Friday, March 27, 2026

Mr. Mays shown signing an autograph for a young fan during the New York Giants’ Spring training, Phoenix, Arizona, 1955.

 


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  1. Willie and the hand jive.

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  2. That was back in the day before bra burning anti-male $hit-for-brains women emasculated all men and boys and before they could no longer have male role models.

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  3. And athletes were considered role-models.

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    1. and they were actually worthy of being role models

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  4. What is the guy sitting in the stands holding?

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    1. By no means am I a camera guy, but the guy in the foreground on the left edge looks to be holding a manual wind movie camera. The guy further back looks to be holding a cigar.

      azlibertarian

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  5. Mechanical counter, I think.

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  6. I had a Willie Mays signed baseball as a kid. It got tossed sometime around the time that I began to notice girls. Oh, well.

    azlibertarian

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  7. Mom has big plans for those blue jeans.

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  8. 31 W Jefferson: Downtown Phoenix Hub

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