R.I.P. Whitey Ford

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
edited October 2020 in All Encompassing Trip
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!

R.I.P the great Whitey Ford.

Whitey Ford Yankees legend and Hall of Fame pitcher dead at age 91 - CBSSportscom
Baseball In Pics on Twitter Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle 1958


"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,236
    That's awesome^^^ you got to see Ford pitch, and Mantle, Brianlux^^^

    RIP  Whitey Ford
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    cutz said:
    That's awesome^^^ you got to see Ford pitch, and Mantle, Brianlux^^^

    RIP  Whitey Ford

    I think that day I was probably the happiest kid on the face of the planet!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    Ford lived near me in Lake Success NY.
    Reading 2004
    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
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "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."
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Good day to listen to Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    Ford lived near me in Lake Success NY.
    Cool!
    hedonist said:
    Good day to listen to Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. 
    For sure!  :smile:

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    brianlux said:
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    Ford lived near me in Lake Success NY.
    Cool!
    hedonist said:
    Good day to listen to Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. 
    For sure!  :smile:

    never saw him around, but I've walked on the side streets where he lives.
    Reading 2004
    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
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "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."
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,201
    RIP

    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
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    RIP the Chairman of the board...

    We lost Kaline, Brock, Gibson, Seaver, Fernandez, and now Ford...  Man that is some hefty HOF'ers we lost this year.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    tempo_n_groove said:
    RIP the Chairman of the board...

    We lost Kaline, Brock, Gibson, Seaver, Fernandez, and now Ford...  Man that is some hefty HOF'ers we lost this year.
    Yes, sadly so.
    If there's a baseball heaven, there's one hell of a good game going on there!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    Man. Another legend of the game gone. RIP Mr. Ford. 
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    My dads favorite player 

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