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Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays
by
Willie Mays
,
Lou Sahadi
From the Negro Leagues to the National League to the Hall of Fame, here is the story of one of the all-time greats. Mays recalls his childhood in rural Alabama, his early playing career, and his life as a star rookie in the glory days of New York baseball.
Paperback
,
286 pages
Published
April 30th 1989
by Pocket Books
(first published January 1st 1988)
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The last Chapter reminds me of Grandpa Simpson rambling on from one pointless story to the next.
In a story about Joe Louis Willie says:
"He'd always take my bedroom. He used to call me "little boy", and would say things like "Little boy, you got any equipment in the house?" He meant ice cream. He always liked to have ice cream around."
HUH? What the hell?
Sorry Willie, but this is why baseball players should not write books.
In a story about Joe Louis Willie says:
"He'd always take my bedroom. He used to call me "little boy", and would say things like "Little boy, you got any equipment in the house?" He meant ice cream. He always liked to have ice cream around."
HUH? What the hell?
Sorry Willie, but this is why baseball players should not write books.
I was looking forward to this book, but it wasnt all that great. There are two types of sports books, ones that are pages after pages of stats and ones that tell a persons life story. This was a stat book. I dont feel I learned anything about Willie Mays except how many hits and home runs he got each season, along with what place the Giants finished in every year from 1951-1971. Maybe I should pick up a biography of the guy.
This autobiography is about a boy whos dream about to playing baseball in the big league. HE was born in a little city living with his dad and two aunts. When he gets called up he plays with his dad him playing center and his dad playing left so now he tries his ahrdest to make the big league and his shocking story to show how he has become one of the best players in the majors.
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William Howard "Willie" Mays, Jr. is a retired American baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Many consider him to be the greatest all-around player of all time.
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