i have details next. >> baseball hall of famer cal ripken, jr. can add author to his list of accomplishments. just today, the second book in his seabreeze was released. -- in his series was released. >> cal ripken, jr. made a report name for himself on the field with the orioles. now he is making a name for itself and the literary world, as an author of books for a young adults. >> i have always enjoyed books for kids and then it did the came to me with the concept of telling a story about values and principles. i immediately got it. >> he is writing about the baseball team appropriately named to the orioles. it talks about how to handle some tough situations. the second book, "supersite slugger" was just released and deals with the middle schooler who is overweight and the league. >> i was bullied and i did not know how to handle it -- and believe it. >> i was bullied and i did not know how to handle it. >> he will take his chance to raise six-city book signing tour starting in baltimore on monday. it is one of the things he has enjoyed the most

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>> cal ripken jr. can add best-selling author to his list of accomplishments.number five on the best seller list last year, and last week another book was released. kim dacey has more. >> cal ripken jr. made a name for himself on the field with the orioles. now he's making a name for himself in the literary world as an author of books for young adults form for a story about values, i immediately jumped on it. >> these books teach kids good values and how to handle tough situations. the second book, super-sized slugger was just released and deals with a middle schooler who is overweight. >> a lot of kids are going through it. i was bullied, and i wasn't sure how to handle it. so again, bringing in caring parents or teachers in they can help clarify that and keep it from going to a point where it is out of control. >> he will meet fans at a six-city book-signing tour. it is one of the things he has enjoyed most about becoming an author. >> the fact that you are interacting with the kids and parents gives you a connection. >> he hopes to share some of what he's le

the cal relationship -- cal ripken jr.aseball foundation is already working on plans to turn the baseball diamond into a vuth youth development park. >> the cal relationship keven foundation is committed to working with st. agnes hospital to build the best possible youth development parks utilizing this area to maximum its potential. >> it has been almost two years since cardinal edwin o'brien. >> the decision to close cardinal gibons gsh -- gibbons is the most difficult and painful as my tenure. >> wayne mcdowell said he supports the decision. >> we were neighbors across the street for years. i think it is a win-win. i think it is a rebirth for the area. >> hospital officials say it could be three years before ground is broken for the first phase of the project. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> family and friends honoring the life of a young boy. brian palmer died from natural causes while asleep in 2004. the family now raises money for seniors at perry hall where he would have attended. the sixth annual brian palmer fund.

. >>> simply put, cal ripken, jr. >> welcome and gentleman, well cock pennsylvania i don't know if i want to shake your hand after what you just showed me. >> yeah, the other hand. >> cal rip pin, you don't need to see that. >> put your hands up. >> yeah, that's the bad finger. >> you did that when you were 19. >> i did it on 1st base. avoiding a tag. and dislocated and since then, dislocated probably 20, 25 times. >>> ouch. >> the left over. >> nice souvenir. >> yeah. >> hall of fame ring on that finger. you should hear it, finers like wild. >> i didn't come on here for this kind of abuse. >> i know you didn't. but you know it's the morning edition. by the way, we're going to talk baseball and hang with cal after this. we're here to talk about book number two. >> yes. >> supersized slugger. >> you got a copy, i got a copy. quick read. >> you know, it's a good read. we continue to give messages to kids. and i got to be honest, took the first book and read it on vacation. and as a parent said, it's a great book. well done. >> well, i always enjoyed delivering messages about values and