Wednesday, March 25, 2009

RIP Arthur Richman


Former NY Mets Traveling Secretary, Arthur Richman, passed away this morning in his sleep - he was 83.

Richman, for us Mets fans, was always mentioned in the Mets yearbooks as Traveling Secretary. He was the one who bailed out Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Tim Teufel, and Rick Aguilera from jail, after they had been busted for fighting in a Houston club called Cooters.


Of the few articles I read, there are a multitude of stories about Mr. Richman.

He also worked for the cross-town Yankees, and is legend that he persuaded George Steinbrenner to hire Joe Torre.


My favorite story is from the NY Times where Richman, who was Jewish, got a Papal blessing for Jim Thome from Pope John Paul II on his Wedding.
For more on Richman, and some truly interesting anecdotes, please check out the following links: RIP Mr. Richman!

Ken Davidoff - Newsday

Jack Curry - NY Times

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