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RIP Willie McCovey

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  • secretstashsecretstash Posts: 1,396 ✭✭✭✭

    RIP willie

  • JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,126 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very underrated. RIP "Stretch"
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  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    edited October 31, 2018 5:04PM

    One of the few Giants I always liked.

    RIP, Stretch. You were truly one of the greats.


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  • Mickey MaysMickey Mays Posts: 289 ✭✭✭

    Met him at a card show in the early 1980's. Very generous with his time. RIP

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,461 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another of the "old guard" passes away. RIP Mr.M.

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some of my first memories are of watching him when he was with the Padres from 1974-1976. He, Dave Winfield and Randy Jones, are my three favorite Padres of all-time. I still remember getting his autograph as he came off an elevator from the clubhouse at SD Stadium back in 1974, and I still have the ball he signed.

    Rest in Peace Willie.

    Steve

  • SdubSdub Posts: 736 ✭✭✭

    Growing up in the Bay Area, McCovey was a great role model. Got this one signed at a local card show back in 1980ish.

    Mays was on my paper route in Menlo Park. have several of his autos. Always gracious to sign a young kids card.

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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭

    Sad news!! Always seemed to be an under the radar type player!! RIP!!

  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭✭

    RIP

    One of the all time greats

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  • yoda99yoda99 Posts: 184 ✭✭✭

    RIP. What a great hitter he was. He's on one of my favorite RBI cards.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    sad to hear this. I think he had been failing for awhile. he seemed to play his best while he was under the shadow of mays. great player on his own though

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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,463 ✭✭✭

    sad news. saw him go in to the HOF and got his autograph, seemed like a real nice guy.

    RIP

    Fred

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  • psychumppsychump Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭

    I saw him play as an Oakland A ! Mid seventies I think, right after Ray Kroc dumped him. I remember it being a really long and fun game with almost nobody there (we snuck down and got great seats!).

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  • slimiesslimies Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    one heck of a ballplayer and loved his nickname " Stretch "

  • balco758balco758 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Had a chance to meet Willie at his restaurant in Walnut Creek in 2003. He was kind, quiet and seemed real limited physically. I remember thinking at the time he may not have many years left. Glad he did.

    He signed a shirt for my Dad which he still has hung up. RIP Willie.

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's July of 1959 and I went to the candy store to pick up the newspaper for my dad.

    And McCovey was big news - in his ML debut, he went 4 for 4! And the rest is history.

    RIP Willie.

    Mike
  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭

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    Al
  • GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 913 ✭✭✭✭

    Willie played on 3 of the 5 teams based in california. Is he the best player able to claim that? I'd probably put Rickey, who played for all 5, above Willie, but cant think of anyone else close,

  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭

    I will never forget the 1962 World Series the ball he hit against Ralph Terry in game 7.I was just 13 years old then.That was the hardest ball I have ever seen hit .Bobby Richardson probably
    Thought his hand was gonna fall off after that one.He was probably the most strongest and intimidating hitter ever to play this game.
    RIP Willie.

    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭

    A fan favorite for not only Giants fans but for any fan of baseball. RIP Mr. McCovey.

  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,082 ✭✭✭✭

    I wonder how it must've felt being such a great HOF player....yet he was "the other Willie" :(

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  • garnettstylegarnettstyle Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭

    Sad to hear. Hard to believe Stargell has been gone for 17 yrs now. Only 1 great Willie remaining :'(

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