Thursday, May 23, 2013
Richie Ashburn’s Widow in Tears Over His Endangered Gladwyne Grave
(blogs.phillymag.com)
Read More...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 2I'd take Luis Borges, because with that name he's 2/3 of the way to being a blind Argentinian librarian.
More seriously, I take the guy who seems like the best defender, whoever that is. A plus defender in Mexico will probably be a plus defender in MLB, but the hitting is more difficult to work out.
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