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Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 24 hours agoAmong students of baseball, there has long been widespread belief that Willie Mays was the game’s...
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoWillie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and...
Willie Mays: The Greatest to Ever Play | Tributes | Roger Ebert
RogerEbert.com· 10 hours agoOn the legendary ball player who changed the face of baseball.
Jim Murray: In praise of the wonderful Willie Mays
Los Angeles Times· 5 hours agoThe following Jim Murray column about baseball legend Willie Mays was first published by the Los Angeles Times on May 23, 1962.
Nick Canepa: Farewell to Willie Mays, a 6-tool star and singular sensation
U-T San Diego· 22 hours agoWillie Mays was baseball itself, playing the game with both a child’s enthusiasm and virtuoso’s...
Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoWillie Mays, who has died aged 93, was one of the best baseball players in the history of his sport;...
The day Willie Mays made two boys from Hattiesburg feel like a million bucks
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 19 hours agoWillie Mays, the best baseball player on the planet, was 31 and in his prime. This was before the Astrodome and the Astros. The brand new Houston expansion team, then called the Colt 45s, played ...
Willie Mays Was Baseball’s Last Mythic Hero
The Nation· 2 days agoWillie Mays, the baseball superstar who played for 22 years with the Giants and Mets, died on June 18, 2024. With his death, the era of the living,...
It was an honor to encounter Willie Mays at the Palm Springs airport
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoSome years ago, I was traveling to San Francisco from Palm Springs airport. As I waited for boarding time, a woman pushing a wheelchair parked next to my seat. Willie Mays was in the wheelchair ...