
Say Hey Kid, baseball poetry personified.
Center field royalty in motion.
Basket catch making difficult look effortless.
Alabama-born, Giants-made legend.
Polo Grounds witnessed impossible catches.
#TheCatch defining defensive excellence forever.
Army service interrupting meteoric rise.
Candlestick winds conquered with grace.
Black excellence transcending segregation's barriers.
Twenty-four All-Star appearances.
Six-hundred sixty home runs,
@WillieMays: complete five-tool perfection.
Batting helmet flying while running.
Number 24 etched in memory.
His swing: disciplined violent ballet.
Negro League beginnings launching American icon.
Olympic sprinter speed chasing down everything.
野球の神様 crossing cultural boundaries.
Stickball champion of Harlem streets.
First black team captain, leader.
His joy: contagiously childlike enthusiasm.
Rookie of Year to Hall-of-Famer.
Greatest living ballplayer, some say.
Legacy beyond statistical measurement.
Twenty-four forever in baseball pantheon.
He played with wonder-
inspiring generations to look skyward.