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Thursday, May 23, 2013

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

(blogs.phillymag.com)

posted 1 day ago by eddieot to hall of fame, phillies, richie ashburn | 29 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. Anonymous Observer posted on January 09, 2013 at 11:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

If Jack Morris doesn't make it, how long will it be before the first article is written with quotes from him ######## and moaning about not being elected?

2. Eric Ferguson posted on January 09, 2013 at 12:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I assume newspapers/websites keep a file of those on hand, like how they have obits ready to go whenever someone of import dies.

3. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on January 09, 2013 at 12:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jason Bourne had a nice peak, but fell off a cliff rather quickly. PEDs aside I don't think I'd vote him in.

4. SouthSideRyan posted on January 09, 2013 at 01:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Jack Morris rejected from the hall of fame at the senseless age of 57

5. bachslunch posted on January 09, 2013 at 01:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Leigh Montville: I don’t have a ballot and am glad that I don’t....If I had a vote, I think I would cast my ballot in protest for Pete Rose—and only Pete Rose—every year until that change was made in the criteria for selection.

You're not the only one who is glad you don't have a vote.

6. jobu posted on January 09, 2013 at 01:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Boy, Sports on Earth must be on a shoestring. The photo above the article has a blank spot on the wall for 2013, with Rabbit Maranville going in in 2012, and Harry Wright in 2014. They couldn't have fudged a Greg Maddux plaque?

7. willcarrolldoesnotsuk posted on January 09, 2013 at 02:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Who is due to get added to the ballot next year?

8. willcarrolldoesnotsuk posted on January 09, 2013 at 02:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Answering my own question: Holy crap. Maddux, Glavine, Mussina, Thomas, Kent, and others who would probably get a decent number of votes in a normal year.

I wonder if given all of them plus the backlog from this year plus the "last year for Morris" stuff, there'll be something really way out there, like "Frank Thomas and Mike Mussina, one and done".

9. willcarrolldoesnotsuk posted on January 09, 2013 at 02:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Should maybe be a little clearer about "others who would probably get a decent number of votes in a normal year": I don't mean people who I would expect would make it in. Rather, I just mean that there'd be some significant number of voters who would spend ballot slots on them. For example, Luis Gonzalez and Moises Alou.

10. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on January 09, 2013 at 02:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm starting to wonder what will happen with Glavine. 300+ wins, 2 Cys, 5 20 win seasons, 9 all star games should be plenty but he'll lose the direct compare with Maddux, and with the crowded ballot and a large percentage of the voters having their head up their ass, I don't know. Could be a while.

11. LargeBill posted on January 10, 2013 at 12:26 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

10. Robert in Manhattan Beach Posted: January 09, 2013 at 02:42 PM (#4343061)
I'm starting to wonder what will happen with Glavine. 300+ wins, 2 Cys, 5 20 win seasons, 9 all star games should be plenty but he'll lose the direct compare with Maddux, and with the crowded ballot and a large percentage of the voters having their head up their ass, I don't know. Could be a while.

I could be wrong, but believe Glavine and Maddux will both go in next year. I assume Biggio will garner enough "I like him but not on the first ballot" votes to cross the threshold. Thomas should get close. Then we will have around 15 to 20 legitimate HoF candidates to fight over the other 6 votes per ballot just fighting for 5+% to stay around for another year. Crazy times are coming as many predicted more than a year ago.

12. you got a STEAGLES? you're gonna need a STEAGLES. posted on January 10, 2013 at 01:06 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I could be wrong, but believe Glavine and Maddux will both go in next year.

people said the same thing about bagwell and biggio this year.

my money would be on maddux getting in, but noone else. and many, many other players seeing their vote totals stagnate or decline due to crowding at the top of the ballot.

as i've said, any voter who already fills their ballot will have a significant decision to make w/r/t who gets pushed off of it to make room for this next class.

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