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Originally Posted by brian1961
Wow, John, just TEN more homers for that five-year period, after owner Horace Stoneham obliged Say Hey by moving in the outfield fences!?*! Makes me want to become an honorary Frisco boo-bird hearing that. I shan't do an impersonation of one, for I do not wish to upset Willie's many feverish fans. Moreover, I'm just teasing. Willie was awesome. And, I must add, it was Dodger Lou Johnson himself that said of Willie Mays's role at quelling the riot on the afternoon of August 22, 1965: "You can thank Mays that there wasn't a real riot out there. If it wasn't for Willie Mays, it could have been a lot worse. Willie did a hell of a job in stopping the battle." -- Brian Powell
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I'm actually one of the last people to defend Mays (relative to how revered he is in general). Post season numbers and a couple other things I won't get into in this "best lefty" thread. My point about the batting order and McCovey is naturally a strike against him, not for him.
Anyway, back to eating popcorn while watching the debate about pitchers and who's better at crunching numbers