Willie Mays: to or not to say hey?

[ScottR81]

Ha, well I have heard stories about how weird he gets like he forgets where he is at times and is a jerk, sounds like they are all very true. I bought a 52 Mays PSA 2 that I’m going to crack out of the case so his cranky-ass can sign it anyway. I do agree that his signature sucks as far as the appearance. But it’s still Willie Mays and at least I personally will know he is the one that signed it and not some dude in his parents basement trying to hose people on ebay.

If his signature is that awful looking what must his inscriptions look like now.

[jsage]

I have had the pleasure of spending time with Willie Mays over the years.
We had some very interesting conversations and he signed for me without any problems. I have hear many stories about him being unfriendly at shows and I am sure that has been the case but I just wanted to pass along my interaction with him as being very positive.

[CW]

Judging from what I've heard and the replies in this thread, good luck with getting him to inscribe anything, let alone a phrase of your choice.

[brob28]

Not positive about this, but I thought I read somewhere that he will not do an inscription with "Say Hey".

I'd love to have him sign a picture of "tha catch" and inscribe it with "Sorry Vic"

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by brob28

Not positive about this, but I thought I read somewhere that he will not do an inscription with "Say Hey."

I believe he won't do "Say Hey Kid."

[jsage]

Originally Posted by jsage

I have had the pleasure of spending time with Willie Mays over the years.
We had some very interesting conversations and he signed for me without any problems. I have hear many stories about him being unfriendly at shows and I am sure that has been the case but I just wanted to pass along my interaction with him as being very positive.

I have attached some photos below:
Willie Mays signing a baseball for my Grandson. This was at The Annual Baseball Scouts Dinner in LA a few years ago. He was very talkatve and great with my Grandson.
Also, I have posted a photo of my Willie Mays Game Used Bat and a letter that was dictated by Willie to authenticate the bat and he asked that "The Say Hey Kid" be placed under his name.
My experiences have been truely "Fantastic" with the ball player that I think was the best I ever saw play the game.

[Big Ben]

Glad someone had a decent experience with Mays. I know a former dealer in my area who would have a vastly different story. The dealer contracted Mays to do a signing at his store. Mays arrived at his store on the day of the signing in a grumpy mood and immediately demanded an additional $20,000 above what was agreed upon with the contract. The dealer told Mays what he could do with the $20,000 and kicked him out of the store. Mays then asked the dealer to call him a cab, and the dealer refused to do so. So Mays was walking the streets in a strange city looking for a ride. What goes around comes around Mr Mays!

[Gary Dunaier]

Sounds like some of you might have had a more fulfilling experience buying a "Willi" Mays signed baseball at Toys R Us...


(Photo taken June 20, 2007. © Gary Dunaier. Link to upload on Flickr.com: here.)

[travrosty]

I watched him sign at a show for over an hour in bloomington, mn in the mid 90's. very surly, didnt look up at the people who stood in line to see him.

he ruined a home plate that was signed by mantle, snider because when he went to add his name to it, he picked a sharpie that was drying out and weak, and his name was faint and light, compared to the nice mantle, and snider signatures. i am sure that guys heart sank when he saw that. i would have been not to happy about it.

then when mays was finished signing, he ran to the back door at a speed that usain bolt would have trouble keeping up with. i was already there though, had to stick my hand in the middle of his chest to get him to shake hands. he shook my hand and walked out he back door, leaving other people to shake hands with the broom closet.

i didnt stand in line to get anything signed by him, just watched. but later i went to the bert blyleven line, and couldnt have had a more pleasant experience. what a nice gentleman.

[GrayGhost]

ENJOY...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH6fUdncWkY