Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1954, Willie Mays made one of the most amazing plays in baseball history - an over the shoulder catch in deep center field, followed by a throw that kept the opposing baserunners from scoring. And yet, Mays was so great that some researchers say The Catch wasn't even his greatest catch! Plus: for Goose Day, a visit to Belfast to see a statue in honor of Alec the Goose.  The true 'Catch' story (ESPN) Goose Day - 'Alec the Goose' (Atlas Obscura) Our Patreon backers caught on to Cool Weird Awesome early on, and you can join them! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message