Goodbye Say Hey Kid...Willie Mays has passed at 93

[tarheelbybirth]

He was the oldest living Hall of Famer.

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb...as-baseballs-oldest-living-hall-famer-1914584

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

RIP in peace, Say Hey Kid...

 

[BrianNole777]

RIP.

So young.

 

[Roncuba55]

Still the best catch ever?

 

[Bonerfarts]

Greatest of all time in my book.

 

[mnole03]

Greatest of all time in my book.

We’ll never see another Willie Mays.

 

[BrianNole777]

Greatest of all time in my book.

Babe Ruth has entered the chat.

 

[franklinman]

Lov'd watching him play at old Forbes field when he came to town, and his World series games.

 

[nu2u]

Greatest of all time in my book.

Hit with power and average, great outfielder, great arm, and very good base stealer. Best all around ball player to ever play the game IMO.

Missing two years to military service and playing in Candlestick Park robbed him of at least 100 home runs and the career title.

 

[Fan In Black]

that's sad. what a life tho. legend

 

[The-Dude-Abides]

RIP, absolute legend.

 

[stillh8unlv]

Mark me as one of the surprised who thought he was already gone

 

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[Old_wrestling_fan]

93 is a good run, but it is still sad to see another all time great pass on. He was my first "favorite player" when I was a kid. RIP.

 

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[The-Dude-Abides]

Have to post The Catch.

 

[lucas80]

The wife and I were listening to the Cubs game as we drove to Minnesota tonight, and when they announced the news Pat Hughes was in his mid game break. I wondered how he’d react considering he grew up in SF and was a fan of Mays. He gave some wonderful remarks about what he meant to him personally and to the game.
Then, he slyly said to Ron Coomer, “Hey Coom, you were an all star once, right”? Ron said yes, perhaps in on the ribbing. Hughes then said, “How would it have felt to go to 23 more all star games”?
The case legitimately can be made that he was the best ever.

 

[nelly02]

Greatest of all time in my book.

I agree. Got into a huge argument with a buddy a couple months ago about this. He says bonds is better. Alcohol may have been involved in making the conversation go on much longer than it should have

 

[nelly02]

Hit with power and average, great outfielder, great arm, and very good base stealer. Best all around ball player to ever play the game IMO.

Missing two years to military service and playing in Candlestick Park robbed him of at least 100 home runs and the career title.

polo grounds also wasn't great for hrs.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

RIP.

So young.

Not sure if this is a bad attempt to be funny, but there are people who die young and it's tragic. This is not one of those cases.

Mays lived a long and incredibly remarkable life.

 

[QChawks]

RIP

Truly one of the greatest to ever play the game

 

[lucas80]

Not sure if this is a bad attempt to be funny, but there are people who die young and it's tragic. This is not one of those cases.

Mays lived a long and incredibly remarkable life.

If you skim past his posts like I do there is a 99.99 percent chance you didn’t miss anything useful.

 

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[lucas80]

Who here saw him play in his prime? He played before my time, but I assume a few of the older posters did. My dad said he was amazing to watch even on a black and white TV

 

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[joelbc1]

Who here saw him play in his prime? He played before my time, but I assume a few of the older posters did. My dad said he was amazing to watch even on a black and white TV

I remember Willie hitting 4 home runs in a game vs. the Braves on a Saturday, Game of the Week telecast. The guys was phenomenal…and played in the worst ball park God ever made during his San Francisco days.

 

[hawkirugged17]

I remember Willie hitting 4 home runs in a game vs. the Braves on a Saturday, Game of the Week telecast. The guys was phenomenal…and played in the worst ball park God ever made during his San Francisco days.