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R.I.P. Stan Musial - terry - 01-19-2013

Stan Musial was one of the all-time greats, and perhaps the most underappreciated of the truly elite. We lost a great one today. This article is worth reading.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=nack_bill&id=3558127

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - Kathy - 01-19-2013

One of the greatest Cards … and such a gentleman! They don't make 'em like Stan the Man anymore.

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - 3card - 01-19-2013

Definitely a gentleman!

One of my greatest sports memories -- we were sitting behind Stan at a Dodger/Cards playoff game when I was a kid.  Asked for and received his autograph before the game and he was wonderful about it.  My dad grew up a Cards fan in South Dakota, so it was really special for him.  When Stan walked up and past up, he smiled and rubbed my head.  Really an awesome memory I'll never forget.

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - 71Bear - 01-19-2013

Something every sports fan can agreed upon - Musial was a class act.  I count myself as fortunate for having been able to see him play for the Cards...

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - treefan - 01-19-2013

Here's a great piece in SI in 2010 about "Stan the Man". I grew up in suburb of St. Louis, and have family in the area. My brother and his family have had season tickets for Cardinals for decades. It's a sad day for baseball fans everywhere, but especially in St. Louis.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1172566/index.htm

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - CowboyIndian - 01-20-2013

I remember all of us kids trying to emulate his batting stance...along with those of Elston Howard and Joe Collins, maybe others I forget.

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Re: R.I.P. Stan Musial - CowboyIndian - 01-20-2013

You might be confusing Joe with Eddie Collins, who played about 25 years beginning right after the turn of the century. Joe was a journeyman first baseman and pretty decent left-handed hitter for the Yankees in the 50s:


His stance was actually similar in some respects to Musial's.....crouched, ready to spring. However, the unique thing about Collins' stance was his laying of the bat almost straight down his back, as if he were using it to scratch his rear end. I wish YouTube were of some help here. It was very odd and just perfect for 10-year-old boys to obsess about.

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