Who was better, who would you take, Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays?

[jimivintage]

Diehard Yankees fans will likely pick Mantle, but is this really a competition? Mays by a landslide.

[Eric72]

I would take Willie Mays...in a New York minute.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by jimivintage

Diehard Yankees fans will likely pick Mantle, but is this really a competition? Mays by a landslide.

I agree. Mays, no contest.

[mark evans]

Although I was a Yankee fan and Mantle my hero, the answer has to be Willie Mays. He was the best ballplayer I've ever seen.

[CW]

Mantle was great, but I have to go with Mays on this one. Mays was a pure five-tool, all around player. Mantle may have had the speed, but he didn't have the fielding proficiency that Mays had. Mays had the knack of being in the right place at the right time. Of course, I never saw either of them play, so I am largely talking out of my ass.

[itjclarke]

Mays by far.

[Paul S]

With all the talk about Joe D and Williams, Mantle and Mays...

[hammer]

62 World Series tells all.

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by hammer

62 World Series tells all.

A career isn't defined by one series.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by hammer

62 World Series tells all.

Should be known, Mays doubled with 2 outs in the 9th of game 7. It should've scored Alou with the tying run but Maris made a great play cutting it off and getting it back to the infield. Mays would've been the winning run had McCovey's liner made through the infield.