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R.I.P. Whitey Ford
brianlux
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What sad news to hear of the passing of one of the best.
My Pop grew up back east and was a life-long Yankees fan. In the mid 60's we went back to visit my grandmother in PA and Pop took us up to NYC to catch a Yankees double-header. Both Whitey and Mickey Mantle were late in their careers and were both heroes of mine. That day I had the extreme pleasure of getting to see both Whitey and Mickey play that day. What a thrill!
My Pop grew up back east and was a life-long Yankees fan. In the mid 60's we went back to visit my grandmother in PA and Pop took us up to NYC to catch a Yankees double-header. Both Whitey and Mickey Mantle were late in their careers and were both heroes of mine. That day I had the extreme pleasure of getting to see both Whitey and Mickey play that day. What a thrill!
R.I.P the great Whitey Ford.
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RIP Whitey Ford
I think that day I was probably the happiest kid on the face of the planet!
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
For sure!
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
Chicago 2007
Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
Fenway 2, 2018
MSG 2022
St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
We lost Kaline, Brock, Gibson, Seaver, Fernandez, and now Ford... Man that is some hefty HOF'ers we lost this year.
If there's a baseball heaven, there's one hell of a good game going on there!