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rick woodfield. his death, adding extra significance. to the moment. it was especially emotional for the lucky ones that got to watch him play. >>stopped crying, i think a little bit better, but in crime for 2 days, it's really emotional. enough to remember going to candlestick park. >>now that was what it was like for fans here in san francisco, but for a taste of what fans got to experience and alabama we sent our rain yamamoto down to rick woodfield, the oldest standing ballpark in the country. it's where a 17 year old willie mays, 1st stepped onto the field for the birmingham black barons. well when you walk inside a rick woodfield, you can feel the history. of this ballpark. the great players who played on this field behind me, including a 17 year old willie mays. considered 1 of the greatest, if not the greatest renault brooks, former voice of the san francisco giants, believes there is no argument when it comes to willie mays. >>is the the greatest players to ever play the game and you cannot convince me otherwise. so honored to be here at this
rick woodfield. his death, adding extra significance. to the moment. it was especially emotional for the lucky ones that got to watch him play. >>stopped crying, i think a little bit better, but in crime for 2 days, it's really emotional. enough to remember going to candlestick park. >>now that was what it was like for fans here in san francisco, but for a taste of what fans got to experience and alabama we sent our rain yamamoto down to rick woodfield, the oldest standing ballpark...
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you were at rick woodfield earlier. what was it like down there when the news came out?ern, being at rick wood field is ironic to be here on this day. i was not at rick wood when the news came out. but boy since it has come out they did the tribute, of course, the minor league is on mlb tonight with rich wal is, h doing that with chris young. i got the text from rich about the awful news. being here at rick wood field is going to have tributes to him, to be here and realize that is where he played center field a high school kid. and then i was thnegro southern league muse today in birmingham and of course there is a beautiful tribute towillie there cause willie's career started when his dad used to drive him to chattanooga. he used to play there, as a 10th grader. the black baron saw him saying no, no, you have to play in birmingham. to be here today and then to hear the news it is just willie had a sense of a great moment and he picked a great moment today. it is a tremendous loss for everybody who knew him. everyone who saw him play and everyone knew him in his later l
you were at rick woodfield earlier. what was it like down there when the news came out?ern, being at rick wood field is ironic to be here on this day. i was not at rick wood when the news came out. but boy since it has come out they did the tribute, of course, the minor league is on mlb tonight with rich wal is, h doing that with chris young. i got the text from rich about the awful news. being here at rick wood field is going to have tributes to him, to be here and realize that is where he...
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a double a minor league game between the birmingham barons and the montgomery biscuits at rick woodfield. take a listen with great sadness that we announce giants legend. famer. willie mays. has passed away and here we are. a celebration. ballpark. where he got his start as a 17 year old. playing for the black barons. please. that game along with tomorrow's giants cardinals game were part of the mlb celebration of negro league baseball. maze had released a statement earlier this week regretting that he could not attend and landmarks all around san francisco, including city hall were lit up in orange to pay tribute to willie mays. tower and salesforce tower also shining orange. he left mark on the city and, of course on the game of baseball. we're also seeing an outpouring of reaction in the sports world maze, god's son and fellow giants legend barry bonds posted online that may's helped shape him into the man he is today and the giants released a statement from willie mays, son michael. thanking his fans for the unwavering love. they have shown his father over the years and very bear, th
a double a minor league game between the birmingham barons and the montgomery biscuits at rick woodfield. take a listen with great sadness that we announce giants legend. famer. willie mays. has passed away and here we are. a celebration. ballpark. where he got his start as a 17 year old. playing for the black barons. please. that game along with tomorrow's giants cardinals game were part of the mlb celebration of negro league baseball. maze had released a statement earlier this week regretting...
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that game he's being played at rick woodfield. that's in birmingham, alabama, and joining us now to talk more about the plans to honor maze. >> and the significance of rickwood field is d jackson. he's live in birmingham. good evening, d our thanks. >> good evening to you, vicki and grant. this is a monumental occasion here birmingham, alabama. they've been prepping for this internally for about a year now. exactly a year to the day where major league baseball game in town and they said they were going to do a tribute to the leagues and honor birmingham's favorite son, willie mays. and it's so unfortunate over the last 24 hours. what we've seen happen here and yesterday, i'm sure you guys saw the grieving fans here at america's oldest ballpark is the news was announced that he had passed. but today's a little bit different were as it was somber yesterday. today people are more celebrating the life of the say, hey, kid, he was a phenomenal athlete, a phenomenal man. a humanitarian is what they're all say. and most of all, a hero to
that game he's being played at rick woodfield. that's in birmingham, alabama, and joining us now to talk more about the plans to honor maze. >> and the significance of rickwood field is d jackson. he's live in birmingham. good evening, d our thanks. >> good evening to you, vicki and grant. this is a monumental occasion here birmingham, alabama. they've been prepping for this internally for about a year now. exactly a year to the day where major league baseball game in town and they...
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the rick woodfield game in alabama will be broadcast on the scoreboard. or the giants are playing the st louis cardinals tonight. here in the bay area. people are sharing what willie mays meant to them. people gathered in pleasant hill for juneteenth juneteenth celebration to reflect on those who paved the way for others. it was only the 2nd annual juneteenth celebration in the city, many locals there remembering what willie mays achieved for the black community. we heard from 1 person who not only admired maze from afar, but actually met him at a law firm he would visit often. here is what she had to say. >>when he would come. it was he was so down to earth. he knew the gravity of what he carried the weight of his legacy. but yet he didn't treat people like he was. above them. >>mcdaid says. when we see amazing things, maze has done it lets her kids know they can do that as well. there's a brand new mural of the say, hey, kid in downtown birmingham. may started his career with the birmingham black barons at age 16. he signed with the new york giants 3 ye
the rick woodfield game in alabama will be broadcast on the scoreboard. or the giants are playing the st louis cardinals tonight. here in the bay area. people are sharing what willie mays meant to them. people gathered in pleasant hill for juneteenth juneteenth celebration to reflect on those who paved the way for others. it was only the 2nd annual juneteenth celebration in the city, many locals there remembering what willie mays achieved for the black community. we heard from 1 person who not...
