The World Series catch, though admittedly not on top of Mays’ list, always will be the play for which he’s revered. “He did make better, and there were several other plays he regards as better,” Costas said, “but you have to consider the stage. It’s in the early days of the World Series being televised. The Polo Grounds was so massive that when the ball left the bat and people were watching on a black-and-white TV, it just didn’t seem possible that someone could cover that much ground. As the ball left the bat, people were thinking, ‘Is this a triple or is this an inside-the-park home run?’ At
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