Stan the Man

Stan the Man died yesterday. Back when the stars of baseball included Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson, only one player was called "the man." That was Stan Musial, who won the NL batting title seven times--without drugs--and seemed to most of us kids to be the dreaded clutch hitter we did not want at bat against our teams in clutch situations. We'd groan when he came up with men on base.  He played 22 years for one team. He was MVP three times and led three teams to world series wins. He could play the harmonica. He was never accused to molesting someone. He didn't build a career on lies or bullying.  No one disliked Musial. He was The Man.