The title says it all. RIP Willie Mays.
RIP Willie Mays - The greatest baseball player of all time.
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Well said.
JHZR2
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RIP
Saw him play the Cubs at Wrigley Field several times. A great one.
JHZR2
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RIP. I'm sure they will have a very nice tribute for him this Thursday evening when the Giants play the Cardinals at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, AL. I wish I could go, but tickets are unobtanium.
I saw Mays play several times at Connie Mack Stadium against the Phillies in the early 60's. Philly had some bad teams, but what a talented team those Giants were: Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda and Juan Marichal to name just a few. But Mays was one of a kind. As a kid I had an 8 inch plastic figurine of Willie making a basket catch. I wish I still had it for old times sake.
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Rest in Power #24.
There is no combination of players that could do what Willie did.
Once a sports writer said to Leo Durocher, "He swings a bat like a young Mays, right?" Durocher replied, "No one swings a bat like a young Mays."
As @demarpaint posted, the title says it all.
FYI no one would mistake me for a Giants fan.
There is no combination of players that could do what Willie did.
Once a sports writer said to Leo Durocher, "He swings a bat like a young Mays, right?" Durocher replied, "No one swings a bat like a young Mays."
As @demarpaint posted, the title says it all.
FYI no one would mistake me for a Giants fan.
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4WD
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And the (unique) windup, the pitch …
https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...D580590BC806CD7C02BCD580590BC806&&FORM=VRDGAR
Triple_Se7en
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#1 belongs to Babe Ruth
#2 belongs to Willie Mays
#3 belongs to Hank Aaron
#4 belongs to Ty Cobb
#5 belongs to Ted Williams, who may have been #1, had he not missed three consecutive seasons 43/44/45 in his prime, due to World War 2 military service.
R.I.P. Say Hey Kid!
#2 belongs to Willie Mays
#3 belongs to Hank Aaron
#4 belongs to Ty Cobb
#5 belongs to Ted Williams, who may have been #1, had he not missed three consecutive seasons 43/44/45 in his prime, due to World War 2 military service.
R.I.P. Say Hey Kid!
RIP
One of the best athletes ever to play the game of baseball…
He was like Bo Jackson of his time… Except he was a better hitter for contact and batting average than Bo and yet he had has much power.
He could throw a baseball on a clothesline 330 feet… Hit a baseball over 480 feet… And with his tremendous speed he could run down fly balls that 99 percent of mere mortals couldn’t catch…
He was a once in 20-30 year type talent.
RIP Mr Mays.. . You made the game better than when you came into it.
He was like Bo Jackson of his time… Except he was a better hitter for contact and batting average than Bo and yet he had has much power.
He could throw a baseball on a clothesline 330 feet… Hit a baseball over 480 feet… And with his tremendous speed he could run down fly balls that 99 percent of mere mortals couldn’t catch…
He was a once in 20-30 year type talent.
RIP Mr Mays.. . You made the game better than when you came into it.
1961 and 1958 Topps
RIP
Go look up his career stats, he could do it all. Joe DiMaggio once said "Willie Mays is the closest to being perfect I have ever seen"
Went to the Willie Mays Tribute at Shea Stadium in 1973 (where he stepped off the 'cable car') with Mom and younger brother.
RIP Willie. I read a clip about he had a special ball cap made that would fly off his head when he ran to first base. I guess he loved to entertain the spectators which I thought was a neat way to gain some extra fame. Nice to see he made it to a ripe old age.
