Article: Willie Mays, last day at Polo Grounds, and my dad.(NATION)(PURPLE NATION)(Column)

Byline: Lanny J. Davis, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Last week's column described life with my 10-year-old son, Josh. I received a better response to that column than to anything I had written before. As one Very Important Person said to me, You need to write more personal columns that people identify with than just writing about politics.

I tried not to take this as indicating that few people care about my political opinions. (My 10-year-old son tells me he cares; my wife tells me she doesn't.)

So in this column, I am writing a sequel to last week's column, which ended with my accolade to my hero, Willie Mays, who, from all the e-mails I ...

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