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Ernie Banks came from his nearby home to see in person what he had heard about, and seen only on television, shortstop Alex Rodriguez. They met on the field before the Seattle Mariners took batting practice, and shook hands. . . . Rodriguez, on the verge of a batting crown and a handful of shortstop records in his first full season, said he was “thrilled” to meet the Cubs Hall-of-Fame shortstop. “It’s not like meeting (Cal) Ripken; I play on the same field with him,” he said. “For me this was like meeting Babe Ruth or something.”