.. they're building one hell of a baseball team.
Whitey Ford was one of my oldest aunt's favorite players. He must have been a favorite of my little league coach, too. I was given the nickname "Whitey" even though I wasn't a pitcher (or a lefty.)
Until today I didn't know why Ford was called the "Chairman of the Board" other than the fact that that it rhymed. I thought it had something to do with Frank Sinatra, who was also given that nickname.
R.I.P. to the last great Yankee of the pre-expansion era.
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