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    Richie Ashburn’s Widow in Tears Over His Endangered Gladwyne Grave

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    posted 16 hours ago by eddieot to hall of fame, phillies, richie ashburn  |  6 comment(s)

    It has been nearly 16 years since Philadelphia lost Richie Ashburn, one of the greatest Phillies players of all time. The beloved Hall of Famer, who played for the team from 1948 through 1959, died of a heart attack in 1997 after broadcasting a Phillies-Mets game from Shea Stadium. His family buried him in the cemetery outside of Gladwyne Methodist Church, where all was quiet until some developers announced plans to turn the church into condos and put a parking lot next to the cemetery. ...

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    1. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on November 06, 2012 at 10:00 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This is a perfect off-season. It's crazy!
    2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on November 06, 2012 at 11:29 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The truth is that Modami was stealing memorabilia, cutting or breaking it into small pieces, and then eating it.

    I can understand why he'd be unhappy about the inaccuracy.
    3. puck posted on November 06, 2012 at 12:07 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The kopi luwak of memorabilia sales, huh? I wonder if there's a farm out there where people are feeding various things to various animals to see if they can come up with the next kopi luwak.
    4. Walt Davis posted on November 06, 2012 at 05:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well, at the time, the Nats had no memorabilia to steal so I don't see the problem.
    5. you got a STEAGLES? you're gonna need a STEAGLES. posted on November 06, 2012 at 06:43 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    i'm fairly sure that it would be cheaper for the phillies to just pay the man rather than to litigate this in courts for the next few years.

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