literally outside my window
Ripken family as a whole are good people.
Yup!
after working with/covering up the abuse of dante bichette sr i'm unfortunately not sure how much i can agree with this
The Angelos letting the franchise go was the best thing for it. The problem was the lack of evolution with them. The Os are evolving and to have the IRON MAN on board. This is a dream for Os fans.
I was in middle school during the end of Cals Iron Man run and one of my best friends was a rabid Cal fan. He was so stoked for that game.
I still have the Baltimore Sun and other circulations about his achievement. It was an amazing time!
Glad to see the Os swinging bats with authority again.
My best friend Mark was at Royal Farms the year after we won the World Series and saw Cal in the store. He told me a fan asked him about his World Series Ring and Cal took it off and let him try it on ! Who does that today? Unbelievable gentleman!!!
Do you know which Royal Farms it was ? A year after would be 1984 so was curious where some of the original stores were? I know RF first opened & their HQ is in Baltimore.
Now they've expanded so much you can't drive a mile in/around Baltimore without passing at least 2 stores. Driving to Beach as well, used to see 1, now 1 on every exit off RT.50!!
There was one on Harford Rd in Parkville for as long as I can remember. Back then they didn't have gas pumps and were much smaller stores like 711
Timonium Rd and York Rd in Timonium
@@populisttrope9385 Thanks Man! I do remember seeing 1, maybe that exact one, when I was a kid but never thought much of it. How they expanded over past decade, I think I read over 200 in Baltimore City & County, and just opened first store in North or South Carolina as they expand south. Also read the chicken is so popular that new ones opening in a few areas resulted in a few Popeyes or KFC (a KFC only, not any combo KFC/ Taco Bell stores) having to close as a result of people loving RF chicken & at lower prices!
Losing John Means again really sucks. Dude came back after such a long time away and was all we remembered from his all star year. Now Bradish is hurt again. They need some bullpen help. Maybe another starter
Agree completely
Well it’s a good thing we have the #1 farm system since 2021 & we’re packed with so many top prospects that the trades will get done at the right time. This is an #OriolesDynasty…
As a lifelong O's fan I am so happy to see this team get sold.Espesially to a group that contains a billionaire who loves the team and will probably spend whatever it takes to keep this team contending for years to come and an O's legend. Being an O's fan is actually fun again and hopefully it stays this way for a long time!!!
My favorite of all time. From Charlotte. I remember you with Charlotte O's. I met you and your dad at spring training of 94. Your dad was a character. Your father and my daddy and I talked for an hour at the fence after the game with your dad. Good ol days. Great to see Cal!!!
Welcome back Ben. Cal Ripken Jr., baseball royalty. Hard to believe that next year will mark the 30th anniversary of 2131. The record setting consecutive game streak eclipsing Lou Gehrig. A record that I believe shall stand & is not likely to ever be broken.
Thank you! Schedule is a work in progress but will be getting more and more stuff out! Thank you for always watching. Will be me posting personally on here now too!
30 years already, smh why'd you remind me 😂😂😂 my old a$$ self
@@jojofreelancer1210 Thought same thing! I remember going to games leading up to 2131 and in middle of 5th inning the next number would roll down!! Last Game I was at was 2127 which became 2128 after 5th inning! My Dad and brother went to 2130, and we had a party next night for 2131!!
A record that will never be broken. Quite frankly, I'm not sure anybody would try to attempt to break it. Just too much wear and tear on a body and probably hurt Ripkens offensive output over his career.
@@123491622 Totally agree. Remember having an argument with an imbecile at the time, who was downplaying a record that had stood since the days of Lou Gehrig. He was saying that playing in all of those consecutive games was no great accomplishment. Just shook my head at the time. But upon reflection, I think the best response to give is if it is such an easy record to attain, then how come nobody else besides Gehrig and Ripken has done it or likely ever will do it again?
Great interview!
Thank you!
We had and still have enough good bats to protect Gunner when he came up and struggled.
Holidays struggled a little more. But was fine in the field.
It's going to be interesting as the season progresses to see where the Orioles are and whether it's time to bring him up and let him work through batting struggles.
" shepard of the franchise" What freaking relief after us Orioles Fans were put through the worst of it with Angelos family edit ole Blue collar Cal wants that last AB rather hes hitting well or in a slump.
Let’s go O’s🧡🖤🧡🖤Love cal Ripken Junior
Loved having him on the show!
When I played, I ALWAYS was looking to swing at the first pitch…most of the times that’s the best strike you’re going to see in an at bat…HATE when dudes routinely watch a ball go right down the middle on the first pitch…now you’re down in the count and at the pitchers mercy imo
Ben, First, you are a great interviewer. Second, I can't believe you didn't mention to Cal when you asked Gunnar who was his all time favorite short stop, he said it was Jeter. 😂
Gunnar is 22 so was born after Cal retired. It's funny he said that, and Orioles fans don't want to hear it. But just based on who Gunnar saw play growing up Jeter was a superstar in MLB, or you could say a celebrity and dating famous actresses/models so its understandable for a young man to look up to him! On tv/media Jeter's life looked pretty good!
But having Cal to talk baseball, shortstop, and life is an amazing to have. The whole team for that matter.
give em their rings because it's over - O's World Champs 2024.
lmao good morning Ben! you outta wake up at least an hour earlier before having guests on.
😂 This was a 6am interview. Tough.
@@FlippinBatsPod at least u still got the million dollar smile
Dude Gunnar Henderson was 6-12 with a homer in three games in the postseason. They just didn’t pitch well and the lineup is way deeper this year, including the bench.
When do regular shows continue miss my Monday morning power rankings
HI BeN!! GO O's!! JJ Ps I'm one of Tom Brookens' Buddies!
It still has not sunk in that cal is the owner of the team amazing
100% need to pay gunnar but gotta give the man behind the mask his bag too!
Cal needs to stop saying they and change to we😂
Absolutely!
Who's the biggest sports figure in Baltimore Cal Ripken Jr or Ray Lewis
Personally it's not even a question. Gotta remember Cal from the Baltimore metro area, plus Orioles are Baltimore, Ravens are newbies
Steve Wilkos!
Cal has forgotten more about baseball in the last 20 minutes than I learned in a lifetime, BUT….makes me nervous when they call Holliday a superstar before he even establishes himself as a competent big leaguer. Call me superstitious.
Maybe just a little studious
Yankees are the best team in baseball
Hold that 17 piece Orioles have 5 starters with 800 + ops ole boi Gil had learn hard way
I dont know, the orioles dismantled their pitching.
My guy...Where is the top 10s, Ieague drama, records being broken, trade predictions etc.? I feeI Iike you couId accompIish a Iot of this by using your interview guests to fiII in for AIex. Her energy is unmatched but her roIe in touching on Ieague news can be done by guests. It wouId keep EVERYONE engaged. I feeI Iike 30%~ of your reguIar viewers actuaIIy finish these fuII interviews.