Connections: I'm talking to Sam Selman in the clubhouse before he was sent out. Topic turned to Ripken's streak and I asked him if he knew who started in place of Ripken the first game after the streak ended. The hint was he had a connection to someone in the building ...
... Tyler Rogers is listening to the conversation and says, "I have a connection to him, too." The answer was Ryan Minor, whose twin brother is Giants AAA hitting coach Damon Minor. Ryan and Damon were the last set of identical twins to reach the major before last year ...
... when Tyler Rogers was called up. His twin, Taylor, is the Minnesota Twins closer. Another #SFGiants connection. The last Oriole to start at shortstop BEFORE Ripken started the streak was Lenn Sakata, who will manage at Salem-Keizer, Ore., this year (and has managed San Jose).
