Which achievement is more impressive?

[lowrider66]

What about a guy trying to break up a double play with his spikes up or a roger Clemons fastball aimed at your head or your hands. then there is dealing with a catcher blocking home plate or those little bench clearing incidents
Or the balls that get fouled off your foot or your knee and the old turf they had in places like seatle or toronto

I think a baseball player has as many opportunities to get hurt in 162 games as a qb does in 16

Farve...

I agree all the situations listed are very dangerous and have the ability to cost a baseball playe a start, but how often do each of these occur in a game? Not counting turf (how many games did Farve have to play on Philly's old turf) the most common would be the double play ball, but that means Ripken gets knocked down once, maybe twice a game.

How often does Farve get knocked down a game? In addition, usually when the SS falls, he falls on top of the runner, when Brett Farve falls 300lbs+ usually falls on him....

That being said, they are both very impressive streaks and will be very hard to break.

[savage1]

I am going to give the nod to Ripken, only because in the case of baseball the player has only one day to recover from an injury and/or not play because he is sick.
I know that in football injuries are more serious and especially so with quarterbacks.
Then again, re: sickness, I think since baseball is played just about every day as opposed to once a week in football, the odds would be greater that during Ripken's career the chances would have been greater that he would have been too sick to play on a given day than would be Favre.

[frankb03]

I am going to give the nod to Ripken, only because in the case of baseball the player has only one day to recover from an injury and/or not play because he is sick.
I know that in football injuries are more serious and especially so with quarterbacks.
Then again, re: sickness, I think since baseball is played just about every day as opposed to once a week in football, the odds would be greater that during Ripken's career the chances would have been greater that he would have been too sick to play on a given day than would be Favre.

Savage, this is one poll that it would be hard disagreeing with anyone's opinion. Both records are amazing.

[savage1]

Frank-agreed about both records beign amazing. Real tough call. Its almost like comparing too very fine restaurants, each serving a different type of cuisine.

[aces r wild]

Favre as there were many times Ripken came in for 1 inning to keep the streak alive.

I believe Ripken started all of those games

[savage1]

Frank-agreed about both records beign amazing. Real tough call. Its almost like comparing too very fine restaurants, each serving a different type of cuisine.

I meant two(not too) resturants. I guess I am still recovering from my trip.

[MarkLemke]

Favre...look how many quote-unquote top QBs have missed games this year alone...big ben, mcnabb (next), culpepper, vick, kurt warner (LMAO), ken dorsey (LMFAO)!!!!! Favre's streak is amazing, not to take ANYTHING away from ripken!

[wayne1218]

Brett Favre. Nobody is trying to rip Cal's head off on every play!

[frankb03]

Favre...look how many quote-unquote top QBs have missed games this year alone...big ben, mcnabb (next), culpepper, vick, kurt warner (LMAO), ken dorsey (LMFAO)!!!!! Favre's streak is amazing, not to take ANYTHING away from ripken!

Don't forget every QB on the Jets

[jcindaville]

I would have to say that rainman going 4-1 has to be the most impressive streak that i have ever witnessed. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[CoverBoy]

Frankie B

Frankie .. we're tight and you know my feelings by now ... lol

Neither One

It's the School Teacher who gets up at 6:00 AM every morning for 30 - 40 years with the hope of making a difference.

But I know what you mean ... It's a good post.

[frankb03]

Frankie .. we're tight and you know my feelings by now ... lol

Neither One

It's the School Teacher who gets up at 6:00 AM every morning for 30 - 40 years with the hope of making a difference.

But I know what you mean ... It's a good post.

AGREED

It would have been interesting if that was the 3rd option.

[Spearit]

Farve is da man. Being hit by Sapp and company in that division- should have put him out long ago. Both are energizer bunnies- but Ripken doesn't take hits from many as Farve has. Both impressive but the nod has to go to the how many times (frequency), mass (weight) and speed that an opposing force has been made on each player. Ripken mostly had to keep stretching and stay in the best shape to do what he did plus minimize any of the above. He's smarter than Farve. Farve is like Smokin' Joe Frazier. Gets hit alot and counter punches.

[frankb03]

Bump.

I have to think we have more than 45 members.

[BUD GREGG]

The Greatest Achievement Left Out Was Franks Success In Handicapping Games In The Nba That By Far Out Paces Cal Or Any Other Sports Event Or Figure In The Modern Era