Jim Murray: In praise of the wonderful Willie Mays
The following Jim Murray column was first published by the Los Angeles Times on May 23, 1962. The first thing to establish about Willie Mays…
The following Jim Murray column was first published by the Los Angeles Times on May 23, 1962. The first thing to establish about Willie Mays…
SACRAMENTO — As a ballplayer, Willie Mays was arguably the greatest of all time — baseball’s GOAT. But he also starred in another endeavor — as…
Some of it might be attributed to the naturally elevated status given the recently deceased, but all week Willie Mays has been described as indisputably…
Vin Scully was a Dodgers legend. But his all-time favorite player was a longtime member of the hated Giants: Willie Mays. Scully made the revelation…
It came to be known simply as “The Catch,” and is, perhaps, the most recognized defensive play in baseball’s long and storied history, the play…