RIP Maury Wills ...

[Riverumbbq]

Maury Wills, base-stealing shortstop for Dodgers, dies at 89

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. Wills died Monday night at home in Sedona, Arizona, the team said Tuesday after being informed by family members. Wills played on...

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[norcalramfan]

My first baseball hero. R.I.P.

 

[Riverumbbq]

My first baseball hero. R.I.P.

Mine was Sandy Koufax, but Maury was right up there. When he was on first base he became one of the most exciting players you could watch. I recall there was some discussion at the time for whether Maury Wills or Willie Davis was the fastest player on the team, ... those were great times to be a Dodger fan.

 

[OldSchool]

RIP Legend

 

[norcalramfan]

Mine was Sandy Koufax, but Maury was right up there. When he was on first base he became one of the most exciting players you could watch. I recall there was some discussion at the time for whether Maury Wills or Willie Davis was the fastest player on the team, ... those were great times to be a Dodger fan.

I became a fan at 8 years old in '62. I didn't appreciate Koufax until a year or two later. My grandfather and I saw him pitch from ground level seats behind the left field foul pole. He sold out Dodger stadium every time he pitched. I remember he and Drysdale holding out for $100,000 each after the '65 championship year. They didn't get it, LOL.

 

[Riverumbbq]

I became a fan at 8 years old in '62. I didn't appreciate Koufax until a year or two later. My grandfather and I saw him pitch from ground level seats behind the left field foul pole. He sold out Dodger stadium every time he pitched. I remember he and Drysdale holding out for $100,000 each after the '65 championship year. They didn't get it, LOL.

I turned 10 in Nov. of 1962, and my Dodger fandom also began as a grandfather story. We'd sit in these big old Adirondeck chairs in his back yard listening to the game, my grandmother always brought us sandwiches and my pappy would give me my first beers, always the local brand, ... Brew 102, and they were wonderful on a hot day.
The Koufax/Drysdale holdout is pretty funny when you think about it, few deserved it more, and when you consider the salaries which soon followed for all of sports, it's kind of laughable how they were disrespected.

 

[RamFan503]

A true legend of the game. RIP Maury.

 

[Memento]

Damn. I feel for Dodgers fans; it's like when the Cards lost both Lou Brock and Bob Gibson - and even before that, losing Musial. It sucks to see your childhood heroes pass.

Rest in peace, Maury.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Damn. I feel for Dodgers fans; it's like when the Cards lost both Lou Brock and Bob Gibson - and even before that, losing Musial. It sucks to see your childhood heroes pass.

Rest in peace, Maury.

Wasn't it a Cardinal who ended up beating Maury Wills' stolen base record ?

 

[norcalramfan]

Wasn't it a Cardinal who ended up beating Maury Wills' stolen base record ?

Lou Brock, then Ricky Henderson smashed it.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Lou Brock, then Ricky Henderson smashed it.

Brock, ... of course. Thanks.