“Making oneself a Willie Mays”, the USA legendary baseball player, in Venezuela means to play fool and deceive your opponent taking unfair advantage
As an avid golfer, I usually play and wage some money against my opponents relying on each player’s handicap (player’s measure of level of game). I remember a game with a great friend who invited his guess to play with us. His guess declared a higher handicap than his true game quality and beat us hard taking our money! He made himself a Willie Mays!
Como entusiasta jugador de golf, apostamos algún dinerito en nuestras partidas contra nuestros oponentes confiando en los handicaps que declaran (medida de su calidad de juego). Recuerdo una partida con un gran amigo y su invitado. Su invitado dijo que tenía un handicap más alto que su verdadera calidad de juego. Nos ganó y se llevó nuestro dinero haciéndose el Willie Mays.
Story submitted by Miguel Ángel Pérez