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RIP Willie Mays

Posted on 06/18/2024 6:12:28 PM PDT by texanyankee

Just heard that a baseball legend passed away today.


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To: dfwgator

d have all teams wear a 24 patch.


41 posted on 06/18/2024 7:42:15 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: texanyankee

The Greatest Player of all time.


42 posted on 06/18/2024 7:44:10 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: texanyankee
Things that make life worth living, according to Woody Allen in Manhattan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKTQ4a3BR5c

43 posted on 06/18/2024 7:45:18 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: dfwgator

On further thiught, I would consider them tied.


44 posted on 06/18/2024 8:02:02 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: dfwgator; cowboyusa

He was probably a better person than Ruth.


45 posted on 06/18/2024 8:37:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Beave Meister
New York had three of the best center fielders of the day to play at the same time, Mays, Mantle, and Snider._p>Baseball used to be fun. Many factors but the main one is probably "moneyball" (great movie by the way)
46 posted on 06/18/2024 8:41:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Baseball was THE Sport when Mays played.


47 posted on 06/18/2024 8:47:29 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: cowboyusa

Well, yeah. Different time.


48 posted on 06/18/2024 8:51:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Great book too .

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49 posted on 06/18/2024 8:52:16 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Deo volente

I believe it was Durocher who said, after Willie’s first HR (which ended his rookie slump): “I’ve never seen a ——ing ball get out of a ——ing park so ——ing fast in my ——ing life!!”


50 posted on 06/18/2024 8:54:00 PM PDT by Burma Jones
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To: texanyankee

I am so blessed to have seen him play. Wrigley Field, 1964.

He is all-time top 5 in my book. Loved his balanced batting stance. If more guys these days would adopt it, they’d hit 25 points higher w/o sacrificing power.


51 posted on 06/18/2024 9:10:35 PM PDT by Migraine ( )
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To: texanyankee

Rest in Peace Champion.


52 posted on 06/18/2024 10:03:10 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: texanyankee

My baseball hero as a child growing up in the 50’s. I always played center field and made basket catches to copy him. RIP Willie!


53 posted on 06/19/2024 3:04:33 AM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect )
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To: texanyankee
RIP, say hey kid...

Prayers to his family ..

54 posted on 06/19/2024 5:05:24 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: nickcarraway
He served in the Korean War missing most of the 52 season and all of 53. The next year he was discharged and he rejoined the NY Giants. 1954 was his year. MVP and World Series Champion. This was his Topps baseball card for 1954.


55 posted on 06/19/2024 7:41:02 AM PDT by xp38
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