This Collectors Numbered Hardcover Edition of Cal Ripken's Ripken: Cal on Cal is autographed by Cal Ripken. Number 762
Takes you into the clubhouse and between the baselines with the future hall-of-famer.
If baseball is ever to recover its strike-weary fan base, it needs more players with the dedication of Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, who recently broke Lou Gehrig's seemingly unbreakable consecutive-games-played streak. Here, in the oversize pictorial-autobiography format familiar from Michael Jordan's Rare Air (1993), we view Ripken in training, at home with the family, at games, in the locker room, and on the field. Ripken's first-person text is self-effacing and modest yet revealing. For example, he says one of his real pleasures in the game has been watching the personal growth of the Boston Red Sox clubhouse boy, who is now pursuing a master's degree. The full-color photographs by Walter Iooss Jr.--well known for his work with Sports Illustrated are remarkable for their clarity and sensitivity to the moment. Not many baseball fans missed Ripken's record-breaking performance; this is a wonderful tribute to the man, the streak, and the game itself. Wes Lukowsky
Get your Cal Ripken autographed book today!
Product Details
- Pages: 116 pages
- Publisher: Summit Publishing Group
- Release Date: January 17, 1997
- ISBN-13: 9781565301948
- Edition: Autographed Numbered Hardcover Edition
- Number 762
About The Author
Cal Ripken, Jr. played twenty-one seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and has broken numerous baseball records, including Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played (Ripken played 2,632). He is one of only seven players in history to reach 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. His previous books include The Only Way I Know (which was a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Washington Post bestseller) and Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Guide to Fundamentals, coauthored with his brother Bill Ripken, also a national bestseller.
Product Details
This Collectors Numbered Hardcover Edition of Cal Ripken's Ripken: Cal on Cal is autographed by Cal Ripken. Number 762
Takes you into the clubhouse and between the baselines with the future hall-of-famer.
If baseball is ever to recover its strike-weary fan base, it needs more players with the dedication of Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, who recently broke Lou Gehrig's seemingly unbreakable consecutive-games-played streak. Here, in the oversize pictorial-autobiography format familiar from Michael Jordan's Rare Air (1993), we view Ripken in training, at home with the family, at games, in the locker room, and on the field. Ripken's first-person text is self-effacing and modest yet revealing. For example, he says one of his real pleasures in the game has been watching the personal growth of the Boston Red Sox clubhouse boy, who is now pursuing a master's degree. The full-color photographs by Walter Iooss Jr.--well known for his work with Sports Illustrated are remarkable for their clarity and sensitivity to the moment. Not many baseball fans missed Ripken's record-breaking performance; this is a wonderful tribute to the man, the streak, and the game itself. Wes Lukowsky
Get your Cal Ripken autographed book today!
Product Details
- Pages: 116 pages
- Publisher: Summit Publishing Group
- Release Date: January 17, 1997
- ISBN-13: 9781565301948
- Edition: Autographed Numbered Hardcover Edition
- Number 762
About The Author
Cal Ripken, Jr. played twenty-one seasons with the Baltimore Orioles and has broken numerous baseball records, including Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played (Ripken played 2,632). He is one of only seven players in history to reach 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. His previous books include The Only Way I Know (which was a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Washington Post bestseller) and Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Guide to Fundamentals, coauthored with his brother Bill Ripken, also a national bestseller.
