 You know, Mike, I tell you, I listen to you guys talking. It's really emotional for me because I was so lucky early on to get to know this guy. I remember when I was 28, Billy Martin used to bring all of us to camp. And we'd walk around behind him. He'd teach us the drills and the fundamentals, the way he wanted it done. And Whitey one day said, hey kid, I hear you play golf. Come on, you're going to play golf with me and Cleat. And we got through it around. I'm sitting there having a beer with Whitey Ford. I used to watch this guy on Game of the Week. It was unbelievable how humble he was and what a normal guy was. He came in one time and said, hey, Mickey needs to dress in here in the old-timers game. It's too crowded out there. Whitey Ford's asking me permission to dress in my office. I would have went and gotten his locker. But every spring training, he wanted to work. He didn't want to be there as some figurehead. That's what I remember about. He goes, kid, what can I do to help you? I said, well, we got this guy that's got an elbow injury and he's not going to pitch this year, but he needs to play catch in his rehab on the back field. His name's Marianna Rivera. And I remember him coming in. I don't want to keep an eye on this guy because I can't catch this ball in the webbing of my glove. It's got late movement and late life. He says, Gidrie can have it tomorrow. I'm not catching this guy anymore. And he didn't care where he was announced in the old-timers game. He had no ego and he loved the Yankees. He certainly had his place. Some great memories there and tributes to Whitey Ford have been pouring in throughout the day on social media, including some from other Hall of Famers. On Twitter, Jim Palmer said Ford was his childhood hero. And writer Claire Smith remembered him as a gentleman and a joy to know.