November 2, 20187 yr https://www.mlb.com/video/giants-honor-willie-mccovey/c-2518534883 I post this because I am sure many of us here are old enough to remember "Stretch" McCovey as an imposing hitter and because news like this ofteb gets overlooked in the off season. In the heyday when the 2 Willie's were wreaking havoc on NL pitching for the Giants in the golden age for African American ballplayers in the 1960's they (McCovey and Mays) were an awesome duo. My slightly older brother was a big baseball fan as was I and he was the only one to ever call me Willie ( William being my middle name), while my best friends father called me "stretch" for being so tall for my age in those late 60's days when I played asphalt baseball in schoolyards with a rubber ball with friends many days. We wouldn't even call each other since we were all in the same neighborhood on Chicago's southwest side. We'd just go to houses and yelling for them to play some ball. Fond memories brought up by the McCovey passing. RIP Willie. Edited November 2, 20187 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
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