I was strolling by the ballpark the other day as they erected the new statue they'll dedicate tomorrow to Mr. Sweet Swinging Billy Williams. They had him tarped up before too long but I did snap a few photographs so as to give you a little preview of that monument.
He was completely bubble-wrapped but you get the basic gist -
it captures him just finishing one of his sweet swings.
My grandson actually shared some of these photographs on the twitter the other day and one fella that goes by the handle @CubLikeUs commented:
"I see it commemorates the day he was attacked by giant spiders". That was pretty funny.
The base is inscribed with a copy of what they have written about him in Cooperstown. In case you can't read it due to my less than steady hands it reads:
Soft-spoken, clutch perfomer, was one of most respected hitters of his day.
Which - to me - seems like bad grammer, but it goes on:
Batted solid .290 over 18 seasons socking 426 home runs. Hit 20 or more home runs 13 straight seasons. 1961 NL Rookie of the Year. 1972 NL Batting Champion with .333. Heald NL record for consecutive games played with 1,117.
He is being dedicated tomorrow evening - September 7th - before the Cubs take on the Houston Astros in another meaningless game.
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