Willie Mays has passed away

[Danmel]

It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93.

So sad to hear this. A great ballplayer and a great man.

[niyad]

1. wallpaper?

wallpaper?

[Danmel]

2. They announced it during the yankee game - here is another link

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php&ved=2ahUKEwj7lc3DvOaGAxVyFlkFHek-CoQQ0PADKAB6BAgREAE&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw3Lt2EqibEAaD0UmI34Fkzs

[niyad]

6. I see that. Wallpaper?

[Elessar Zappa]

3. San Francisco Chronicle just posted he died on Twitter.

Haven’t seen it mentioned by any other source.

[Danmel]

4. Here is the NY Times link

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3070070/2024/06/18/willie-mays-obituary-giants/

[DinahMoeHum]

16. ESPN, too

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40382540/legendary-center-fielder-willie-mays-dies-93

The famous over-the-shoulder catch September 29, 1954, Game 1 World Series, at the Polo Grounds, when the NY baseball Giants were playing Cleveland:

[Pinback]

25. Immortal.

I never get tired of watching this play.

I read a while back a reminiscence by another player who said Mays had the greatest total awareness during a game of any player he’d ever seen — always understood every aspect of every play, including the capabilities of each player on both teams, and saw all the potential outcomes of a play as it unfolded, on every part of the field. A true baseball genius.

[Celerity]

17. ballplayer

[Rhiannon12866]

18. That's what I thought they meant. Auto correct?

Very sad day, he was and is a true Legend of the game!

[niyad]

29. Thank you.

[Danmel]

19. Autocorrect strikes again.

I fixed it.

[niyad]

30. Thank you. I thought it must have some sports term meaning about which

I had not a single clue. That is definitely one very weird autocorrect!

[Emile]

5. One of the greatest! RIP

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. Oh wow!!!!

He was a legend in MLB.
RIP sir, have fun playing ball with all the other late ball players.

[a kennedy]

8. I had a scrap book with lotsa Willy stuff......

🙏🏻

[wendyb-NC]

9. He was up there as the best player

A pioneer as a black player and a legendary baseball player. A great man and an inspiration to so many. R.I.P. MR Mays,

[nolabear]

10. What a life. What things he lived through.

May he cross easy.

[edbermac]

11. One of the greats.

And one of the greatest catches ever made.

[usonian]

12. The Greatest

[Tree Lady]

24. Perfect he deserves it

really good man, I got his signature at a charity event he did in SF.

[Dem2theMax]

13. . . .

[surfered]

14. Thanks for that.

One of my treasures is a photo of myself and two friends, as Little Leaguers, with Willy Mays. It’s in a place of honor in our bookshelf.

[calimary]

15. A giant takes his leave.

[maveric]

20. Arguably the greatest all-around player of all time. Had all the tools.

Good man. RIP Willie.

[ornotna]

21. Sad to hear

My Mom used to rave on about Willie.

May they both rest in peace.

[llmart]

22. I grew up watching baseball games on TV and collecting baseball cards.

It was always exciting to get a Willie Mays card in your pack. One of the all-time greats.

[NBachers]

23. Oh Jeez- I saw the Giants play just last Sunday in San Francisco- The most beautiful urban ball park anywhere.

I always make sure to stop and spend some time with Willie outside near the Willie Mays gate- Willie's always a presence at the ballpark. When you're with The Giants, Willie's legacy is always felt.



I got a kick out of this stand-



And here's The Treniers singing "Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)" from 1955:

[Silent Type]

26. Got into baseball in late 1950s. Mays and Aaron were the best, on field and off.

[49jim]

27. Remembering Willie

My dad was a NY Giants fan and a Willie fan. He took me to the Polo Grounds and Ebbetts Field to see him play. I was 7-8 years old. I followed his career in SF and finally with the Mets.( Mets fan since ‘62).

[skylucy]

28. He was a great person and a great ball player.

[mountain grammy]

31. I'm so glad that I lived during his lifetime

And I got to watch him play. Rest In Peace dear Willie Mays and thanks for the memories.

[orwell]

32. Grew up in San Francisco...

...raised as a Giants fan.

He was the greatest baseball player of all time, not just because of his tremendous skill and effort every time he took the field, but as a living example of all that was right about sports.

It is hard to describe what it was like to listen to baseball games on the radio broadcast by the great Lon Simmons when the Say Hey kid was working his magic on a Saturday afternoon.

Right up until the end of his life he still hung around the team he loved and shared his joy for the game.

Rest in peace Willie.

[TSExile]

33. RIP to a legendary baseball player and a true gentleman.

Though it was his famous catch that doomed my hometown Cleveland Indians in 1954, he was a class act all the way, from beginning to end. I also loved his cameo appearance on Bewitched in 1966!!

[Mousetoescamper]

36. A presence throughout my childhood, in baseball and pop culture.

[jeffreyi]

34. Damn.

Saw him hit a homer once. My dad took me to a ballgame at c'stick park when I was a little kid. 93 is a good run, hope he had easy, happy times in his elder years.

[Nululu]

35. One of my biggest heroes.

Say Hey Willie Mays.

[OAITW r.2.0]

37. A life, well lived!

Thanks for the memories, Willie!

[Norbert]

38. RIP to the Say Hey Kid.