ChevyVanMiller Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) The “Say Hey Kid” has gone to that great ball diamond in the sky. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40382540/legendary-center-fielder-willie-mays-dies-93 Edited June 19 by ChevyVanMiller 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 12 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said: The Say Hey Kid has gone to that great ball diamond in the sky. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40382540/legendary-center-fielder-willie-mays-dies-93 ... RIP Wiliie Man I thought he already had passed away . He will never be forgotten for this ... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 All time great. RIP 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Few can make a case as the greatest. Willie Mays can. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Just to put his greatness in perspective, Mays came in the same year as Mantle, 1951. He matched Mantle’s stats when Mantle retired in ‘68. Then hit another 100 home runs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 RIP. Gr8 breakdown of "The Catch." May's made a 450 foot fly-out and the game ended on a 250 foot homerun. Go figure! 2 hours ago, US Egg said: Just to put his greatness in perspective, Mays came in the same year as Mantle, 1951. He matched Mantle’s stats when Mantle retired in ‘68. Then hit another 100 home runs. And took over a year off for the Korean War. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 For the most part Willie was before my time. But on a summer night in 1973 I saw him hit a 3-run HR against the Cardinals. At the time I was selfishly hoping it would be the last HR of his career, but he ended up hitting two more. RIP to a legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Belongs on the baseball Mt Rushmore. R.I.P. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 7 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: And took over a year off for the Korean War. It’s not a stretch to say Mays would have hit 700 home runs were it not for that time lost. Same could also be said of Ted Williams, he missed almost 5 seasons due to the service. While I still watch the game, for me the HR hitters of today don’t have the allure, and lore, of the greats of the past. …..except Ohtani. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 American legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I was too young to see him play, but heard many stories about him and saw a lot of his highlight plays. A great player, and a great person. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 RIP 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the game of baseball and all the memories ⚾️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Just found this...Willie was my favorite - one of only a handful of 6 tool players --- hit, hit with power, run, throw, field and baseball intellect ... I enjoyed this appearance on Bewitched.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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