Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week. -Whitey Ford

 

Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week.


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Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to...Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain.

Whitey Ford

When Mel came up in 1964 in the middle of the season, I was his pitching coach, but I was also pitching every fourth day besides. Yogi Berra was our manager. That's why it was all screwed up.

Whitey Ford

You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, and then throw to his power instead.

Whitey Ford

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

Whitey Ford

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