Young Blogger Scores Interview With Ripken on BostonsportsU18.com
Cal Ripken, Jr. at Hall of Fame Induction in 2007.
As a 48-year old sports blogger, I consider myself amazingly blessed to have had the opportunity to interview some of the legends in the game. Thanks to this 21st century invention called the sports blog, guys like me are able to play the role of sports journalist and be heard by an audience that in prior times wouldn’t know of our existence.
I never dreamed that this warehouse manager gone sour would be hearing first hand recounts by the legends of the game. I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing guys like Karl Mecklenburg and Brent Mayne, Jason Grilli and Dick Drago. Each time I speak to one of these greats, my palms start to sweat and my heart skips a beat and I point skyward and thank the Lord above for another blessing.
So when my friend, Mike Winn, creator of BostonSportsU18.com, emailed me today and told me that one of his budding young journalists had scored an interview with the legendary, Cal Ripken, Jr., I couldn’t imagine what was going through the head of 13-year-old blogging phenom, Tim Scott.
BostonsportsU18 is a website developed for the passionate Boston Sports Fan under the age of 18. With sports blogs, pictures, videos, training and nutrition tips, and games Boston Sports U18 offers kids a fun way to enjoy the local teams. Winn often arranges interviews with local athletes for his young crew of writers, but rarely with any of the stature of Ripken.
As he explains in his interview below, thanks to a partnership between BostonSportsU18 and Ripken Baseball Camps, Scott was able to put some questions together for the Hall of Fame Orioles shortstop and post his Q and A on the Boston-based under age 18 sports blog.
So as a gesture to help a young journalist in the making enjoy his moment in the sun, I’m going to put my jealousy aside and give up the rest of my space to Tim Scott and his interview with Cal Ripken, Jr.
“BSU 18 Talks with Orioles Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken Jr.”
By Tim Scott
I had the unique opportunity to put together some questions for the legendary Cal Ripken Jr. as part of Boston Sports U18’s partnership with the Ripken Baseball Camps.
In 21 seasons, Cal Ripken Jr. enjoyed one of baseball’s most exciting careers. In a career spanning 3001 games, Cal hit .276 with 431 HR and 1695 RBI. He is most remembered for winning 2 MVPs, appearing in 19 All-Star games, and most notably, breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak in 1996, and also being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first attempt in 2007.
Currently, the Iron Man owns 3 minor league baseball teams (Aberdeen Iron Birds, Augusta Green Jackets, Charlotte Stone Crabs), has written a few best-selling books, and also runs a coaching clinic for youth and high school coaches each year….continued on Bostonsportsu18.com.
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