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‘Most Valuable Resource:’ Mets Radio Engineer Works More Than 4,000 Games

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is best known for playing in more than 2,100 straight games.

But a member of the New York Mets broadcast team has him beat — working for more than 4,000 straight games.

As CBS2’s Steve Overmyer reports, Chris Majkowski’s work day begins like any other.

For a quarter century, every Mets radio broadcast has relied on him.

“What is it that I do?” he said. “Simply put: Get them on the air, keep them on the air and whatever else happens in between.