 Montgomery and the rest of the players on the field will all be wearing special Lou Gehrig day patches as Major League Baseball celebrates the first annual event. Gehrig becomes the third player in Major League Baseball history with a day honoring his legacy. One player who will be forever linked with the Iron Horse is Cal Ripken Jr. and he is honored to have that distinction. First I want to say thank you to Commissioner Manfred and MLB for the opportunity to be a part of this Lou Gehrig day. Obviously I was connected to Lou Gehrig through the consecutive game streak and as the record was being closer to being broken, I remember not wanting to learn about Lou Gehrig. I just wanted to keep things just where they were but it was impossible not to. You learn how great a player he was, you learn how great a man he was, very well respected. And I remember a lot of times they would compare my career with his career and I kept thinking how can you compare me to one of the greatest players that's ever played the game. But when they mentioned me and compared me to the man Lou Gehrig, I was extremely honored. So I will have that connection. I wish that I had a chance to talk to him at some point. Because I play the game to try to meet the challenge each and every day and have your teammates count on you. And I'm certain that was Lou Gehrig's makeup.