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The itinerary for the Barry Bonds number retirement ceremony Saturday didn’t include a speech from the great Willie Mays. But as co-emcee Duane Kuiper said, “When Mr. Mays wants to speak, he gets to speak.”
So he did.
The 87-year-old Mays was handed the microphone, walked to the podium and, between stories of his relationship with the homers king — some emotional, some hilarious — lobbied for a Bonds statue and Hall of Fame enshrinement.