IronBirds fans react to Vi Ripken abduction

Ninety minutes before the start of Wednesday evening's IronBirds game with the Jamestown Jammers in Aberdeen, a Ripken Baseball employee addressed the dozen or so assembled stadium crew in the facility's press booth: "We all know what happened with Mrs. Vi. It's a scary situation, but let's just be happy she's safe at home."

BY DEWEY FOX, dfox@theaegis.com

July 26, 2012