Whitey Ford

[brian]

Yep.

[Ryan]

I would have guessed 1983

[mister d]

Same. I thought he went before Mantle.

[Pruitt]

My father claimed that Ford doctored the ball.

Ford didn't disagree...

Ford described his illicit behavior as concession to age:

"I didn't begin cheating until late in my career, when I needed something to help me survive. I didn't cheat when I won the twenty-five games in 1961. I don't want anybody to get any ideas and take my Cy Young Award away. And I didn't cheat in 1963 when I won twenty-four games. Well, maybe a little."

[Joe K]

Same. I thought he went before Mantle.

He was part of the raging alcoholic Yankee crew with Mantle and Martin, right? If so, I’m impressed he made it to 91 years old.

[mister d]

He was so I just assumed.



(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

[Joe K]

He was so I just assumed.



(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

Speaking of 1960s Yankee drunks, one of my friend’s fathers told me a great story of seeing Joe Pepitone beat up two much bigger guys in a barfight in your neck of the Hudson Valley. This would’ve been sometime in the 1980s.

[sancarlos]

(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

Agreed. But of course if you list all time Yankee greats, you probably list a dozen hitters before you consider a pitcher.

[sancarlos]

He was so I just assumed.



(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

Speaking of 1960s Yankee drunks, one of my friend’s fathers told me a great story of seeing Joe Pepitone beat up two much bigger guys in a barfight in your neck of the Hudson Valley. This would’ve been sometime in the 1980s.

I read Joe Pepitone’s autobiography when I was a teenager. I learned that, even when he was a star, he usually had sex with ugly women, because he said picking up attractive ones was too much work.

[L-Jam3]

He was so I just assumed.



(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

We may have mentioned this before, but if you're talking the original 16 teams, the only teams that the Yankees' best SP is better than their best ever is probably only Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

[DSafetyGuy]

My father claimed that Ford doctored the ball.

Ford didn't disagree...

Ford described his illicit behavior as concession to age:

"I didn't begin cheating until late in my career, when I needed something to help me survive. I didn't cheat when I won the twenty-five games in 1961. I don't want anybody to get any ideas and take my Cy Young Award away. And I didn't cheat in 1963 when I won twenty-four games. Well, maybe a little."

Whitey Ford used his wedding ring to cut up the ball. And after the umps would warn him about it, Elston Howard would drag the ball against a sharpened buckle on his shin guard before throwing it back.

[Gunpowder]

(Also, not to go all Francesa, but its weird the Yankees have the history they do and Ford is their all-time best SP.)

I've thought the same thing more than tence (new word, suck it).

[A_B]

Somewhere, Everlast sings the blues.

[Shirley]

I had the same thought as Turd - I would have guessed he died in the 80s.

[A_B]

I had the same thought as Turd - I would have guessed he died in the 80s.

Nope. Made it to 91.

[brian]

Might be the last person alive to have gotten away with being called "Whitey" as well.

[tennbengal]

I would have guessed 1983

This. He was still alive?

[A_B]

I would have guessed 1983

This. He was still alive?

And the thing is, most of us here are probably bigger baseball fans than most!

[brian]

The guys who don't try to milk their fame by being shitty broadcasters until they die fly under the rader. (or shitty politicians, shitty businessmen, etc.)

[mister d]

Somewhere, Everlast sings the blues.

This has been annoying me since you posted it because it made my brain start thinking "Everlast Throws the Complete Game" or something.

[A_B]

Somewhere, Everlast sings the blues.

This has been annoying me since you posted it because it made my brain start thinking "Everlast Throws the Complete Game" or something.

Yeah, I realize it wasn't perfect. But knowing that it bugs you makes me glad I posted it.

[mister d]

Oh, not your post, just remembering that album and album title and basically everything that surrounds Everlast.

[A_B]

Oh, not your post, just remembering that album and album title and basically everything that surrounds Everlast.

Well, I assumed you were saying "but it should be Everlast Wins Game 7 or Everlast drinks the team under the table to be a proper reversal.