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Willie Mays Brings Giants' World Series Trophy Back to Polo Grounds

NEW YORK (AP) -- Willie Mays sat on the stage of a grade school auditorium on the site of the old Polo Grounds, addressing a room full of attentive kids. A larger-than-life black-and-white photo of himself playing stickball served as the backdrop. He was to give the "A'' students a dozen baseballs along with three...

Strange, True Realities of Hall Voting Push Blyleven, Alomar Over Top

The strangest things happened Wednesday. Roberto Alomar, who was judged not ready for the Hall of Fame a year ago, was resoundingly pushed into Cooperstown. And Bert Blyleven, who was judged not ready for induction 13 times in 13 years, finally made it on try No. 14. All of which underscores the uneven process that is...

Marvin Miller's Continued Exclusion From Cooperstown a Travesty

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The biggest travesty in the Hall of Fame was perpetuated again Monday. Marvin Miller, the first director of the players' union, came up one vote shy of being elected into the Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee. All Miller did in his almost two decades at the helm of the union was to...

As 90 Nears, Stan Musial Forever Worthy of Celebration

Even though Stan Musial turns 90 on Sunday, he already has one of his biggest birthday presents: the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was gift-wrapped by the White House this week for the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger. In fact, he will be honored with others early next year by Barack Obama "for (his) especially...

Twelve Thoughts: Giants Among Elite, Sandy Alderson, Big Fall for Prospects

The San Francisco Giants now belong among the elite franchises in baseball. Maybe the Giants already were there, but the recent World Series trophy completes a franchise that had a lot else going for it -- a snazzy ballpark privately financed and integrated into a vibrant city, an avid fan base, a decent winning tradition...

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Trading Mays for Throneberry; or, the Disquiet of Losing Dick Lugar

As a perfervid Democrat, the worst news I received in the past week (outside of the Phillies dipping under .500) was that Dick Lugar lost his GOP primary to a Tea Party conservative who vowed never to "compromise."

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How Much Is Willie Mays' Away-Game Uniform Worth?

Willie Mays' jerseys are known to fetch high prices when sold at auction, but how much would would a whole uniform go for?

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05/30/12 Three-Hit Game Gives Cabrera S.F. Record Source: ABC - WRTV 6 News - Indianapolis IN Melky Cabrera had three more hits Tuesday in the Giants' 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks, giving him 50 for the month, the most ever by a San Francisco player.
05/30/12 Three-hit game gives Cabrera S.F. record Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA Melky Cabrera had three more hits Tuesday in the Giants' 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks, giving him 50 for the month, the most ever by a San Francisco player.
05/29/12 What You Need to Know: Tuesday, May 29 by Daniel... Source: Baseball Prospectus It's not all that hard to go from first to last in nine days this early in the season.
05/21/12 Daily Star sports section was a totally different... Source: The Daily Star - Oneota NY It's slightly different than what you're used to seeing on a daily basis, but it's completely different than what you used to see 40 years ago.
05/16/12 Trading Mays for Throneberry; or, the Disquiet of... Source: The Huffington Post As a perfervid Democrat, the worst news I received in the past week (outside of the Phillies dipping under .500) was that Dick Lugar lost his GOP primary to a Tea Party conservative who vowed never to "compromise."

Background on Willie Mays

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets.

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