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the giants are going to be taking on the state louis cardinals at rick woodfield in birmingham. alabama. that same field. once served as a home for the birmingham black there. the negro league team that gave willie mays his start 75 years ago as part of the commemorations yesterday. birmingham's mayor, unbuilt a mural. of the say, hey, kid in the cities. downtown. all right time for a 1st alert weather now today. it is officially summer. the 1st day, but in typical day bay area fashion, you probably still might need to wear a sweater in some areas. meteorologists, jess. burch and our virtual view studio with your forecast. it's the 1st day of summer and it's a breezy 1 at that to we've been dealing with that marine layer, especially in the morning hours throughout the bay area continue to see partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon hours today, i want to focus on the winds, though just around dinner time as we're all wrapping up work. we're going to see about 20. 225 mile per hour wind gust in areas like san francisco along the peninsula. even gusty all the way north long a
the giants are going to be taking on the state louis cardinals at rick woodfield in birmingham. alabama. that same field. once served as a home for the birmingham black there. the negro league team that gave willie mays his start 75 years ago as part of the commemorations yesterday. birmingham's mayor, unbuilt a mural. of the say, hey, kid in the cities. downtown. all right time for a 1st alert weather now today. it is officially summer. the 1st day, but in typical day bay area fashion, you...
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>> will: that's right, welcome to rick woodfield in birmingham, alabama where tonight on fox the st.ill take on the san francisco glints attribute to the negro league. take a look at rook wood field. this is the oldest professional ballpark in america. 1910. it was home to the birmingham barrons and in the negro league the birmingham black barrons. one of the guys who played for a couple seasons recently departed and re general dairy willie mace. he will be part told here tonit while major league baseball embraced that sort of baseball inside of a dream what this represents is baseball inside of a time capsuled size and scope of this feels like you are going back to the 1940s. 10,000 fan also get to enjoy this in person. but, which makes it an intimate affair. but, you, and everyone watching right now at home, will get to watch it on fox tonight. it's a major league baseball game. it's the giants and cardinals. it's on fox and at rick wood field it. will be an amazing experience tonight, steve. >> steve: that's fantastic. do the concession stands. will they have 1940s prizes i'm hopi
>> will: that's right, welcome to rick woodfield in birmingham, alabama where tonight on fox the st.ill take on the san francisco glints attribute to the negro league. take a look at rook wood field. this is the oldest professional ballpark in america. 1910. it was home to the birmingham barrons and in the negro league the birmingham black barrons. one of the guys who played for a couple seasons recently departed and re general dairy willie mace. he will be part told here tonit while...
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. >> i was in birmingham, alabama, on thursday night for the giants cardinals game at rick woodfield and is amazing. as things looked on tv, i can tell you in person, it was unreal. the historic game honoring willie mays in the leagues is something i will never forget. and after an off day friday, the giants and cardinals resume their series in saint louis saturday afternoon. logan webb catching up with former teammate forever giants brandon crawford. just hard to see him wearing that color of the cardinals in the first. michael conforto two out, two run single. hey, the giants have a three nothing lead before saint louis even gets the plate. three rbi day for conforto jordan hicks, pitching against his former team and giant killer paul goldschmidt does it again. 350th career home run. not all against the giants. seems that way, though. cardinals back in it. three two game. bottom four down four two. hicks gives up the go ahead three run shot to alec burleson. first of the two dingers on the day for him. tough return for hicks four innings five earned two homers allowed. giants lose
. >> i was in birmingham, alabama, on thursday night for the giants cardinals game at rick woodfield and is amazing. as things looked on tv, i can tell you in person, it was unreal. the historic game honoring willie mays in the leagues is something i will never forget. and after an off day friday, the giants and cardinals resume their series in saint louis saturday afternoon. logan webb catching up with former teammate forever giants brandon crawford. just hard to see him wearing that...
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but it as a as a historian, though of rick woodfield, what would folks have seen who came out to rickwood field with willie mays and the rest of the guys out there? well i think you you would have seen a ballplayer who was who was very young and trying to learn and a lot of the, a lot of the leaguers that were teammates of willie really, really took him. >> they took him under their wings because they saw that he had a chance to do something special. they thought that he had the more talent and he had more skill and more ability than anyone else in the leagues. and they tried to help him by, teaching him about life, keeping him out of trouble, getting him in bed early and all those things so he could be the very best he was. and it all worked out and willie, willie left, left here and went on to become just an outstanding ballplayer, a five tool player before they ever used the term five tools and the, the legacy and the memory of willie mays will will never leave. i think it will be more embedded now than ever, because of his passing. and it's sad that it's like that sometimes. but again
but it as a as a historian, though of rick woodfield, what would folks have seen who came out to rickwood field with willie mays and the rest of the guys out there? well i think you you would have seen a ballplayer who was who was very young and trying to learn and a lot of the, a lot of the leaguers that were teammates of willie really, really took him. >> they took him under their wings because they saw that he had a chance to do something special. they thought that he had the more...