Willie Mays' death reopens debate: Who's the game's 'greatest living ballplayer'?
Baseball fans mourned the death of all-time great Willie Mays while gearing up for the great debate brought on by his passing.
Baseball fans mourned the death of all-time great Willie Mays while gearing up for the great debate brought on by his passing.
Who is the greatest living ballplayer?
The title, GLB for short, is baseball shorthand for the most accomplished, retired position player or pitcher who hasn't yet been promoted to the big dugout in the sky. And while a completely subjective title, Mays had enjoyed a loose consensus as holder of the GLB moniker.
Before Tuesday, Mays was "baseball's greatest living player, no dispute about that,” longtime baseball commentator Bob Costas told Bay Area radio station KGMZ on Wednesday.
If there was any challenger to Mays as the greatest living ballplayer in recent years, it would have been one-time home run king Hank Aaron, who died three years ago.
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