I lived in Baltimore from 1988 to 1996 and I thought the whole Ripken streak did more to hurt the franchise than anything else. For more than a decade that whole organization was geared towards one man instead of building a good team that would do justice to the great fan base of Baltimore. The owners and Cal Jr must have made a fortune off of all the stupid "Working Class Hero" junk they sold, but the way I saw it they kept the O's out of serious contention for many years after the streak ended.
I don't see that at all with Jeter.
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