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Fan Kicked Out of Yankee Stadium for Daring To Take a Potty Break

As we enter the final weeks of Yankee Stadium's existence, it's hard not to think of the history that was made there and the great players who used to call it home. Whether it's the Mickey Mantles, and Whitey Fords of old or the Reggie Jacksons and Thurman Munsons of more recent times, the place has seen more than it's...

Pete Rose's Hall of Fame Dreams Have Died

Fox News recently sat down with Pete Rose out in California and got his opinions on a whole host of things. There's a lot of "back in my day" talk in the interview, which always seems to come spewing out of the AARP demographic -- I will be there some day as well -- but there were also a few interesting nuggets of...

Hawk Harrelson Invented the Batting Glove

Thanks to the running series MLB.com is doing on batting gloves, here's a little story you may not have known about: Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, he of odd catchphrases in the White Sox announcing booth, is credited as the inventor of the batting glove. The story goes he was out playing golf before a game one day in 1963 and upon...

Whitey Ford News From the Web

05/23/12 OBP, SLG Prove Greatness of Ford, Sabathia Source: 1010 Wins There is general agreement that on-base percentage is a more effective method than batting average when evaluating a hitter's value.
05/22/12 New York Yankee Talk: The Mick, Maris, DiMag, Yogi,... Source: Bleacher Report It is baseball's greatest franchise, a team of legends and legendary moments.
05/02/12 Edmonds man allegedly stole items from his grandmother Source: The Daily Herald - Everett WA An Edmonds man has been accused of stealing tools and sports memorabilia from his grandmother.
04/27/12 Jeter, Girardi mourn Skowron's passing Source: New York City News - New York NY Bill "Moose" Skowron played a key role on some of the most entertaining clubs in Yankees history, sharing a clubhouse with the likes of Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Whitey Ford. As such, he had tales to tell, and Skowron wasn't shy about sharing his stories from those glory years.

Background on Whitey Ford

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1928) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who spent his entire 16-year career with the New York Yankees.

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