CAL RIPKEN JR. HALL OF FAME SEND OFF CELEBRATION IN BALTIMORE

Cal Ripken Jr. stands at the podium as (L-R) the mayor of Baltimore Sheila Dixon, television broadcaster Gary Thorne, and Baltimore Orioles President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail applaud during the Orioles Hall of Fame send off celebration for Ripken at Orioles Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on July 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Mark Goldman)