Article on Stan "The Man" Musial
http://www.dugoutcentral.com/blog/?p=1041
At Dugout Central, there is an interesting article on Stan Musial and how he might be "The Greatest Living Ballplayer" today.
I think the most impressive thing about Musial is his run of MVP voting. From 1943 to 1957 (14 seasons) he finished in the top 10 in voting all but one year. From 1943 to 1952 (9 seasons) he finished in the top 5 in voting all but one year.
To add to that, he currently has the all-time ranks of:
AVG - 32nd overall (.331)
OBP - 23rd overall (.417)
SLG - 22nd overall (.559)
OPS - 15th overall (.976)
Games, AB, PA, R, H, TB, RBI, and 2B are all top 10 all-time.
For those of you who are bigger stat geeks than I am - he has the 3rd most career runs created, 6th most career adjusted batting runs, 5th most career batting wins, 15th best career adjusted OPS+, 10th best offensive win %, and many more ridiculous #s.
Your thoughts, ideas, etc. about this topic?
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good article
My greatest hope is that Albert's assault on history brings to light just how great Stan actually was.
by birdsonthebat on Mar 2, 2008 2:51 PM EST 0 recs
Stan the Man
Several years ago I was helping a friend clean out her grandfathers house and came across a magazine. Instead of tossing it into the garbage it was given to me. I still have it stored away in a box somewhere.
The problem is that I have no clue about this magazine, it's origin, rarity or value.
Seeing this dairy made me think that this would be the perfect place to get some answers.
The magazine is a 1962 print. The cover name is "Cherry Daimond" and from the front page to the back it's entirely about Stan Musial.(minus a few ads)
If you know anything about this magazine, please educate me.
by BASC on Mar 3, 2008 10:20 AM EST 0 recs
Stan the Man
Apart from being the Cardinals greatest player on the field, one has to recognize his accomplishments off the field as well.
- He was one of few players who challenged the Jackie Robinson boycott--He simply said "I'm playing and you better too"
- He turned down the big money, $150,000, to play in the Mesican League--at the time he was making maybe $6,000.00 per year.
- When Frank lane was considering trading him, he told Red Schoendienst, I'll retire rather than play for someone else. Lane traded Red instead.
- When asked to serve as GM (for only one year), he and his great friend Red Schoendienst won the World Series--He got us Roger Maris that year.
- He has been (along with Red) the greatest ambassador for the Cardinals for ove 40 years. He never misses the important events, even though his health is obiviously slowing him down.
- He has been Cardinal since 1941--he never considered anything else.
Greatest Musial Interview:
Interviewr: "Stan, how well would yo hit today?
Stan: I think I would hit .270 or .280.
Interviewer: WOW, do you really think the pitching is that much better today than when you played?
Stan: Hell no, I'm 80 years old!!
by MikeCard6 on Mar 5, 2008 10:59 PM EST 0 recs









