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Cal Ripken Jr. "2632" (1998) Baltimore Orioles Premium Poster Print - Photofile Inc. Other Words no one knew the offensive"Today's the day," he said to Manager Ray Miller when he arrived at Camden Yards on Sunday, September 20, 1998 before that night's game against the New York Yankees. And that was it! For the first time in 16 years, baseball's all time Iron Man sat out a game, and the streak that was already three years beyond Lou Gehrig's age old record was over. The timing was dramatic the final home game of the season, with a national broadcast audience tuning in to