Effectively Wild Episode 1927: The Living Legend of Willie Mays

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley share their impressions of HBO’s new feature-length documentary about Willie Mays, Say Hey, Willie Mays!, and reflect on Mays’s career, then (29:23) talk to director Nelson George about the making of the movie, what didn’t make the movie, his interactions with Mays and other legends, and much more, followed (1:04:59) by a postscript and a Past Blast from 1927. Audio intro: The Baseball Project, “Sometimes I Dream of Willie Mays” Audio interstitial: Michael Franti & Spearhead, “Say Hey (I Love You)” Audio outro: Gallagher and Lyle, “Willie” Link to Say Hey website Link to Say Hey trailer Link to story about banning Mays Link to story about basket catch Link to Mays on Bewitched Link to Mays response to Robinson Link to Alvin Dark controversy Link to Bill Greason’s SABR bio Link to MLBTR on Baker and Click Link to Michael Mountain’s cLI data Link to 1927 story source Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter  Sponsor Us on Patreon Subscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20)  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  EW Subreddit  Effectively Wild Wiki  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source