Photo above courtesy of Flickr/Peter Roan: From left to right, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford ride in a parade prior to the 2008 All-Star Game in New York.

Voice of Bobby Brown talking about Whitey Ford

By Greg Echlin

Whitey Ford, who died on Oct. 8, was one of two future Hall of Famers the New York Yankees promoted from the Kansas City Blues in 1950.  Without Ford and his Blues teammate, Johnny Mize in the twilight of his career, the Yankees might not have won the pennant that year. Continue reading Kansas City Was Last Stop Before Whitey Ford Hall of Fame Career →