The Orioles claim they are ready to talk with Cal Ripken Jr. if he wants a job in the front office. Baltimore owner Peter Angelos responded to a Fox Sports story that claimed he turned down the opportunity to hire Ripken, who spent all 21 of his major league seasons with the Orioles. "Quite simply, Cal Ripken did not offer to become part of the Oriole organization in any secondary position, such as manager or as an assistant to [team president] Andy MacPhail, or in some kind of support role of MacPhail," Angelos said. "If he wants to make such a proposal, I'd like to hear about it."