Cal Ripken Won't Save The Orioles

Cal Ripken Issues Statement Regarding Talks with Orioles -- MLB FanHouse

I'm not sure I buy any of this story... especially the part about the Orioles potentially turning things around.

Don't get me wrong, I like the Orioles. But they're stuck in the AL East with the dreaded Red Sox and the Might Yankees. So even if they could turn things around, the best-case scenario for the foreseeable future is 3rd place.

The only real hope for the Orioles - as far as turning it around goes - is for the commissioner's office to go ahead with their ridiculous realignment dream.