My former Sun colleague Ken Rosenthal has an interesting tale to tell over at FoxSports.com. He is citing several sources claiming that Cal Ripken approached Orioles owner Peter Angelos about a job with the organization assisting President of Baseball Ops Andy MacPhail, but the idea was rejected.
According to Rosenthal, Angelos told Cal that -- among other reasons -- he didn't want Ripken to get the credit when the Orioles finally return to respectability in the American League East.
It's an intriguing story that is going to light up the message boards and fuel more anti-Angelos sentiment among Orioles fans. Not that there is any shortage of that already. You can read the story right here.
Frankly, I don't know what to make of all this, but I can guarantee that you're going to hear a lot more about it over the next couple of days. Our guy Jeff Zrebiec has already made several inquiries, but we have yet to confirm the story.
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