RIP Stan Musial

[Gehrig]

Saw it on Twitter

RIP to a legend

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Jesus. RIP Stan the Man.

 

[Songbird]

Just wrote something yesterday about Neil Leifer's baseball photographs and put one with him and Musial in there. Great shot, too.

Wish I could have seen him play.

http://incrediblekulk.blogspot.com/2013/01/vignettes-from-vermont-26-days-till.html

So ... it happens in 3s: Weaver, Musial and ...

 

[cyclingwriter]

Was just reading one of his bios last week. Probably the most underrated player in MLB history.

 

[Gehrig]

I saw him play about ten times and met him twice. Never met a nicer player

This one really hurts.

 

[MileHigh]

An absolute legend.

RIP.

 

[Shoeless Joe]

Tough day for baseball: Stan Musial and Earl Weaver. RIP to both.

 

[SockPuppet]

A great player, a greater man. St. Louis weeps. First hero of my baseball child hood. Saw my first ML game at old Busch Stadium in 1964, the year after he retired.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Was just telling a friend he hadn't looked great the last year or so. Of course, that's bound to happen at 92.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

RIP Stan the Man.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Whad a sad doubleheader for baseball. Damn.

 

[Riptide]

"Here lies baseball's perfect knight."

What a man. What a life. RIP, Stan Musial.

:'( :'( :'(

 

[93Devil]

RIP

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Go back and look at Musial's numbers and put up 'em next to Williams'. No significant difference. Williams was just better (maybe nobody has ever been better) at attracting attention.
It's sad that he has passed, but a life in full indeed.

 

[FileNotFound]

Simply the greatest St. Louis Cardinal ever, and that's a mighty strong field.

 

[dooley_womack1]

R.I.P. to the best ambassador for St. Louis. The stats speak for themselves. The actions he took to help major league integration along are a less-told story.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Go back and look at Musial's numbers and put up 'em next to Williams'. No significant difference. Williams was just better (maybe nobody has ever been better) at attracting attention.

Think before you type.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/musiast01.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willite01.shtml

 

[Mark2010]

Age 92? Gosh, didn't realize he was THAT old. Maybe the greatest St. Louis Cardinal of all-time (although Bob Gibson and Ozzie Smith might argue).

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

And if Bob Gibson or Ozzie Smith argued, they'd be wrong. The heir apparent was Pujols, but he left.

 

[Songbird]

Hit between .310 and .376 for the first 16 years of his career.

Second in career total bases (6,134).

All the stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/musiast01.shtml