cal ripkin started ripkin baseball, an eft to grow baseball worldwide and he owns the orioles mine nor league baseball. >> wow. so as this played out late last night. cal responded to the rumors and released this statement. he said i am more excited now to explore all the opportunities and find the right situation that could lead me to the next phase of my life. this is our hot topic here this morning. does cal ripkin have what it takes to turn around the orioles >> peter will never let go and i hope cal realizes it. that's the first of many comments. stay with us for the latest that's unfolding between the front office and hall of famer cal ripkin. you can read more to our story in our slide show. >>> tonight it looks like we're going to start the season at home because the orioles are playing in detroit on that same day. and so if that's the case, the ravens will play pittsburgh, tampa bay or denver, but the conspiracy theory will be out. if we don't play pittsburgh the first four games of the yore, what's going on? we'll pick out the sure wins and circle when we play the steelers. t