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01-19-2013, 08:08 PM #1
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RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
I've never been a St Louis fan but as a baseball fan, this is a sad day. Stan played his entire career with the RedBirds, is synonymous with them and is a beacon for "single team loyalty"
I have never heard of someone having a bad experience with him. Everything indicates he was a humble, wonderful ambassator for the game. Truly a loss to the world, not just baseball.
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01-19-2013, 08:25 PM #2
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Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
And the thing, I just bought a Musial index bat today and come home to find out he passed. R.I.P
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01-19-2013, 08:27 PM #3
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01-19-2013, 08:27 PM #4
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01-19-2013, 09:08 PM #5
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Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
Musial was an outstanding player and is really underrated today. From the 30's through the 50's he was regarded as one of three superstars along with Williams and DiMaggio. Perhaps with his death he will again recieve some of the regonition he deserves. My understading is he was a genuinely nice man. I went to an autogpraph event where he appeared. He entered and played Take Me Out to the Ballgame on a harmonica. The first autograph he signed was a baseball which he then tossed up into the air to catch surprising everyone including the guy who had handed it to him. Everyone had a good laugh, including the guy who had handed him the ball.
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01-19-2013, 10:16 PM #6
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Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
A truly great ballplayer and class all the way....
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01-19-2013, 11:21 PM #7
Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
There was no better human being. I had the honor to meet Stan on several occasions and he was always a gentleman. Once, when I went to his office to get a couple bats signed, I took my son. While I was handling the business part (paying), Stan was talking to my son and gave him a personalized, signed photo. I'm so glad my son had that opportunity. The last time I saw Stan at his office, the signs of Alzheimer's were obvious, but he perked up when his grandson handed him my bat and Stan applied a perfect signature. Whenever I went to Busch for a big event (World Series, All-Star Game, opening day), there was always anticipation that Stan would make an appearance, which he did when his health allowed. I'm going to miss that feeling. I'm going to miss The Man.
Jeff Scott
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01-20-2013, 12:33 AM #8
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Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
As a Cardinal fan, I wish I had the opportunity to see him play or meet him. Sad day for MLB and the Cards. Very nice article below about Stan, one that every star athlete should read and really think about, and anybody can take something way from it.
http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/201...ial-redux.html
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01-20-2013, 07:04 AM #9
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A sad day for us ...but time to celebrate a long, successful life that made many happy. Stan probably never worked a day in his life...he did what he loved to do.
Did you know he shared birthday and birthplace with another left-handed star?
"At the age of 15, Musial joined the Donora Zincs, a semi-professional team managed by Barbao.[7] In his Zincs debut, he pitched 6 innings and struck out 13 batters, all of them adults.[7] Musial also played one season on the newly revived Donora High School baseball team, where one of his teammates was Buddy Griffey, father of MLB player Ken Griffey, Sr. and grandfather to MLB player Ken Griffey, Jr.[8][9] Baseball statistician Bill James described Griffey Jr., in comparison to Musial, as "the second-best left-handed hitting, left-handed throwing outfielder ever born in Donora, Pennsylvania on November 21."[10] His exploits as a rising player in Pennsylvania earned him the nickname "The Donora Greyhound ".["
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01-20-2013, 11:48 AM #10
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Re: RIP Stan "The Man" Musial
Made a small mistake in my previous post. Musial first came to St Louis in 1941. He was an outstading player from that time until he retired in 1963. A true gentleman and Hall of Famer. President Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom the highest civilian honor for contributions to society in 2011.