Just to make Ripken's record even more ridiculous, he played every inning of every game for a huge percentage of the streak. That's being a Iron Man.It is in today’s game. Completely different than it was 20 years ago. A player would have to play over 16 seasons without missing a game. I just don’t see it with how careful teams are with injuries and such. It isn’t like it was before where you played through bumps and bruises.