Talk:Alan Ashby
Announcers on the radio said his nickname back in the day was "Buns". I can't find any reliable sources, only something posted on the drunkjaysfans blog... I'll keep looking, interesting nickname... Oaktree_b 22:22, 21 April 2010 (EDT)
It's been over a year, but it's now confirmed. Bob McCown confirmed it today on PrimeTime Sports. Ashby got the nickname "Buns" from his days with the Jays. The ladies in the front office thought he had a nice rear, so they called him that. Bob used to work for the Jays in the early '70s, and heard the name from the same ladies. He kept the nickname alive, and it followed Ashby to Houston! Oaktree_b 21:30, 6 July 2011 (EDT)
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