[Rainger99]

With Willie gone, who is the best living baseball player?

Why there will never be another MLB player like Willie Mays - ESPN

[PugMom]

very sad news, my parents loved this guy. wishing him peace.

[JohnN]

I saw Willie Mays play quite a few times. Great ballplayer.
RIP

[Ecuadog]

Say Hey!

RIP

[Stu from NYC]

Great player and human being.

[Davonu]

Made the greatest catch I ever saw…running directly away from home plate at full speed and reached out as far as he could to make the catch out in front of him. Obviously a very deep center field!

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Davonu

Made the greatest catch I ever saw…running directly away from home plate at full speed and reached out as far as he could to make the catch out in front of him. Obviously a very deep center field!

The Catch? In the 1954 World Series?

[Davonu]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

The Catch? In the 1954 World Series?

Yep! I should have used the capital letters!

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Davonu

Made the greatest catch I ever saw…running directly away from home plate at full speed and reached out as far as he could to make the catch out in front of him. Obviously a very deep center field!

This one?

https://youtu.be/1vrsg_-dV7Q

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

This one?

https://youtu.be/1vrsg_-dV7Q

They showed it on the CBS Evening News a few hours ago.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

With Willie gone, who is the best living baseball player?

Why there will never be another MLB player like Willie Mays - ESPN

The "cancelled" Pete Rose.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

With Willie gone, who is the best living baseball player?

Why there will never be another MLB player like Willie Mays - ESPN

Hard to tell with steroid use. As far as I know the players of Willie Mays' time made it on talent, not chemicals.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Hard to tell with steroid use. As far as I know the players of Willie Mays' time made it on talent, not chemicals.

Babe Ruth made it on a diet of whisky and donuts.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Caymus

Babe Ruth made it on a diet of whisky and donuts.

Lol. True, as far as I know. Seems as if the greats are great no matter what their physical condition. I read a story once about one major league pitcher (can't remember which one) who refused to do pregame wind sprints because "you can't run the ball over the plate".

Sort of like Mickey Mantle in that respect, who apparently holds the (very unofficial) MLB record for playing with a hangover. One story about Mickey: several teammates decided to play a practical joke on him, took one of his sweatshirts, soaked it in flammable alcohol and when he was done with his workout, surreptitiously switched it for his shirt, then lit it up in front of Mantle. From the story, he actually believed that it was alcohol that he had sweated out!

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There will never be another like Willie Mays. He could do it all, not just a slugger.