Young Chinese boys react as U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. (R) throws a ball during a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007. Ripken is on a nine-day visit to China, his first as an American Public Diplomacy Envoy for the U.S. Department of State, during which he will conduct a series of baseball clinics for local children and coaches.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. (R) watches a young Chinese boy swing a bat as he gives lessons during a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Young Chinese girls react after U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. (R) hit the ball as he gives lessons during a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) A teacher gives instructions to children wearing t-shirts bearing the name of U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. before he gave a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) U.S. baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. (R) throws balls towards a young Chinese boy during a baseball clinic at Xidan Elementary School in Beijing Oct. 30, 2007.(Xinhua/Reurers Photo)