 During another spring training game against the New York Yankees, Whitey Ford gave him the derisive nickname "Charlie Hustle" after Rose sprinted to first base after drawing a walk.Despite (or perhaps because of) the manner in which Ford intended it, Rose adopted that nickname as a badge of honor.In Ken Burns' documentary "Baseball", Ford's teammate (and best friend) Mickey Mantle claimed that Ford gave Rose the nickname after Rose, playing in left field, made an effort to climb the fence to try to catch a Mantle home run that was about a hundred feet over his head, according to Mantle.