An All-Star meeting: Musial and Pujols

St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | July 12, 2009 | Rick Hummel

[freebilly]

Thanks. I’ve never been a Cardinals fan (Red Sox all the way), but Pujols is a talent who comes along once a generation. He’s the most exciting ballplayer today....

[bobby.223]

reminds me of another story and I can’t remember who told it, might have been Joe G. on the rubber chicken circuit but the story goes a second stringer sat down in the dugout before a game said to Stan “boy I slept good, bacon was fantastic at breakfast, I feel like a million bucks today in fact I feel so good I feel like I’m gonna get three hits today, you ever feel like that Stan?” “everyday” was the reply.

[lonestar]

Stan was my childhood sports hero -—before TV—and I lived in SE Texas. We only had pictures in the “News” shorts they showed at the “picture show.” Of course, back then kids could read so the newspaper was a source of info.

[WayneH]

Thanks for the post. I am a life-long Cardinal fan and remember not only Musial, but Wally Moon and Joe Cunningham. I still follow the cards on DirecTv and XM radio when I can.

[bobby.223]

‘member wally’s ‘moon shots’ over the screen in left at the LA coliseum?

[TJ Jackson]

One thing all this steroids garbage has affirmed with me and my family is that kids and adults should not adulate professional athletes. It’s great they can hit long home runs and score TDs, but that does not make anyone fireproof. Adoring these people blindly leads to almost certain disappointment. Enjoy their talents, but look elsewhere for role models.