Kidnapping Victim escapes.. to (Cal) Ripken's House

[VermontDem2004]

REISTERSTOWN, Md. -- A naked man who was shot in the back showed up at Cal Ripken's home Thanksgiving night and pleaded for help, police said.

A man from the household of the Baltimore Orioles great called 911, according to a police report that did not identify Ripken by name.

"The homeowner called and said there was a man banging on his door and he didn't know what was going on," Baltimore County police spokesman Sean Vincent said. "He called back a short time later and said the victim appeared to have been shot."

Police are investigating and have not made any arrests.

Ripken, who retired after the 2001 season, could not be reached for comment Friday.

Brian Robins, 20, of Baltimore, was found on Ripken's porch Thursday night. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital and was released early Friday, officials said.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1673057&partnersite=espn

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Cal's a good man...

I think he made a wise decision; though he probably felt guilty about leaving the man outside.

What an awful ordeal for the victim!

[Catch22Dem]

3. Yes he is

And he's also one of the players who made Americans care about baseball after the strike in '94. People could watch Cal and know they were watching what baseball COULD be. An incredible player he was.

[sasquatch]

2. Dude do you have any idea what the weather is like outside in Maryland...

this time of the year:scared: I wonder if that guy's nipple's are still hard?:evilfrown:

[absyntheNsugar]

4. "There's been a horrible accident..."

for some reason when I read this, I understood Ripkens thinking. Perhaps he had seen "Clockwork Orange"...