This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen talk with longtime Minnesota Twins official scorer and gravesite enthusiast Stew Thornley.
Dubbed “The Sultan of Cemeteries”, Stew tells the boys all about how he got started at the official scorer for the Minnesota Twins, his 21-year quest to visit the graves (213 and counting!) of every dead baseball Hall of Famer and that time he wrestled a bear. True story.
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SHOW NOTES:
Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery
Baseball Hall of Fame Gravesites
Stew Thornley’s macabre adventure: Visiting every dead baseball Hall of Famer’s grave
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
Baseball Basics: How to Keep Score
STEW’S BOOKS
- The St. Paul Saints: Baseball in the Capital City
- Minnesota Twins Baseball: Hardball History on the Prairie
- Baseball in Minnesota: A Definitive History
- Six Feet Under: A Graveyard Guide to Minnesota
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