Talk:Cal Ripken, Jr.

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Contents 1 Redirect and disambiguation 2 Cleanup 3 How come we cannot include Ripken's chances of going into the HOF unanimously? 4 it should be noted on his page that... 5 Kevin Costner 6 He's not in the Hall of Fame yet

[edit] Redirect and disambiguation

Cal Ripken should not redirect to Cal Ripken Jr., because there was a man named Cal Ripken, Sr., also...I have changed this. — Braaropolis | Talk 20:12, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yes it should, and this should be okay because I have placed a disambig message at the top of Cal Ripken, Jr. The son is far more famous than the father. Nearly anyone searching for Cal Ripken is going to be looking for the son, not the father. Nearly all links to Cal Ripken, are going to be to the son, not the father. An article doesn't even exist yet for Cal Ripken, Sr., though someone may start the article soon. —Lowellian (talk) 09:03, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

That has now been done. Ellsworth 18:25, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

Submitted for cleanup: the entire article is written more like a feature story than an encyclopedia article, and needs attention.--Napthene 01:33, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I have started cleaning it up, but more help is always appreciated. --Awiseman 20:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for what you have done; I have tried removing the hyperbole....WillC 21:00, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I have cleaned up the language a great deal. I think there should be more about any bad seasons Ripken had, as now it's basically all good seasons. Anyone? --Awiseman 21:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

There's still a bit too much editoralizing in entry in my opinion. --The Kevin 14:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

I definitely agree. Go for it. --Awiseman 17:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I've tried to clean it up with more neutral language. Some of the quotes should probably be removed if nobody can find anything to back them up. Mglovesfun 20:38, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How come we cannot include Ripken's chances of going into the HOF unanimously?

Everytime I try to add that Cal is a lock for first ballot HOF induction, it gets zapped; if it's okay for Tony Gwynn's article to mention that, why not Cal? And it's a pretty well known fact that Cal has an excellent chance of becoming the first unanimously elected player as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Estil (talk • contribs).

• Because Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. If you've seen such original research predictions, regardless of how likely (I happen to agree with the Ripken prediction) they should be removed. If you can find notable sports figures (commentators, HOF organizers, etc) who've made comments on the subject you can include their comments as notable inputs, but your own voice (regardless of how likely) cannot be recorded in that way on Wikipedia. Staxringold _talk^contribs 19:41, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] it should be noted on his page that...

on cal ripkens Tying night- im talking the night of game #2130 (his breaking night would be the night of the game sept 5 1995 i believe game #2131) he hit a home run which landed on a very peculiar red seat in left field- the only red seat in the ballpark. i believe: Section 86 Row FF Seat 10 (do a search its on the internet i know it for a fact i have season tickets right next to the seat, #7). anyways heres the interesting trivia note: he hit that EXACT same seat where he hit home run 278 which broke ernie banks old record for home runs by a shortstop in 1993. ive read this numerous times on the internet. i know someone will find it in a news article, i have the old baltimore sun where theres an article about him and it mentins that fact in a box in my basement. it would be nice to see it on the site. if someone could do that it would be neat! my login name here is mackdiesel i just created it and i hope that noone deletes this paragraph without looking this up!!! my email is also mackel309@adelphia.net either way id like a repsonse thanks.

• Putting it in now, sourced to the Orioles ticket page. Staxringold _talk^contribs 18:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kevin Costner

the urban legend concerning kevin costner possibly sleeping with mrs. ripken has reached cult status and should be somehow noted. WillC 23:05, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

There's no possible way to justify adding an "urban legend." You could add hearsay to anyone's entry, and that's simply ridiculous. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.253.17.119 (talk • contribs).

I agree with anonymous. If you can find a reliable source, fine, otherwise it's an urban legend --AW 19:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] He's not in the Hall of Fame yet

He's not technically in the HoF until he is inducted so that little thingy should be removed for the time being --Trick man01 23:01, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree. See my post on Gwynn's discussion page.Kinston eagle 01:20, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Quote from the Hall's own page: "Two members of baseball’s 3,000-hit club will join another exclusive group this summer in Cooperstown." The point being that becoming a member is in the future (this summer), not now. I'm removing the Hall of Fame box. It can be put back on after their induction.Kinston eagle 01:39, 10 January 2007 (UTC)