Viva El Birdos, a St. Louis Cardinals community

Costas, McCarver, and the author of the new book Vecsey sit down with Charlie Rose on PBS. Apparently Channel 9 pre-empted it for fundraising. Now will air on Monday 1:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Albertofstan time.

The presenter butchers pronunciation; the President takes a little shot at Albert without mentioning his name.

Stan "The Man" Musial will be granted one of the great honors of his long and distinguished life on Tuesday, when President Barack Obama presents the living legend with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That ceremony is expected to take place Tuesday, at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET at the White House, and fans will be able to bear witness on MLB.com.

"The St. Louis Cardinals invite you to join our campaign to convince President Barack Obama to award Stan Musial the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, for his lifetime of achievement and service." Ways to participate in Stand for Stan (twitter hashtag), with bonus pictures of the Busch Stadium staff posing with Flat Stan-the-Man.

This article and videos display the professional, yet understated manner exhibited by Albert Pujols, both on the field and in his interaction with fans. He clearly understands his responsibility to the Cardinals and the game of baseball.

The Red Baron strikes again. A real must-read, people.