http://dir.salon.com/topics/willie_mays/?source=rss&aim=willie_mays en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/baseball/2007/07/11/all_star_game/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/baseball/2007/07/11/all_star_game/index.html?source=rss The All Star Game has become Bud Selig's folly, but this was bad even for Selig. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/02/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/02/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Roger Clemens stays put while Greg Maddux goes to the N.L. West race. Do great players "deserve" to finish their careers with contending teams? Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/21/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/07/21/friday/index.html?source=rss ESPN's Rob Neyer talks about his new "Big Book of Baseball Blunders." Pay attention, Cubs and Red Sox fans. By Bomani Jones Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2005/08/08/andruw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2005/08/08/andruw/index.html?source=rss For the last 10 years, Andruw Jones has been the best disappointment in baseball. Finally, he's delivering on his incredible promise. By King Kaufman Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/11/08/jordan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/11/08/jordan/index.html?source=rss His Airness can play basketball until he's an old man, but there's less and less reason to care. By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2001/04/18/bonds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/2001/04/18/bonds/index.html?source=rss Or: How one Giants fan learned to stop worrying and love Barry Bonds, just in time to appreciate his 500th home run. By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/04/19/pac_bell_park/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/04/19/pac_bell_park/index.html?source=rss The San Francisco Giants are ensconced in their new ballpark. Now if they could only throw off the hex and win a game there. By Steve Kettmann Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/rose/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/25/rose/index.html?source=rss As baseball honors the team of the century at the World Series, the all-time hits leader banned for gambling proves he can&#039;t be exiled forever. By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/10/07/greenwald/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/10/07/greenwald/index.html?source=rss The best broadcaster you won&#039;t hear on the air talks about umpire arrogance, the home-run chase and "the Viagra of baseball." Letters to the Editor Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/19/india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/07/19/india/index.html?source=rss India needs the Net&#039;s free information; Connie Chung&#039;s a bitch <i>and</i> a lousy journalist; what&#039;s Hillary doing with Al Sharpton? By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/07/13/mays_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/07/13/mays_interview/index.html?source=rss Willie Mays talks about stickball in Harlem, today&#039;s best players and his ban from the game. By Joan Walsh Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/07/13/mays/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/07/13/mays/index.html?source=rss In the mid-&#039;60s, whites weren&#039;t ready for the best baseball player to be black, and blacks weren&#039;t ready for him to be black like Mays.