by FanHouse NewswireFiled under: Giants
NEW YORK (AP) -- Willie Mays sat on the stage of a grade school auditorium on the site of the old Polo Grounds, addressing a room full of attentive kids. A larger-than-life black-and-white photo of himself playing stickball served as the backdrop.He was to give the "A'' students a dozen baseballs along with three cream-colored, vintage 1951 jerseys, with "Giants'' written across the front in script and his old number on the back. Discovering he was one baseball short, Mays pulled out a $100 bill and handed it to Kendryck Taveras, a very surprised fifth-grader.
"I'd rather have the $100,'' the grinning 11-year-old said. "I'm going to save it.''
The Say Hey Kid gave these kids a day they'll never forget.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/21/willie-mays-brings-giants-world-series-trophy-back-to-polo-grou/
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