erynthered Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5167653 I was part of an extended family with Robin Roberts for the last 20 years. He was an extraordinary man deeply loved by all his family. Now he's with his lovely wife Mary who passed a few years ago. Many, many times he would sit with his sons and I, and he would tell great stories of when he was in the Majors. He had a really good sense of humor, always a smile on his face. A truly good ball buster too. I'll miss him. I'll be going to the services. God Speed my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5167653 I was part of an extended family with Robin Roberts for the last 20 years. He was an extraordinary man deeply loved by all his family. Now he's with his lovely wife Mary who passed a few years ago. Many, many times he would sit with his sons and I, and he would tell great stories of when he was in the Majors. He had a really good sense of humor, always a smile on his face. A truly good ball buster too. I'll miss him. I'll be going to the services. God Speed my friend. May he RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 For my 30th birthday, my buddies bought me a bat with the autographs of all of the (then) Phillies HOFers: Richie Ashburn Steve Carlton Robin Roberts Mike Schmidt I was looking at it yesterday when Jayson Werth hit that HR. Werth & Roberts are both originally from Springfield, IL. /I'm sure it was just a coincidence /Jim Bunning should have been there, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Roberts had a season where he pitched 346 innings and had 31 complete games!!! Unbelievable!!! If you tell a manager now at the start of the season that you would guarantee he'd have two starters who would accumulate 346 innings combined, he would take it in a heartbeat. They pray for 200 from a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 Roberts had a season where he pitched 346 innings and had 31 complete games!!! Unbelievable!!! If you tell a manager now at the start of the season that you would guarantee he'd have two starters who would accumulate 346 innings combined, he would take it in a heartbeat. They pray for 200 from a starter. Nice post. Just shows why he's a HOF'er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 This is pretty big news for us here in Springfield, a town of about 115,000. One article. Another article. There have been a few athletes make it 'big time' coming from this area, including a few that are active now: Jayson Werth (MLB- Philadelphia Phillies) Tim Wilkerson (NHRA Funny Car) Justin Allgaier (NASCAR Nationwide Series) Andre Iguodala (NBA- Philadelphia 76ers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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