losmarlins.blogspot.com - 7/15/2009
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I'm not sure who is the luckier party here; Willie Mays for getting to ride on Air Force One with the President, or Barack Obama for getting to hang out with Willie Mays. On second thought, I'll go with Obama. Presidents come and go, but there is only one Willie Mays... Official White House ...
Willie Mays: Not dead
bugsandcranks.com 6/30/2009 — Cleaning up heaven
Willie Mays did not die this weekend, but the similarly named Billy Mays did, leading to confusion across America.
“Oh my god, I can’t believe Willie Mays is dead,” said confused people who only heard part of ...
Willie Mays Is Not Dead
stocklemon.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — The tragic passing of TV pitchman Billy Mays yesterday has led to some confusion. We checked out the Google Trends earlier today and it seems that some people thought legendary San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays had died. Fortunately for baseball fans, that is not the case. ...
The Willie Mays Bridge
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 5/22/2009 — One week delayed due to a fever that could have eviscerated Corona, welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least ...
The Say Hey Kid, the Yanks and race in baseball
riveraveblues.com 9/28/2009 — Over the weekend, The Times ran a piece on Willie Mays and the Yankees by John Klima, an author. Klima’s most recent book is entitled Willie’s Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a ...
Angels' Connection with Say Hey Kid
angelswinblog.blogspot.com 9/15/2009 — Willie’s Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a Baseball Legend (Wiley, September 7, 2009) By John Klima - Baseball Beginnings.com Nancy Mazmanian, the Angels media relations manager was kind enough this afternoon to put me in ...
Willie Mays is NOT Dead!
eyeonsportsmedia.com 6/28/2009 — Apparently Google is on fire with people seeking information about Willie Mays dying . Willie Mays did not die. 50-year old TV pitchman Billie Mays was found dead in his Florida home. Here is one of Billy Mays' ESPN360 pitches from December 2008: Billy May's Bio ( from Wikipedia ) ...
Willie Mays Ain’t S#!t Compared To Carl Crawford
bugsandcranks.com 7/27/2009 — When I first saw the graphic the Devil Rays marketing department had come up with for t-shirts honoring Carl Crawford’s MVP performance in this year’s All-Star Game , I was impressed with their boldness.
The shirt, to be given away to ...
AngelsWin.com interview with writer John Klima
angelswinblog.blogspot.com 9/24/2009 — Klima is the author of Willie’s Boys : The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series and The Making of a Baseball Legend (John Wiley & Sons, 2009). His story, Deal of the Century, about Paul Pettit, who in 1950 became baseball’s first $100,000 bonus baby, appeared ...
The 50th Anniversary of Vin Scully's Greatest Call Ever
baseballanalysts.com 6/30/2009 — "It's a fight, a blow-by-blow verbal battle."
- Vin Scully, June 30, 1959
One of the greatest baseball rhubarbs in my lifetime took place 50 years ago today. The "blow-by-blow verbal battle" occurred between two of the biggest rivals in all sports: the San Francisco Giants and the Los ...
Mays cried over Obama election —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/14/2009
Willie Mays says he was so proud the night Barack Obama was elected president that he "cried for most of the night." The 78-year-old Hall of Fame center fielder spoke with reporters as he flew with Obama from Michigan to St. Louis for Tuesday night's ...
Mays cried over Obama election —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/15/2009
Willie Mays says he was so proud the night Barack Obama was elected president that he "cried for most of the night." The 78-year-old Hall of Fame center fielder spoke with reporters as he flew with Obama from Michigan to St. Louis for Tuesday night's ...