Rudy At The Bat: Giuliani Fights To Save His Yankees World Series Rings From 148 Million Verdict

Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Mantle. Giuliani?

As Rudy Giuliani's life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a 148 million defamation verdict , the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family: Yankees World Series rings bestowed to him by the team's late owner, George Steinbrenner.

A lifelong Bronx Bombers fan , Giuliani contends that the rings - bejeweled behemoths commemorating the team's four championships in five years while he was mayor - now belong to his son, Andrew, and shouldn't be given up.

In sworn testimony made public this week, ahead of a pair of key court dates, Giuliani described the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 World Series rings as something of a family heirloom and Yankees good-luck charm.

He recounted how he and Andrew would each put one on for "a special Yankee occasion," like the team's last World Series win in 2009.