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Willie Mays - May 2008

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Keith Olbermann to Pen 5-Part Series on Topps Cards
Keith Olbermann to Pen 5-Part Series on Topps Cards
bizofbaseball.com — It was announced today that MSNBC anchor, SABR member, and all-around baseball fanatic, Keith Olbermann will tell... the inside story of three decades' worth of Topps proof cards in a five-part, serialized feature to debut with the May 30 issue of Sports Collectors Digest on newsstands May 15. Readers will be treated to a narrative of nearly 30 years of baseball card lore told by Olbermann, an ... (more) Keith Olbermann to Pen 5-Part Series on Topps Cards
The Kid and The Mick
The Kid and The Mick
seamheads.com — The Kid and The Mick Two Fridays ago in San Francisco, Ken Griffey Jr. played in the... 2,402 nd major league game, passing Mickey Mantle for 74 th on the all-time leaderboard. If he can play in 140 games this season, he'll pass Zack Wheat at 69 th with 2,410*. (more) The Kid and The Mick
LeBron's "With No Regard For Human Life" Dunk
LeBron's "With No Regard For Human Life" Dunk
FanIQ.com — There's a famous story about Willie Mays that he hit the first home run of his career... so hard off of Warren Spahn that the announcer said, "Even if he never hits another one, we'll remember this one." Mays obviously went on to hit ... (more) LeBron's "With No Regard For Human Life" Dunk
Prospectus Today: Jim Edmonds by Joe Sheehan
baseballprospectus.com — Few players have created as many indelible moments as the former Angel, Cardinal, and Padre.... (more) Prospectus Today: Jim Edmonds by Joe Sheehan
Celebrating the Four-Homer Game
dugoutcentral.com — Since 1900 only 13 players have hit four homers in a game. Today is the anniversary of... the incomparable Willie Mays’ great game on April 30, 1961, which gives us the opportunity to celebrate all those who achieved the feat The first of the modern era to go four deep was the great Lou Gehrig on June 3, 1932. (more) Celebrating the Four-Homer Game