Washington Post Sports Reporter Mark G. Asher was a friend!

When I was informed of Mark Asher's death I felt like a lost a friend, eventhough we never met in person. When I was actively involved in trying to lure the then Montreal Expos to Portland, Mark and I would trade stories daily on who was winning the race. The pleasure of knowing Mark was his sense of humor surrounding the politics of local leaders and baseball. It got to the point I would just call him to chat about family and life. In a sense he was truly the most worldly sports journalist I ever met. Yes, I believe you can know someone without meeting them in real life. I did and I will miss him.