RIP Willie Mays

[brunswickreeves]

May God rest his soul and he play forever in the field of dreams.

[Brian]

A legend

[jb67]

Sad day for sure. R.I.P. Willie "Say Hey" Mays. Thanks for all the great memories.

[doug.goodman]

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR.

Thank you for signing another ball, which to me is "The Ball", Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

[MuncieNolePAZ]

Sad day. The world lost a great one.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR

Thank you for signing The Ball for me Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

Great scorecard! Embarrassed to say that I just learned he wore #14 at that time.

[obcbeatle]

The greatest all around player to ever grace a diamond, says me, who was lucky enough to have a Dad who took me to Candlestick Park between 1965-1971. Willie was my childhood idol (I played centerfield in little league because of Willie I can still see him making basket catches in centerfield, and rounding 1st base to stretch a single into a double. Memories I will never forget!

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR

Thank you for signing The Ball for me Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

You have the very ball that Mays hit for his first MLB home run? And it's even signed by Willie?

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by robw1959

You have the very ball that Mays hit for his first MLB home run? And it's even signed by Willie?

Sorry, no. Easy to read what I wrote that way though.

For me "The Ball" is this one :
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=185134

Best if you start at the beginning of the thread...

[Peter_Spaeth]

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[V117collector]

Rest in peace... A true baseball legend!

[Bobbycee]

Say Hey, no way....RIP

[JollyElm]

Another tie to my childhood self and my dad's love of baseball from his city is now gone forever.

Rest in peace for eternity, Mr. Mays.

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[NiceDocter]

The greatest player in my lifetime. 5 tools .

[lumberjack]

Here's my favorite Willie Mays story.

Don Mueller, who played next to Mays in the outfield in New York, decided he'd mess with Willie Mays....

MUELLER: "Hey, Will, this guy in the newspaper says you're the best centerfielder
in baseball."

MAYS: (who wasn't going to take any stuff, said), "Yeah, best right fielder,
too."

[Peter_Spaeth]

What a thing this magazine cover was.

https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/ba...colour-barrier

[ullmandds]

One of the greatest RIP say hey!!

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What a thing this magazine cover was.

https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/ba...colour-barrier

As soon as I learned about the backstory of this SI cover I knew I had to have one… its proudly displayed in my “card cave” and I enjoy retelling the story of the friendship of Mays and Durocher and the sad reality of the blowback SI received nearly 8 years after Jackie joined the Dodgers.

What a player - time for me to reread his biography.