[ladyjane]

Stan the Man. RIP

[Carriage Hill]

Earl Weaver, 82, Stan Musial, 92, ... RIP.

[Cicero]

I was a Yankees fan back when I was a kid, but I greatly admired Stan Musial.

May he rest in peace.

[P.O.E.]

Had this record as a kid:

He and Mickey Mantle were my childhood introductions to the love of the game.

[lurk]

A truly pleasant guy. My father in law and I each met him at separate times, and he was super sweet.

[Ditto]

Really sad news. Stan was The Man, both on the field and off. I foundly remember him from baseball's glory days in the 50s and 60s.

RIP.

I also heard today that Earl Weaver, another baseball legend from that era had passed away.

[Gay State Conservative]

All Star Game...Fenway..1961.My Dad took me.The Red Sox had a rookie pitching sensation named Don Schwall (? spelling) who's pitching to Musial.The count is 3-2 and Musial proceeds to foul off a half dozen pitches.My Dad leans over and says to me "Musial's just toying with this kid".Next pitch...swing and a miss! Fenway goes crazy.

Musial is part of one of the happiest of my many happy memories of my Dad.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Total CLASS is leaving us in droves! RIP Stan the Man!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

he was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection in 1969, being named on 93 percent of the ballots

I hope that the 7% of writers who didn't vote for him are very proud.

[stboz]

My idol when I played in Little League. He always had time for the kids. One nice guy.....sigh. We are poorer for your passing, Stan.

[jch10]

Stan, a great throng awaits you....my daddy among them. He will be glad to shake your hand and welcome you.

[Luke21]

One of the true greats. Just a wonderful man.

[Walmartian]

Stan the Man and Jack Buck were two great people I grew up with.

[fatnotlazy]

One of the greats from back in the days before the sport was overrun with primadonnas.

Rest in peace, Mr. Musial.

[oldsalt]

I grew up in baseball heaven in North Jersey during the 40's and 50's...the Yankees,Dodgers and Giants were a very short bus ride away over in the City.

'48 was a great year 'cause it was an election year and all summer long I went to free ballgames courtesy of the Dems one week and the Pubbies the next.I got to see Stan the Man many times in those years.

In 1969 I was at a ball game at the Padres Jack Murphy Stadium while serving aboard USS Constellation,when I got into an elevator as I was leaving the game and I looked at the guy standing next to me and my jaw dropped when I recognized Stan the Man!!

Stan looked at me gaping like a star struck kid and said ,"What!". I croaked out "Hi Stan." He said "Hi." We got off the elevator.

That's it...but it was a big deal to me...c'mon it was Stan the Man!!

[FreeReign]

[doug from upland]

This was a great man. It is so sad how sports has devolved with felons and thugs. RIP, Stan the Man.

[sergeantdave]

Warren Spahn pitching to Stan Musial.

Classic.

RIP, Stan the Man.

[supremedoctrine]

One of the first baseball cards I ever got as a baseball crazy 10 year old. Along with Nellie Fox, Sherm Lollar, Ted Kluzewski, Eddie Matthews, etc. Those guys were magic to me.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.