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Ripken sent off in style
Sean Welsh, The Examiner
Jul 25, 2007 12:00 AM (880 days ago)BALTIMORE

The atmosphere at Orioles Park at Camden Yards changes whenever Cal Ripken Jr. is present. The outer façade of the third floor of the warehouse depicted the numbers “2632” in the same fashion that “2131” was unfurled when Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak. The area behind home plate was painted with an insignia reading “2007 Hall of Fame Inductee.” An inflatable No. 8 Orioles jersey sat beyond the center field fence.

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