Remembering Iron Man Made Me Feel Like an Old Man
Late last night, I said to my friend who turned 40 years old late last year: “Hey, do you want to hear something that will make you feel old?”
“Cal Ripken broke Lou Gerhig’s streak twenty years ago today.”
![Ripken 2,131](https://i0.wp.com/juanomatic.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/AP9509060910-e1441633889958.jpg?resize=396%2C396)
Cal Ripken Jr. playing in his record-breaking 2,131 consecutive game (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)
And, if that wasn’t enough, he went yard in that game to give the Orioles the lead.