HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAN. 91 YEARS YOUNG TODAY. I WAS AT HIS LAST HOME GAME, STILL HAVE THE PROGRAM AND PICTURE THAT WAS GIVEN OUT THAT DAY. THANKS FOR SO MANY LONG LASTING GOOD MEMORIES FROM THOSE DAYS.
I have been following the Cards since 1954 when I was 9 years old. I am 66 now. I saw Musial many times and he never disappointed. He was all they said he was. My dad often went to Stan and Biggies (a restaurant) after games and Stan would always show up and table hop. He eventually knew my name. Once before game I was with friends and said hi to him on the field. He said hi and addressed me by name. I never forgot it. You could have knocked my friends over with a feather.
RIP Mr. Musial, thank you for the time I got to spent with you and for the stories, and thank you for treating me, as an 18 year old kid, with respect . I remember every conversation we ever had..
Hey man, I am an old Die Hard Pirates fan, but when Stan Died, I admit I almost cried. He was a LOT of fun to watch and I have nothing but undying admiration for the man. Jeeeez he was good.
Not only was Stan one of the greatest Cardinals ever, but also one of the great players in general. and this is coming from a Pirates fan. Stan the man.
I leaned up against a concrete post behind home plate at Busch Memorial Stadium and leaning on the opposite side was Stan Musial. I was about 12 years old and too scared to go over and shake his hand even though he was originally my very first baseball idol. I still regret not going around and saying hello to Stan the Man.
The baseball legends from the '40s, '50s and '60s are leaving us, and even though some lived into their eighties and beyond, it is still too soon. Who is going to fill their shoes? Well, wait a minute; Derek Jeter is pretty darned close.
im 13 and i know how great stan musial was. I read that he went to his back yard with his friends and well you probably know his family was not very rich almost completely opposite well anyways he went to the back of his house and he would get sticks and walnusts and they would hit the walnuts and stan was the only one who could hit them. i think stan musial is the greatest ball player of all time him and rogers hornsby most people diagree. but i think so :^)
magos he got into enough and whats with donora pennsylvania sumthin in the water hooorah musial and the griffeys no town that size should produce that many players of that caliber dont get me wrong the griffeys dont hold a candle but they were all 3 great ballplayers somethings goin on there
@redmustang03 Pujols is already passing stan now what do u mean a long way to go LOL. Love Stan but Pujols will stand tall over Stan when its all done as far as numbers......
No, sorry.I'm sure he is a good man. I was always sure to leave him alone because of his celebrity. He has a reputation for being a man of the people and ultimately approachable. Many of the stories regarding those traits are no doubt true, but they also reflect times when people were watching. A definition of character comes to mind: "...how you treat those that can do nothing for you." I know this, no matter how basic the deed; someone serving me deserves my gaze, a smile, or a 'thank you'.
Worked at a hardware store in St.L before going to medical school, just a quiet college student. Stan came in disguised often. He ordered a bunch of bird seed. I would carry it to his car after putting his order together. I never bothered him. He never said a word, he would pop his hatch, hop behind the wheel, not so much as a 'thanks kid'. It's great when the camera is on, but a personal touch with one that is insignificant is my measure of a person. Stan was just a man, not the man.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAN. 91 YEARS YOUNG TODAY. I WAS AT HIS LAST HOME
GAME, STILL HAVE THE PROGRAM AND PICTURE THAT WAS GIVEN OUT THAT
DAY. THANKS FOR SO MANY LONG LASTING GOOD MEMORIES FROM THOSE
DAYS.
I have been following the Cards since 1954 when I was 9 years old. I am 66 now. I saw Musial many times and he never disappointed. He was all they said he was. My dad often went to Stan and Biggies (a restaurant) after games and Stan would always show up and table hop. He eventually knew my name. Once before game I was with friends and said hi to him on the field. He said hi and addressed me by name. I never forgot it. You could have knocked my friends over with a feather.
RIP Mr. Musial, thank you for the time I got to spent with you and for the stories, and thank you for treating me, as an 18 year old kid, with respect . I remember every conversation we ever had..
Hey man, I am an old Die Hard Pirates fan, but when Stan Died, I admit I almost cried. He was a LOT of fun to watch and I have nothing but undying admiration for the man. Jeeeez he was good.
1bls I'm a Cards fan but the Pirates are a class act!
Happy 90th Birthday to Stan the Man great player and great person beloved by many
Jack Buck and Stan Musial: 2 baseball greats.
Stan was a great man, playing a great game, in a great country. RIP Stan the Man
Two of my favorite Cardinals!
Stan is the MAN...even Albert Puhols attests to that ..LONG LIVE STAN THE MAN!!
Not only was Stan one of the greatest Cardinals ever, but also one of the great players in general. and this is coming from a Pirates fan. Stan the man.
RIP Stan Musial
Now that Stan the Man is gone,
like if you cried watching this clip of Jack saying he cried. ☺
There will never be another man like you Mr. Musial, RIP
Jack Buck, the voice of my childhood.
I am going to cry when Stan Musial passes away. It will be one sad day for baseball.
I leaned up against a concrete post behind home plate at Busch Memorial Stadium and leaning on the opposite side was Stan Musial. I was about 12 years old and too scared to go over and shake his hand even though he was originally my very first baseball idol. I still regret not going around and saying hello to Stan the Man.
just got my 44 musial jersey today!! GO STAN GO
The baseball legends from the '40s, '50s and '60s are leaving us, and even though some lived into their eighties and beyond, it is still too soon. Who is going to fill their shoes? Well, wait a minute; Derek Jeter is pretty darned close.
im 13 and i know how great stan musial was. I read that he went to his back yard with his friends and well you probably know his family was not very rich almost completely opposite well anyways he went to the back of his house and he would get sticks and walnusts and they would hit the walnuts and stan was the only one who could hit them. i think stan musial is the greatest ball player of all time him and rogers hornsby most people diagree. but i think so :^)
it is
1815 home and away hits: total of 3630.
1815 hits at home and 1815 hits away.
It really was... It sure was.
magos he got into enough and whats with donora pennsylvania sumthin in the water hooorah musial and the griffeys no town that size should produce that many players of that caliber dont get me wrong the griffeys dont hold a candle but they were all 3 great ballplayers somethings goin on there
Paps Hero.
@redmustang03 Pujols is already passing stan now what do u mean a long way to go LOL. Love Stan but Pujols will stand tall over Stan when its all done as far as numbers......
No, sorry.I'm sure he is a good man. I was always sure to leave him alone because of his celebrity. He has a reputation for being a man of the people and ultimately approachable. Many of the stories regarding those traits are no doubt true, but they also reflect times when people were watching. A definition of character comes to mind: "...how you treat those that can do nothing for you." I know this, no matter how basic the deed; someone serving me deserves my gaze, a smile, or a 'thank you'.
pujols could never be better than stan. and pujols will never stand tall over stan. stans the best thats there to is. good post
was he nice? i herd he was but that was said by a kid.
Don't cry(or cry if you want) over Stan Musial's being a contestant on the January 19, 2013 episode of Celebrity Bucket Kickers.
The swing today is not being taught properly.
Worked at a hardware store in St.L before going to medical school, just a quiet college student. Stan came in disguised often. He ordered a bunch of bird seed. I would carry it to his car after putting his order together. I never bothered him. He never said a word, he would pop his hatch, hop behind the wheel, not so much as a 'thanks kid'. It's great when the camera is on, but a personal touch with one that is insignificant is my measure of a person. Stan was just a man, not the man.
Why Can't Joe just at least try to be like his dad?