Just My Type

The Interview

Cal Ripken Jr.
RETIRED IRON MAN

The former Orioles infielder, who played in 2,632 consecutive games, hasn't played in the Orioles' last 1,146 games.

Dan Patrick: Can you still dunk?

Cal Ripken Jr.: Probably not. I would only attempt it if someone bet me a lot of money.

DP: Did you play basketball in high school?

CR: Freshman year, then I got sidetracked into soccer.

DP: Were you Beckham before Beckham?

CR: I could bend the ball. Unintentionally, but I could bend it.

DP: If you had gone to your dad—a baseball lifer—and said, "I'm going to go play soccer in Europe...."