Since Ripken stopped playing baseball, parents are always asking for his opinion on issues. We want the column to be more interactive than anything. We are trying to re-brand him from a baseball player to a youth sports expert.

For the parents of a Little Leaguer, a baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown into innings.

Baseball is in my heart. I know after the storm, the last thing parents were thinking about was buying an $80 glove, and when I heard the city talking about maybe not having a season, I called my wife, and we decided to help out.

I used to play baseball, I hated it & was scared of the ball, but I still played because I thought it would make my parents happy. Turns out I was good at it (Kinda). Sometimes we just got to trust that everything will be okay.

Lady, I'm not an athlete. I'm a baseball player.

There is but one game and that game is baseball.