That’s a photo of rookie Cal Ripken, Jr. below the fold ... Haywood each scored 26 points and Jeff Ruland had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Bullets’ 103-102 win over the Celtics.

I was a 9-year-old growing up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and, like many boys from my neighborhood, I dreamed of playing shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles, just like Cal Ripken Jr. We piled into ...

As of 2008, Cal Ripken, Jr. is regarded as an idol in Baltimore ... Along the way, Ripken made 19 All-Star teams, won a "Rookie of the Year" award and two league MVP award, hit over 400 home ...