"Calling Willie Mays a ‘natural’ was to underrate his craft and smarts"
February 02, 2025
George Will wrote a fine tribute.
In the 1962 Yankees-Giants World Series, the Yankees’ Clete Boyer hit a line drive to right-center. “As the ball left the bat, I said to myself two things. The first thing I said was ‘Hello double!’ The second thing I said was, ‘Oh, sh--, he’s out there.’”