Whitey Ford sure seems like the odd man out here.  I mean, of course his autograph is worthwhile, but I don't ever remember him being a Yankee announcer. I do vaguely remember a photo from either a Yankee Yearbook or Scorecard with these four together.  A list of Yankee announcers does indicate that Whitey worked as a TV analyst for the team from 1968-1971, but I have to think that was part time at best.  But his pitching career puts him arguably as the Yankees' best all-time pitcher. As for … [Read more...]

Horace Clarke gets a bad rap. Yesterday in the Bill Virdon post I referred to the unfortunate era between the Yankees mid-century dominance and their early success in the Boss Steinbrenner reign.  Most people in New York just call it the Horace Clarke Era, as Clarke was generally considered a mediocre player who happened to be with the Yankees for almost the entire period.   His timing was nearly perfectly terrible. He joined the team as a major leaguer in 1965, when their last pennant of the … [Read more...]