Death Pool update: Willie Mays

[Hardcore troubadour 15,314]

1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said:

Sorry---my bad, HT.  I needed to clarify I'm talking about the greatest living player list*.  I don't know if he's the greatest living player, but he has to be in the discussion, right?

* I eliminate all the steroid tainted players.

Agree on both counts. And I also have to back off on my earlier comment about Ricky Henderson. He gets to make his case as well. I don’t think he makes the cut, but he’s not to be dismissed. 

[Mark Davis 394]

3 hours ago, MikeMatt said:

This game on Fox tonight. Rickwood Field. Was Willie supposed to attend and he passed 2 days earlier. Obviously all the tribute to him is last minute but wonder if he was to be there. 

He had let them know a few days earlier he wasn't going to be able to attend.  They pretty much knew it was unlikely all along I think but were hoping.  I live in B'ham, was down around the park and with the MLB/team folks the past two days.  It was an odd event because in most cities you obviously have a home team, visiting team, and the TV folks are typically just the home/away ones.  In this case you had two teams, Fox broadcasters/production, all kinds of people in for the softball game, the old Negro league players, etc.  They had everyone spread out over 5 hotels across the area rather than just one center of activity, or even two if you have a neutral site location.  They had the Giants in one hotel, Cardinals in another, Fox production had another, MLB put the Negro leaguers and their own office folks in another, then most of the celebrity softball people stayed in yet another hotel that is in a suburb and new.  They had courtesy SUV's everywhere to shuttle everyone to the museum, the ballpark, etc.  The Giants hotel was about 20 miles away.  Neither team actually stayed in the city itself.  A lot of the announcers stayed where the Giants did because there's a really nice golf course there as well. 

[MikeMatt 52]

Was a fun game/event. 
And thanks for the info MD