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01-19-2013, 07:12 PM
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A fantastic player and a great man.
Just so nice to a very young kid...one of the very first HOFers I met when I was about 10 or 11...asked me about my little league team and what position I played. He was awesome! Sad day...  Joshua 
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01-19-2013, 07:12 PM
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One of Baseball's Best
This is very sad news.
Stan the Man was awesome. The way he carried himself post-retirement was a model that I wish many other HOFers would have followed. The Cooperstown Angels just added one of the greatest baseball players of all-time to their roster.
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01-19-2013, 09:01 PM
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Stan Musial
I saw Stan Musial play from 1949 - 1960. I have never forgotten this day in May 1954......Cardinals vs Giants. Stan Musial hit 5 - HR's in a day/night Doubleheader.
Altogether in 8 official AB's....Stan hit 5-HR's, a Single, Walked twice, and he had 9-RBI's......does it ever get much better than that ? The next day in The Sporting News, we read that some wiseguy New York Sports reporter earlier that day in May had challenged Stan to show off his hitting power. So, I guess he showed them. GOD BLESS Stan Musial....and, comfort his family....and, all his fans.  .   TED Z Last edited by tedzan; 01-21-2013 at 07:32 PM.
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01-19-2013, 09:33 PM
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From when I was twelve, through a very unglorious career in college, through industrial league softball I used the same Rawlings Stan Musial SM6 H-Webb glove. Rest in peace Stan, they don't make em like you any more.
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01-19-2013, 09:37 PM
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Stan the Man
I met Stan when I was a teenager here in Nashville and I found him to be such a gracious person. His charisma was magnetic and he made plenty of time for chat. Just a great man.
God Bless -
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01-19-2013, 09:39 PM
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2 HOFers - 1 day
Crazy that two HoFers out of only 300 total died on the same day. I'm sure only a fraction of the 300 are still alive today, so the day is definitely a sad one.
Musial has been my avatar since I joined net54...always thought he was the perfect HOFer out there, for on and off field activities.
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01-19-2013, 09:35 PM
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Stan and his son Dickie...
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01-19-2013, 09:48 PM
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stan the man
A real class guy and a true gentleman! RIP Stan. An early George Dorrill photo of young Stan One of my favorites! And a few pins!
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01-19-2013, 10:04 PM
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I believe his passing leaves Bobby Doerr as the only living HOFer to have played before WW2. Musial played before America's entry into WW2.
He was truly beloved and this little outpouring is going to be overwhelmed by what St, Louis and all their fans are feeling Rich
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01-19-2013, 10:06 PM
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Very sad to hear. I am not old enough to have seen him play, but my dad would go on and on about him when I was learning to play.. "don't uppercut, just hit line drives like Stan Musial". I checked his profile on Baseball Reference (for about the 100th time). In addition to his near perfect stat line, he was named an All Star in 20 seasons! I think played in 24 (doubleheaders)... and was in the top 10 of MVP voting 14 times over 3 different decades. Amazing, talk about longevity, consistency and being great amongst your peers.. and by all acounts he was a tremendous person and a great ambassador to the game.
RIP Stan
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01-19-2013, 10:14 PM
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I was fortunate to get Stan to autograph this picture I snipped from Sports Illustrated at a card convention back in the 80's.
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01-19-2013, 09:40 PM
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A class act, a true gentleman, a fantastic hitter and a Hall of Famer and probably the most underappreciated player of all-time. Had he played in New York City he would have been worshipped. He is beloved by Cardinal fans but as a non-controversial "good"guy who was a great player but toiling in the Midwest, he never got his due.
RIP Stan, you were and are definitely THE MAN.
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01-20-2013, 05:33 AM
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He lived a long life and accomplished so much on the ballfield. I agree with what others said, that Stan finished the game with one of the statistically finest careers of all time, but did not get the recognition he should have. And he was a gentleman too. RIP.
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01-20-2013, 05:43 AM
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Sad day we lost two icons
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01-19-2013, 07:14 PM
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The Man
From what I have heard and witnessed on TV, he was just as good of a person off the field as on. We need more people like Musial in the sports world.
RIP STAN...you will be sorely missed
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01-19-2013, 07:18 PM
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01-19-2013, 07:26 PM
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01-19-2013, 07:46 PM
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My father's favorite player and boyhood hero. I hope his passing was peaceful
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