How dare that jackass, Michael Kay call Cal Ripken's streak an "albatross" for the Oriole organization. This is not the first time I have heard him say this. How come he doesn't say that the Gehrig streak was an albatross for the Yankees? Certainly, there were days before his fatal illness that he should not have been playing. I have read that they put him up leadoff in games and took him out after his at bat to keep the streak alive. It's things like this that make M. Kay a pompous ass jackass.