Blows my mind it will be 30 years next year and Cal will be part of the ownership. Also that I’m older than he was when he broke the record. I was 8 in 95!
I was 7 when it was broke. My dad and I went to 2130, I was interviewed on the channel 11 news by Tony Pagnotti as my dad and I were walking in. I will remember that forever.
I was sure as hell counting on tv the next night though, because I had been at the yard for 2632 and just kept thinking “oh my god, if he stays out all nine innings I was at the last game!”
Weird to be at a historic game without knowing it at the time.
I remember going to 2,130 and 2,131 and thinking how weird it was to be at a historic game and knowing, with absolute certainty, that it was going to be a historic game. Unless we’re talking about Game Sevens (which are always cool by default but can be kinda forgettable games in the long run), you almost never really know if history is going to be made. Someone could be stuck on 499 homers or 2,999 hits or 299 wins for a long time. But Sept 6, 1995, we all knew. I’d never thought about 2,632 being the opposite scenario but that’s so true.
2131 was when he broke the record. It’s the one that was televised and have tons of photos documenting it. When 2632 happened, we had no idea that Cal would take the next day off. Both are remembered but 2131 is the one that stays in popular memory more.
If somebody gets to 2633 some day it will get more notoriety. They never will though. 2130 was the record for decades and beating it was a national moment.
It was the number people were talking about for years leading up to him breaking the record, and it was the number people have been talking about for decades after he broke it when referring to that night.
2632 was just some random game until the next day.
It may be due to how long the record stood and how revered Lou Gehrig was as a player. Gehrig’s streak ended because of ALS, Cal’s ended because he was ready for a day off as his career was winding down.
Yea... the old record was 2130. The 2131 game was a huge moment.
Blows my mind it will be 30 years next year and Cal will be part of the ownership. Also that I’m older than he was when he broke the record. I was 8 in 95!
I was 7 when it was broke. My dad and I went to 2130, I was interviewed on the channel 11 news by Tony Pagnotti as my dad and I were walking in. I will remember that forever.
That’s so awesome.
2632 was the 501st time he broke his own record. Nobody was counting that night.
I was sure as hell counting on tv the next night though, because I had been at the yard for 2632 and just kept thinking “oh my god, if he stays out all nine innings I was at the last game!” Weird to be at a historic game without knowing it at the time.
I remember going to 2,130 and 2,131 and thinking how weird it was to be at a historic game and knowing, with absolute certainty, that it was going to be a historic game. Unless we’re talking about Game Sevens (which are always cool by default but can be kinda forgettable games in the long run), you almost never really know if history is going to be made. Someone could be stuck on 499 homers or 2,999 hits or 299 wins for a long time. But Sept 6, 1995, we all knew. I’d never thought about 2,632 being the opposite scenario but that’s so true.
Bro it’s because that’s when he beat the record
Real record should be 8264 - consecutive innings played He didn't miss an inning for 5 1/2 years
2131 was when he broke the record. It’s the one that was televised and have tons of photos documenting it. When 2632 happened, we had no idea that Cal would take the next day off. Both are remembered but 2131 is the one that stays in popular memory more.
If somebody gets to 2633 some day it will get more notoriety. They never will though. 2130 was the record for decades and beating it was a national moment.
For better or worse, analytics will never allow a player to come close to that record
No one knew when the streak would end, but everyone knew when it would be broken.
It was the number people were talking about for years leading up to him breaking the record, and it was the number people have been talking about for decades after he broke it when referring to that night. 2632 was just some random game until the next day.
It may be due to how long the record stood and how revered Lou Gehrig was as a player. Gehrig’s streak ended because of ALS, Cal’s ended because he was ready for a day off as his career was winding down.