Top 5 ever?
The GOAT!
In the conversation. All anyone can ask.
RIP.
Very sad. Way before my time but Mays or Aaron?
"Hey this guy died. Let's use the occasion to debate if he was better than his peers."
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 18, 2024, 08:14:13 PM
"Hey this guy died. Let's use the occasion to debate if he was better than his peers."
Spare us Fluffy.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 18, 2024, 08:16:48 PM
Irony.
Respecting Mr. Mays can be about discussing his greatness. Instead, you decided to make an asinine comment for no reason known to man.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 18, 2024, 08:21:18 PM
Respecting Mr. Mays can be about discussing his greatness. Instead, you decided to make an asinine comment for no reason known to man.
More irony.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 18, 2024, 08:21:58 PM
More irony.
Its Muggs involving a human being
You def can't be surprised.
Quote from: PGsHeroes32 on June 18, 2024, 08:24:38 PM
Its Muggs involving a human being
You def can't be surprised.
I'm not the problem at all. I was simply asking a question and hoping those who saw him could shed some light on his greatness.
He was great.
Aaron was great too.
Hope this helps.
Saw them both in person. They epitomized what baseball is about.
Both Henry Aaron and Willie Mays were ultra-skilled baseball players whose love of the game made their talents look almost effortless.
Mr. Mays suffered from playing in the Arctic Circle of baseball parks -- Candlestick Park in San Francisco -- and his home run total suffered compared to Mr. Aaron's. But they were both incredible and outstanding representatives for the game. Both will be missed terribly.
RIP Willie. You made this fan very happy watching you.
Quote from: dgies9156 on June 18, 2024, 08:36:18 PM
Saw them both in person. They epitomized what baseball is about.
Both Henry Aaron and Willie Mays were ultra-skilled baseball players whose love of the game made their talents look almost effortless.
Mr. Mays suffered from playing in the Arctic Circle of baseball parks -- Candlestick Park in San Francisco -- and his home run total suffered compared to Mr. Aaron's. But they were both incredible and outstanding representatives for the game. Both will be missed terribly.
RIP Willie. You made this fan very happy watching you.
Ty brother dgies.
Quote from: dgies9156 on June 18, 2024, 08:36:18 PM
Saw them both in person. They epitomized what baseball is about.
Both Henry Aaron and Willie Mays were ultra-skilled baseball players whose love of the game made their talents look almost effortless.
Mr. Mays suffered from playing in the Arctic Circle of baseball parks -- Candlestick Park in San Francisco -- and his home run total suffered compared to Mr. Aaron's. But they were both incredible and outstanding representatives for the game. Both will be missed terribly.
RIP Willie. You made this fan very happy watching you.
Yes, he was a great hitter, but I'll always remember as a 7-year-old watching that catch in the '54 World Series on TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrsg_-dV7Q
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 18, 2024, 08:10:01 PM
Top 5 ever?
Willie Mays was arguably The Greatest Player in Baseball History. Was a joy to watch , saw him live in his late prime when he was still producing .
His 1965 season was one the best individual performances , 52 Home runs was an incredible year with Home games at Candlestick.
His fielding was the absolute Gold Standard and an incredible arm.
Of course he hung on 4 years too long and is an oft cited example of why players should not stay beyond their expire date.
First Jerry West and now Willie Mays . Losing Icons like they were is tough
I'm a little too young to remember him in his prime, but Mays was my dad's all-time fave.
What I do remember was a guy who always represented baseball with joy and dignity. He LOVED the game, and it showed every time he talked about it.
Quote from: MU82 on June 18, 2024, 09:41:50 PM
I'm a little too young to remember him in his prime, but Mays was my dad's all-time fave.
What I do remember was a guy who always represented baseball with joy and dignity. He LOVED the game, and it showed every time he talked about it.
He and Aaron were normal sized guys. But somehow, they thwacked close to 1400 HR's between them.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on June 18, 2024, 08:14:13 PM
"Hey this guy died. Let's use the occasion to debate if he was better than his peers."
Seems like a reasonable thing to do.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on June 18, 2024, 08:45:42 PM
Yes, he was a great hitter, but I'll always remember as a 7-year-old watching that catch in the '54 World Series on TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrsg_-dV7Q
Why weren't you in school? I was 7 and came home from school after that game and all I heard about was some guy named Dusty Rhodes.
Also we were to poor to own a tv in 1954.
Quote from: Mutaman on June 18, 2024, 10:32:14 PM
Why weren't you in school? I was 7 and came home from school after that game and all I heard about was some guy named Dusty Rhodes.
Also we were to poor to own a tv in 1954.
Exactly. I had just turned 6 and was in first grade. No TV, no transistor radios even. Even when the White Sox made the series in '59 we had to run ,home to watch the last couple of innings of the weekday games. Nuns were every bit as mean as Nurse Ratched.
Any baseball fan should spend some time on Mays' baseball reference: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml
10 straight gold gloves in CF. Never had double digit errors in the outfield in a season. OPS+ of 145 in his age 41 season.
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He was pretty good
Quote from: Herman Cain on June 18, 2024, 09:14:38 PM
Willie Mays was arguably The Greatest Player in Baseball History. Was a joy to watch , saw him live in his late prime when he was still producing .
His 1965 season was one the best individual performances , 52 Home runs was an incredible year with Home games at Candlestick.
His fielding was the absolute Gold Standard and an incredible arm.
Of course he hung on 4 years too long and is an oft cited example of why players should not stay beyond their expire date.
First Jerry West and now Willie Mays . Losing Icons like they were is tough
Herman,
Looking at Mr.Mays' stats I noticed he didn't strike out very much. Neither he nor Aaron had a season with 100 SO's. I suppose Mays was the better fielder but both guys were incredible.
As a side note Ted Willians' stats are completely absurd. .482 OBP??? WTF?
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 19, 2024, 08:32:53 AM
As a side note Ted Willians' stats are completely absurd. .482 OBP??? WTF?
These guys were playing against plumbers and fireman.
Quote from: lawdog77 on June 19, 2024, 08:34:54 AM
These guys were playing against plumbers and fireman.
Lol.
Quote from: Mutaman on June 18, 2024, 10:32:14 PM
Why weren't you in school? I was 7 and came home from school after that game and all I heard about was some guy named Dusty Rhodes.
Also we were to poor to own a tv in 1954.
My Catholic School started at 8 am and dismissed at 2:15 pm. My mom and dad as well as my grandparents, aunts and uncles were all grateful to have jobs.
Who was better, Willie Mays or Willie Mays Hayes?
Quote from: Pakuni on June 19, 2024, 10:35:25 AM
Who was better, Willie Mays or Willie Mays Hayes?
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