Ripken, Orioles discussing return

[TZ]

BALTIMORE -- Cal Ripken Jr. is exploring the possibility of joining the Baltimore Orioles as a part-time adviser, which would ease his transition into a permanent position after his son graduates high school in 2012.

Ripken, who turns 50 next month, has been meeting on a regular basis with Orioles owner Peter Angelos and president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail. The conversations have centered on finding the Hall of Fame infielder a position in the front office on the team he played for throughout his 21-year career.

Should they come up with a plan that would allow Ripken to remain dedicated to his family while serving the Orioles, he would be willing to get back in the game before his son, Ryan, graduates from Gilman School.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5380774
Interesting. I really thought that as long as Angelos owned the team, Ripken would have nothing to do with them...

[elleng]

1. Belongs there, of course.

[Upton]

2. Hmm..

you know, maybe the Orioles could celebrate Ripken's return by holding a mysterious power outage.