What’s the origin of the phrase “Do not be Willie Mays”?

This Tuesday, June 18, Main League Baseball acquired the onerous blow of the demise of Willie Mays, thought-regarding the most effective heart fielder within the Majors.

Mays died at 93as reported by the San Francisco Giants.

The person who was known as “Say hey child” was the protagonist of memorable moments in MLB, however paradoxically, he was additionally the protagonist in Venezuela.

In the course of the 1955 Caribbean Sequence in CaracasMays gave rise to a phrase that we Venezuelans have coined following we need to categorical to somebody who doesn’t act silly or loopy: “Do not act like Willie Mays.”

And in that event Mays defended the Cangrejeros de Santurce from Puerto Rico. After failing in his first 12 at-bats within the collection, he hit a house run towards Venezuelan Ramón Monzant of the Navegantes del Magallanes on the Universitario stadium, which meant he awoke with the wooden in that match. Actually, his house run gave Puerto Rico the victory.

From then on, Mays had 10 hits in his subsequent 12 at-bats and individuals who adopted the occasion mentioned he was performing loopy following which giving up. “Do not play Willie,” they exclaimed.

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