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Ripken
[ rip-kin ]
noun
- Calvin Edward, Jr. CalIron Man, born 1960, U.S. baseball player.
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In a 2017 interview with The Post, Ripken said his favorite baseball movie was “Bull Durham,” in which Costner plays a veteran minor league catcher.
When Ripken announced his retirement in 2001, sports radio host Chuck Booms rehashed the rumor, which began circulating in the days following the postponement, during a segment on Fox Sports Radio’s “Kiley & Booms” show.
Ripken addressed the rumor during a 2008 interview with Neal Conan on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”
Through their representatives, Ripken and Costner declined to participate in the podcast.
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