My dad played in the minors. He had the honor of meeting Willie Mays at an exhibition game. He was an absolute gentleman. RIP
To: Impala64ssa
93 is a great long life.....he musta had the common sense to avoid the clot shot.
RIP
2 posted on
06/19/2024 9:25:09 AM PDT by
V_TWIN
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To: Impala64ssa
In 1956 or so my father took me to a pro ball game. I was a big Yankee fan as Mantle was my hero. He took me to a NY Giants game. Willie hit a homer. I liked Willie ok, but; my father knew I was a Yankee fan. I sulked through the game.
3 posted on
06/19/2024 9:28:40 AM PDT by
Lumper20
To: Impala64ssa
I was fortunate enough to be at at Candlestick Park to watch him hit an inside-the-park homer. An a-MAYS-ing player.
5 posted on
06/19/2024 9:36:41 AM PDT by
Jim W N
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To: Impala64ssa
A saw several games at Candlestick Park in the late 1960s to early 1970s with my dad when the Cardinals were in town. Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Perry, Gibson, Brock, Carlton, ...
6 posted on
06/19/2024 9:38:15 AM PDT by
CatOwner
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To: Impala64ssa
Willie Mays also broke through some racial barriers, one of the 1st Black athletes to land an major endorsement gig. Back then any athlete who did cigarette ads was a big deal
8 posted on
06/19/2024 9:46:56 AM PDT by
Impala64ssa
(Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
To: Impala64ssa
Willie habitually lost his hat while running the bases. He said he did it on purpose because “People come to the game to be entertained.”
9 posted on
06/19/2024 9:59:25 AM PDT by
SaxxonWoods
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To: Impala64ssa
RIP, Willie. You were one of the greatest ball players ever, and you had a lot of class and decency. You will be missed.
By the way, the article is wrong - he was with the Mets in 1973, when they were in the World Series, I remember that like it was yesterday.
10 posted on
06/19/2024 10:05:28 AM PDT by
Ancesthntr
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To: Impala64ssa
One of the greatest players ever passes two days before teh Rickwood Field game in his honor. (He broke in with the Birmingham Black Barons.)
12 posted on
06/19/2024 10:11:45 AM PDT by
TBP
(Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
To: Impala64ssa
14 posted on
06/19/2024 10:17:40 AM PDT by
newzjunkey
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To: Impala64ssa
15 posted on
06/19/2024 10:25:18 AM PDT by
Honorary Serb
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To: Impala64ssa
Condolences to family and friends of Willie Mays. R.I.P., sir
16 posted on
06/19/2024 11:03:16 AM PDT by
PGalt
(Past Peak Civilization?)
To: Impala64ssa
Willie could run , hit , hit with power , had a great arm and was a fielding wizard.Best all around player in my life time.
Rest in peace Buck.
17 posted on
06/19/2024 11:12:33 AM PDT by
leftee
To: Impala64ssa
Had the thrill of meeting Willie in the 80’s at a few golf tournaments. Always a class act.
To: Impala64ssa
21 posted on
06/19/2024 7:36:57 PM PDT by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: Impala64ssa
Willie Mays playing stickball with the neighborhood kids. That's his 1951 Pontiac in the background. Legend has it that then Giants Mgr Leo "the Lip" Dorocher was so paranoid he'd have his teammate Monte Irvin drive it around. Monte effectively became the first Uber driver before the parents of the founders of Uber were even thought of 🙂🙂
22 posted on
06/20/2024 7:38:14 PM PDT by
Impala64ssa
(Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
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