RealClearSports: No. 24 Reaches Birthday No. 80
By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com
What he hits today is a milestone. Number 24 has reached birthday Number 80. And if we actually needed another reason to revel in the glory of arguably the finest baseball player ever, well, there it is.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare,'' said ...
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© RealClearSports 2011
For RealClearSports.com
SAN FRANCISCO — He described his skills in such clear, unpretentious terms. "They throw the ball,'' Willie Mays once said. "I hit it. They hit it. I catch it."
What he hits today is a milestone. Number 24 has reached birthday Number 80. And if we actually needed another reason to revel in the glory of arguably the finest baseball player ever, well, there it is.
"There have been only two geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare,'' said ...
Read the full story here.
© RealClearSports 2011