My hero

If you asked me to pick my all-time baseball hero, it wouldn't take me more than a second to come up with the answer: Cal Ripken, Jr. - great player, great attitude, great person. John Donovan has written a good piece on what Ripken continues to give back to the game, even in retirement.

MLB.com has got in on the act as well - it has an interesting interview with Ripken, who talks about both his career (notably 'The Streak') and what he has done since then.