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Originally Posted by Amazin69
I'm glad that Willie lived long enough for the Mets to retire his number. (Willie may not have cared, but I did.)
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When Willie was nearing the end of his career with SF, the giants owner couldn’t afford to pay him his salary, but rather than release him, he traded Willie to the Mets, so that he could retire in NY, where he started and still had many fans.
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