James Grieve (apple) were delivered to the city markets via train or horse-and-cart, but because they bruised easily they had to be carefully packed in laundry-type wicker baskets filled with straw. The fruit cannot sustain modern supermarket handling, and so they are now only grown in gardens and for direct sale to consumers. Nonetheless, James Grieve is considered a good apple because it is exceptionally tasty, it produces fruit every year, it is disease-resistant, and it is a good polleniser for other apples. It may drop early in warm weather. It is also a good apple for making apple juice. James Grieve (apple)
Ben Grieve Ben Grieve Ben Grieve (born May 4, 1976) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He batted left and threw right. In his nine-season career, he played with the Oakland Athletics (–), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (–), Milwaukee Brewers (), and Chicago Cubs (2004–). Grieve was a prospect who won the American League Rookie of the Year award while playing for the Oakland Athletics. His father, Tom Grieve, was also a Major League Baseball player. Grieve attended James W. Martin High School in Arlington, Texas where he was teammates with Matt Blank and won a Texas baseball championship in 1993. As