O’s battling Cal’s driver 

Posted: 1:00 am Thu, November 1, 2001
By admin

<br /><br />At the heart of the dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Dion Guthrie — just when precisely did Cal Ripken Jr. go from being a professional baseball player to a former player&ne; That is, when exactly did his retirement become official&ne;<table width="50%" align="right" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"><tr><td align="center"><img src="/newspics/Calslastball.jpg" alt="Cal's last ball"><div align="center"><font face="arial" size="2"><i>Dion Guthrie chauffeured Cal Ripken Jr. around Orioles Park at Camden Yards after the Iron Man’s final game last month. After the drive, Guthrie got Ripken to sign a ball from the 1983 World Series. Now Guthrie and the O’s are at odds over the ball.</i><hr></font></div></td></tr></table>