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I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late.

Richie Ashburn

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Richie Ashburn
Age: 70 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 19
Died: 1997
Died: September 9
Baseball Player
Tilden
Nebraska
Don Richard Ashburn
Late
Learning
Known
Learn
Wish
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I'm flattered that so many baseball people think I'm a Hall of Famer. But what's hard to believe is how one-hundred and fifty plus people have changed their minds about me since I became eligible, because I haven't had a base hit since then.
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A good lead-off hitter is a pain in the ass to pitchers.
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The kid doesn't chew tobacco, smoke, drink, curse or chase broads. I don't see how he can make it.
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It looked like a ballpark. It smelled like a ballpark. It had a feeling and a heartbeat, a personality that was all baseball.
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