willie mays............ the say hey kid is gone

[fishhugger]

mr. giant, willie mays, passed away yesterday.   pretty sad when your heroes finally pass on.  to me he was the best 

 

thursday the giants and cardinals will play in rickwood stadium, the oldest pro stadium in the country.....  mays made his pro debut there, before he was signed by the ny giants...........

 

one of the true greats .......... and possibly  the greatest five tool guy.......

 

as his manager leo durocher said, "if he could cook, i'd marry him...."

[Tennessee Boy]

I thought he died years ago so I was shocked when I heard the news.   He was without a doubt one of the greatest of all time.

[Woody B]

He got quite a bit of recognition but I never thought he got the recognition he deserved.   He was one of the only TRUE 5 tool players.  Many of the 5 tool players were really good in one area, and decent in the other 4.  Willie was great at all aspects of the game.   

[fishhugger]

was just listening to some of the tributes on the radio today. one person related: mays and bobby bonds, father of barry, both were playing the outfield, and they went up to make a catch deep in the outfield, and crashed together.  i guess mays was kind of injured on that.  on the ride back home, barry said "dad, i can't believe you hurt willie mays....!!!"

 

mays, until the past few years when he was living in an assisted living facility, was often at giants games.  it was always good to see interviews with him and see him around the club.  but yeah, mays was a total package - all five tools, and each at the highest levels. they weren't stealing that much in games when he was younger - afaik...  barry bonds - he was a three or four tool player.  he couldn't throw rockets from the outfield........

 

mays' hero when he was growing up was joe dimaggio.

[TnRiver46]

RIP Willie, make a basket catch for us up in the sky 

[volzfan59]

RIP Willie Mays.

[Tennessee Boy]

 

[J._Bricker]

Willie Mays was an ambassador of the game on and off the field, and I enjoyed watching you play at the ‘stick so many years ago. Thanks for the memories…