Willie McCovey, one of the best left-handed hitters ever to play baseball, has died, the San Francisco Giants announced Wednesday. An Alabama native, like his illustrious teammate Willie Mays, McCovey made an immediate impression upon his debut in 1959. Three years later, McCovey came as close as he ever would to winning a championship. McCovey smoked a line drive off the Yankees' Ralph Terry --only to watch helplessly as New York second baseman Bobby Richardson snagged it. CLEVELAND BROWNS FIRE COACH HUE JACKSON"Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?"

Source: Fox News November 01, 2018 00:37 UTC