The baseball world is mourning tonight the passing of Hall of Famer Willie Mays at age 93.
Mays broke into the majors with the then-NY Giants, and also played for them in San Francisco before being traded to the Mets in 1972. This enabled Mays to play one last World Series, a losing effort vs. Oakland in 1973.
Mays was immortalized in song. "Say Hey" was released while he was with the Giants, and, long after he'd retired, he was name checked by Terry Cashman on his 1981 record, "Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey, & The Duke)". Mays also lent his likeness for an ABC Saturday Superstar Movie while with the Mets.
Tonight, he joins Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, and a host of other Hall of Famers in baseball heaven. Rest in peace, Willie.
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Speaking of the Mets, as tonight's game vs. Texas continues, the Amazin's have won six in a row, and it all started with a promotion with McDonald's last week during the series vs. Miami at Citi Field. Grimace, one of the McDonaldland characters, was brought out to throw out the first pitch. The Mets won the game, and haven't looked back, although as I write, they are even with the World Series champs, 6-6, heading into the home half of the 8th inning in Arlington.
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Congratulations to the Boston Celtics, who claimed their 18th NBA title Monday in dispatching the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games. I don't think Subway, which has Jayson Tatum among its athlete-endorsers, provided the pre-game spread. Just sayin'.
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