Stan the Man
 

I can't help but wonder if there will ever be another professional athlete that could hold a candle to Mr Musial. A lot of people forget what a great ball player he was. Thing that I have always thought is that he has always been a better man than ball player, and that is really saying something. Here is a link to an article in SI last year that should be required reading for everyone who gets a check for playing a game.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1192172/index.htm

Very well written piece. I loved baseball as a kid..listening to the games on my 5 tube bedroom radio... Stan was indeed "The man".

(edit) I've only seen one major league game in my life. The old Yankee Stadium, summer of 1957, a side trip for us who went to the BSA Jamboree that year. Man...I got to see Whitey Ford pitch! :)

Alright......I love Stan!!! ;)

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"Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine often said that his strategy for pitching to Musial was to throw his best stuff and then back up third base."

Awesome. I think the last of the "Musial types" were Gwynn and Ripkin. May MLB RIP...