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On the day that Cal Ripken is forced by injury or some other happenstance to miss the first game of his 16-year Major League Baseball career, Fram oil filters is ready to roll an alternative spot to one now on air starring the Orioles third baseman.





In the current spot, the ‘Iron Man’ is cruising to a game in a ’59 Cadillac while confessing his worst nightmare. In it, his car sputters and breaks down. A play-by-play announcer on the car radio reports an unknown player named Bigelow takes Ripken’s place in the lineup.










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