Say Heh …. RIP .. the great one
Alex Pavlovic@PavlovicNBCS
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The Giants announced that Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon. He was 93 years old.
Alex Pavlovic@PavlovicNBCS
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The Giants announced that Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon. He was 93 years old.
https://x.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1803230098608312589
Can’t believe Willie was still alive
Class act and one of the very best
RIP Kid
link doesnt work
GOAT
but missed attending or even watching the Rickwood Field commemoration game.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Willie Mays will not be in attendance when the San Francisco Giants face the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Field on Thursday in a game honoring him and the Negro Leagues.
Mays, who began his career in Alabama with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues and played for the Giants from 1951-72, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he will enjoy the game at home.
“I’m not able to get to Birmingham this year but will follow the game back here in the Bay Area,” Mays said in a statement to the paper on Monday. “My heart will be with all of you who are honoring the Negro League ballplayers, who should always be remembered, including all my teammates on the Black Barons. I wanted to thank Major League Baseball, the Giants, the Cardinals and all the fans who’ll be at Rickwood or watching the game. It’ll be a special day, and I hope the kids will enjoy it and be inspired by it.”
Mays, 93, is widely considered baseball’s greatest living player. He won the World Series with the Giants in 1954 and was a 24-time All-Star during his career, tied with Stan Musial for second-most behind Hank Aaron’s 25. Mays won the 1954 major league batting title and was voted NL MVP in 1954 and 1965.
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2024/6/18/24181484/giants-willie-mays-obituary
“There are some topics too monumental for words. Subjects that our adjectives, sentences, and metaphors are not worthy of touching. “
Most here are Not Baseball Fans
BUT This guy was Transcendent
Made Imortal by this monumental play…which as it’s own wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catch_(baseball)
here’s the video
https://youtu.be/7bLt2xKaNH0
The Giants swept the Indians in the series, even though
“The Indians’ 111–43 record is the all-time record for winning percentage by an American League team (.721)”
Ha…AND back then Indians were INDIANS