July 14, 2009
barry’s first pitch at All Star Game (video)
Update: Halperin’s video must change everyday because it’s no longer Mr Mays.
Here is the official White House video where Mr Mays discusses his struggles with barry on Air Force One enroute to the All-Star game in St Louis
Here’s the original video from a St Louis news channel KMOV of Mr Mays talking with Gibbs, Chuckie T and other reporters on Air Force One – just in case something happens to this video, which is from Veoh.com‘s ClipSyndicate.
Mays answered some informal questions while signing baseballs. There was a brave Cubfan in SOX territory who said he was also a Willie Mays fan. What baseball fan, no matter the team, isn’t?
Chuckie Todd asked him how Barry was and Mays said who? Chuckie then said Barry Bonds and asked if he was going to play again. Mays said he didn’t know and thought maybe he was in Europe but he hadn’t talked to him in two months.
Asked what he discussed with barry (above) Mays said he met barry for the first time in Chicago on election night and didn’t think he’d ever see the day a man of his race would be president.
I reminded [barry] that I dreamed about this day. Not being on Air Force One. I dreamed about someone my race being President. Not knowing that anyone would. And I reminded him that I cried most of the night in Chicago. I went to bed around 7-8 in the morning.
He smiled.
I was so proud. That tells me that all the things I went through, it was for good things.
I’m just proud of him. He made me proud. I’m proud of him – what he stands for.
