not that this is relevent to ashburn or the phillies, but i was in boston when ted williams died and the sadness that was around the city that day was tremendous. and for the record, go phillies!!!
@THEBARFO@PhillyCards I`m not a Phillies-fan but I know good baseballstuff when I see or hear it. Whitey and Harry K was probaly THE best ever.
They were GOOD buddies. Harry K said once that as a rookie in the Phillies org. he felt that Whitey took him under his wings and they grew very fond of each other; and the always: "Joy to be around". Thats love.
I`m a huge fan of Michael Jack and Lefty too so don`t boo me.;)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Thank you for posting !!!!!! I HAD THE PRE GAME SHOW ON TAPE AND COULDNT FIND IT TO SAVE MY LIFE ! THE SPEECH HE DOES FOR RICHIE FROM 2:07 TO 3:16 IS SO REMARKABLE !!!!!! HARRY LOVED RICH SO MUCH ! I CRIED EVEN HARDER TODAY THEN I DID THE NIGHT RICH DIED WHEN I HEAR HARRY ALMOST BREAK DOWN READING THE END OF HIS SPEECH !!!!!!! BASEBALL IN PHILADELPHIA WILL NEVER BE AS FUN AS LISTENING TO HARRY AND RICHIE !!! R.I.P. BOYS ! PHILADELPHIA WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND MISS YOU BOTH !!!
I use to work at Lit Brothers in downtown Philly..after I would get off work I would head right to the ballpark..Richie was one of my favorite players,he was a great lead off man,always getting on..just a slap hitter but always got on base.
If I remember he beat out the great Willie mays for the batting title on the last day of the season.
At that time Gene Kelly was the announcer along with byrom Samm
At 5:30, no truer words were spoken. Harry continued to remember (and openly mourn) His Whiteness for the next 11-1/2 years, until they were once again reunited.
As Harry said at 6:27, Whitey & Harry were best friends.
They even passed away nearly the exact same way from heart attacks - Whitey after a Mets game at Shea (his final team as a player) and Harry before a Nationals game in DC.
Ted called Richie putt-putt for the way Ash ran down the 1st base line, like he had a motor in his pants.
TheBatugan77 1 year ago
not that this is relevent to ashburn or the phillies, but i was in boston when ted williams died and the sadness that was around the city that day was tremendous. and for the record, go phillies!!!
nascar242083 1 year ago
i wish they were still alive, mccarthy and wheels are horribleee
THEBARFO 1 year ago
@THEBARFO There aren't enough people on earth to give this comment the number of Thumbs Up it deserves.
PhillyCards 1 year ago 2
@PhillyCards hahaha. i swear wheels is the most retarded person ive ever heard talk.
THEBARFO 1 year ago
@THEBARFO @PhillyCards I`m not a Phillies-fan but I know good baseballstuff when I see or hear it. Whitey and Harry K was probaly THE best ever.
They were GOOD buddies. Harry K said once that as a rookie in the Phillies org. he felt that Whitey took him under his wings and they grew very fond of each other; and the always: "Joy to be around". Thats love.
I`m a huge fan of Michael Jack and Lefty too so don`t boo me.;)
My best.
sommif 1 year ago
Phillies Fans.
Check out the "Phiilies Dream Scene" on Youtube -
Type "Phillies Dream Scene" into your search bar.
choptubechop 1 year ago
Now Harry and Whitey sit in Heaven telling Wheels and Sarge to shut up for just a few minutes an inning...PLEASE!
Philacav 1 year ago
Phils have a broadcast team now in heaven
sgtarmas 2 years ago 22
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RaginClimax 1 month ago
@sgtarmas You think Charlie Manuel would be next no?
RaginClimax 1 month ago
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Thank you for posting !!!!!! I HAD THE PRE GAME SHOW ON TAPE AND COULDNT FIND IT TO SAVE MY LIFE ! THE SPEECH HE DOES FOR RICHIE FROM 2:07 TO 3:16 IS SO REMARKABLE !!!!!! HARRY LOVED RICH SO MUCH ! I CRIED EVEN HARDER TODAY THEN I DID THE NIGHT RICH DIED WHEN I HEAR HARRY ALMOST BREAK DOWN READING THE END OF HIS SPEECH !!!!!!! BASEBALL IN PHILADELPHIA WILL NEVER BE AS FUN AS LISTENING TO HARRY AND RICHIE !!! R.I.P. BOYS ! PHILADELPHIA WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND MISS YOU BOTH !!!
phillyguy672 2 years ago 4
I use to work at Lit Brothers in downtown Philly..after I would get off work I would head right to the ballpark..Richie was one of my favorite players,he was a great lead off man,always getting on..just a slap hitter but always got on base.
If I remember he beat out the great Willie mays for the batting title on the last day of the season.
At that time Gene Kelly was the announcer along with byrom Samm
efmutton 2 years ago
RIP Richie Ashburn 9.9.97 and Harry Kalas 4.13.2K9.
BenJabituya 2 years ago 3
At 5:30, no truer words were spoken. Harry continued to remember (and openly mourn) His Whiteness for the next 11-1/2 years, until they were once again reunited.
As Harry said at 6:27, Whitey & Harry were best friends.
They even passed away nearly the exact same way from heart attacks - Whitey after a Mets game at Shea (his final team as a player) and Harry before a Nationals game in DC.
Harry grew up as a Washington Senators fan.
AshburnStadium 2 years ago 4
richie ashburns son is my schools football coach and also works at waltsgolf farm, at the basebal/softball batting cages. i love #1ashburn<3
RIP
jackiehartD 2 years ago
12 years ago today. Hard to believe
outtaherephils 2 years ago 2