Willie Mays - Greatest Baseball Player Ever

My Thoughts on Why Willie Mays is the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time. Be sure to check out more at http://www.ontheblack.com

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[Pandabearmadness]

i just watched ken burns baseball documentary. and the amount of amazing talent in the negro league shouldn't be over looked since those are the players that should of been played during ruths era. 

[OnTheBlackcom]

@Pandabearmadness That Ken Burns documentary is the best baseball movie ever. Absolutely great.

[juilmuel224]

Thank you!!! I think your presentation was well researched and although there have been many great ballplayers, this Man stands alone as the best all around player. If he tried to just hit homeruns, I truly believe he would hold the title. Winning was more important to him. A great man and class act.

[triofdoom]

totally agree, glad you mentioned the war issue.

[IMJUSTS0MEGUY]

I desperately want to agree with you but I think The Babe has him in what I think is likely the one single most important category.

And that is baseball simply wouldn't be what it is today without what the Babe did, nor would anybody that any of us would consider the games greatest player.

You know, they had "the House That Ruth Built" but actually, I think baseball is pretty much "The Game That Ruth Built."

[lemaxmas]

Great video. More than losing almost two years in service, I think Mays was also hampered by playing about having to hit against the winds in Candlestick. He did learn to hit the ball to right with power, but he surely lost a lot of homers to left where his natural power was. I think he might get the number one spot as greatest all-time when in addition to his great all-round play, you add that he was considered among the smartest players ever and was the team's on field manager.

[brabon1]

@909chuck had he not had 2 years taken away by military service, and played so many years in hr unfriendly parks like the polo grounds and candlestick...willie wouldve hit 800 hrs....ez

and even without real training....that man had one of the most cut bodies ever to grace a baseball uni

[909chuck]

In what is called the modern era, Mr. Mays is in the top 2 or three best overall players. Remember too, this was before the days of great scientific sports training and medicine. His total capability, despite staying too long at the game (and who could blame him?!) says it all. Thank you Mr. Mays and thank you for your military service. He was a wonder to behold and I wish I was alive early in his career to see him as a rookie!

[zneperud]

Willie Mays, I agree, is the greatest all-time. He was great on and off the field; he was exciting and gracious. He added a lot to the game.

[rukusband]

i agree , he was even exciting when he struck out . he is mr. baseball in my opinion.

[futurewebboss]

You forgot one important element that I have to remind you of.. You have to factor in the played 10 years at Candlestick Park! THE worst park for right handed hitters. The wind blowing in from left easily robbed Willie of 5 to 10 home runs a year. So if you split the diff and say 7 home runs per year over 10 years now you have 70 more to add to his home run total and if you take the two years he missed (52 and 53) at 25 hr per year you're now up to around 780 or so career home runs.