[Charles Henrickson]

Stan the Man and Prince Albert

[Charles Henrickson]

This is a nice article. I had to excerpt it, but read the whole thing.

This needs a baseball ping!

[freebilly]

Pujols is awesome (as was Stan). Just hope Pujols is clean....

[chae]

Two athletes, and in the case of Pujols (not sure about Musial)a real stand-up Christian man. His testimony is incredible!

[refreshed]

Thanks for posting this. I would have missed it otherwise. My son is a Cardinals fan, I am a Cardinals fan, my mom was a Cardinals fan, my grandmother was a Cardinals fan, and my great-grandmother was a Cardinals fan. We go back a ways.

Great picture. I hope Albert stays a Cardinal for his entire career. He looks good in red.

refreshed

[stboz]

I remember a story that Joe Garagiola told about Musial. It was when Garagiola was catching for the Pirates (I think.)

Every sign Garagiola gave the pitcher was shaken off. To the mound he went. "What's the problem? You've shaken off every thing I've shown."

"It's Musial. He can hit everything I can throw. I just want to hold on to ball."

The pitcher finally gave in and threw a pitch. Musial hit it out of the park on the first swing.

[LeavingNewYork]

Great article. It’s good to see a modern day superstar so cognizant and respectful of a former great player. I’m a Yankee fan, and Jeter is the same way when it came to Rizzuto, Berra and Ford.

[Artemis Webb]

BASEBALL PING LIST

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This will be a medium volume ping list during the baseball season and a low volume ping list when all life stops in late October.

[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.

[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.