I agree Ripken's record will probably never be broken. Even though that is what people said before he did it. But really A player would be an idiot to even try. Ripken's career suffered because of the record, and even worse the O's suffered also. I do like the mentallity of wanting to play for the ridiculous money ball players make, but as a fan I would hate for a over the hill player to keep playing when he was hurting my team.
True. While Ripken's feat is truly amazing, and remains one of the great personal accomplishments in the history of team sport, the streak took on a life of its own, and prevented Oriole managers from making moves in games. Ripken played a demanding position and likely would have benefited from a few rests. Certainly, in the early 90s he would have been rested if it weren't for the streak.
I don't think any manager or team would allow a player to come close to the record.
