Streak Miscellany

News and notes from Cal Ripken Jr.’s pursuit of Lou Gehrig’s mark for consecutive games played:

Philadelphia outfielder Andy Van Slyke, who played with Ripken earlier this season, on the streak:

“Why would anybody want to play 2,130 games, let alone do it?

“The biggest surprise with Cal is his energy level. When we came out here to Anaheim, we had an off day and we spent it playing two hours of basketball at the local YMCA. Can you believe it?”