baseballmusings.com - 7/4/2009
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My daughter is at the Mets/Phillies game tonight, and so is Ben Franklin:
Ben Franklin rose from the grave to attend Friday's Mets/Phillies game.
The Phillies are putting on a good show for the founding father as they lead the Mets 7-0 in the top of the fourth.
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