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Old 10-19-2022, 10:14 PM
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Its true that Mays was not his dominant self at the bat in the postseason. Unfortunately for him, much of his postseason experience was well before and after his prime. I believe the stat line you sight includes the Negro League World Series, when Willie was just 17 years old. Mays also struggled in the WS during his rookie year in the MLB in 1951 when he was 20. In limited playing time, he also wasn't his dominant self with the Mets in 1973, his final season.

But if you look at his other postseason appearances (ages 23, 31 and 40) he was was a little better. His slash line for those years was .263/.353/.403. Not great for Willie, but not a total disaster either.
WIllie was on deck when Bobby Thomson went deep.
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WIllie was on deck when Bobby Thomson went deep.
Its true. I also heard about a Catch he made in the '54 Series. Supposed to have been really impressive or something.
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Political insults by post 12. Sounds about right.
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Political insults by post 12. Sounds about right.
Working our way up to personal attacks and fat jokes. Just getting warmed up!
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Working our way up to personal attacks and fat jokes. Just getting warmed up!
We don’t get many good fat jokes, but I’m crossing my fingers.

The only thing larger than the backlog at PSA is some card collectors’ waistlines.

I won’t quit my day job.
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We don’t get many good fat jokes, but I’m crossing my fingers.

The only thing larger than the backlog at PSA is some card collectors’ waistlines.

I won’t quit my day job.
There were a few attempts here:

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Its true. I also heard about a Catch he made in the '54 Series. Supposed to have been really impressive or something.
The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.
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The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.
And then fires a bullet to 2nd base to keep the runner on first from advancing.

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And then fires a bullet to 2nd base to keep the runner on first from advancing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLt2xKaNH0
Clemente would have thrown the ball on a fly to the first baseman and doubled up the runner.
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The astonishing thing about the catch is not how much ground he covered so quickly, but how he instantly judged the flight of the ball and ran to the exact right place.
What got me was how after the catch he instantaneously turned and fired the ball back to the infield.
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I believe it was the '52 WS, between the Yanks and the Dodgers, when poor Gil Hodges seemed hopeless at the plate. He was about 0-15 when his local priest in Brooklyn asked at Mass for all to pray for Gil. The Yanks won in 7 games, thanks in major part to Billy Martin's sensational infield catch. 'Dem Bums! Wait till next year.
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