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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A MINT CONDITION 2005 PLAYOFF PRIME CUTS INSERT BASEBALL CARD ~~ TIMELINE SUBSET ~~ FEATURING HALL OF FAMER CAL RIPKEN Jr. CARD IS #'D 12/25 SERIAL: T~11 SUPER RARE OPPORTUNITY ONLY 25 EXIST .. . Hall of Fame On January 9, 2007, Cal Ripken, Jr. was elected to the Hall of Fame, appearing on 537 out of 545 of the ballots cast (98.5%), eight votes short of an unanimous selection. His percentage is the third highest in history, behind Tom Seaver who received 98.84 percent of the vote and Nolan Ryan who received 98.79 percent, and the highest ever for a regular position player. Tony Gwynn, who also appeared on his first ballot, was chosen alongside Ripken. Both Hall of Fame-Elects will be formally inducted on July 29, 2007. Post-playing life
Cal Ripken retired on October 6, 2001, and paid for a new stadium in Aberdeen, MD. He is a part owner of the New York-Penn League's Aberdeen IronBirds, the Short-season Class A affiliate Minor League Baseball team within the Orioles' system. On June 28, 2005, he announced that he was also purchasing the Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Ripken, right , with President George W. Bush , observes a tee ball game played at the White House in 2002 .Ripken has also made donations to charity causes, including many donations supporting research on Lou Gehrig's disease. He and his brother Billy also formed the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to give underprivileged children the opportunity to attend baseball camps around the country and learn the game. The Foundation is a branch of Ripken Baseball. In addition to controlling these camps and Ripken's minor league teams, Ripken Baseball operates for-profit camps and designs ballfields for youth, college, and professional teams. He also gives speeches about his time in baseball and some of the lessons he has learned. Between 2001 and 2004 inclusive, Ripken served as commissioner of the White House Tee Ball Initiative of President George W. Bush, in which capacity he worked to promote the value of teamwork amongst players and volunteership amongst the public and helped to teach tee ball fundamentals to teams of children at the White House Ripken is still a popular figure in Baltimore and Washington, DC area advertising, and frequently appears in regional commercials for Comcast cable and internet service. His appearance at a Washington Capitals game on February 10, 2007, prompted a standing ovation from the crowd.In 2005, the Orioles honored Ripken on the 10th anniversary of his 2,131st consecutive game. After the top of the 5th inning, the numbers 2130 on the warehouse behind the stadium changed to 2131, just as they did on September 6, 1995.In April 2007, he released two books, Get in the Game , described as a motivational guide to success, and The Longest Season , a children's book about the Orioles' 1988 season. He also publishes a weekly advice column in the Baltimore Sun and has produced a line of baseball training videos.On April 9, 2007, Ripken announced a partnership with the recently-formed "Reviving Baseball in the Inner City" program, with the donation of US$1 million in cash and equipment from the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation. [15] On January 10, 2007, Ripken expressed interest in purchasing the Baltimore Orioles if current owner Peter Angelos were to sell the team. He has yet to be approached about the potential purchase of the team. [4] At a National Press Club speech in Washington D.C. on April 13, 2007 he denied having an interest in purchasing the Orioles due to lack of funds. Awards and recordsBaseball 1982: American League Rookie of the Year 1983: American League Most Valuable Player 1983: American League Silver Slugger Award (SS) 1984: American League Silver Slugger Award (SS) 1985: American League Silver Slugger Award (SS) 1986: American League Silver Slugger Award (SS) 1989: American League Silver Slugger Award (SS) 1991: American League Most Valuab... 
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