The Mantle/Musial part of this speech is probably the most beautiful oratory about baseball that's been told. Every fan of baseball should watch this speech and learn something from Stan.
Stan and Mickey had same commons. Their dads worked in coal mines (Musial in PA and Mantle in Okla) I believe Mickey listened ball game on radio, and fond of Stan. Later Mickey got signed with Yankees and Mickey got #6 uniform ( Musial wore#6 too) and bit later he had problem not hitting and sent him to Kansas City Blues. His parents drove up to see Mickey playing.. he told them he thought to quit baseball (I read in google)Dad said if Mickey quit, then Dad would pull him to work in coal mine as hit Mickey’s thought (I imagine he said oh no) then he started to pick to hit and was recalled back to Yankees and unfortunately, he got #7 uniform and that was how his history was made.
@@richardmiller3919 Mantle got #6 with the Yankees at first because he was expected to automatically be the next in the line of Yankee greats with Ruth being #3, Gehrig #4 and DiMaggio #5 and now Mickey was expected to be the next one before he even did anything in the majors. You would imagine that would put a lot of pressure on a rookie.
I attended a special Olympic event with my daughter at the Yale Bowl in 1995. The crowd was noisy and not settling down to hear the start of the ceremony. Arnold tried but no go, Then Costos took over and within moments and the audience was attentive. One of the best of all broadcasters. This is a deeply moving eulogy, Since I was a fan of Stan beginning at age 11 and to the end of his career. It brings tears. Wonderful to know that a childhood hero was as wonderful as that young boy imagined him to be from all that was said about him in the press.
@@johnschuh8616 Thank you for your comment. It's own thoughtfulness invited me to watch this video once again. I had forgotten how good it was. Much appreciated.
and Im an Aussie that has spent a total of 3 days of my life in St Louis. But ive loved the Cards since 1982 and of course all the history of which 50% is Stan.
There are a few videos that bring an instant river of tears. This is one of them. The perfect eulogy for the perfect man. I've watched this video dozens of times in the last three years. All I have to do is think about it and I start loosing it.
My goodness, I haven't cried that much since my dad died. That was a marvelous tribute by a remarkable sports broadcaster for one of my childhood idols. Just heart wrenching.
Stan is, has always been, and will always be MY MAN. I was born in 71, i never saw him play, but my father instilled in me a proper respect for the game and history of baseball In 4th grade i had to do a report on a famous Missourian, i chose Stan Musial and it forever changed me, a one sided love affair started Hes the most underrated , criminally so, ball player of all time, maybe even most underrated sports player of all time But if i could sum up Stans life i couldnt come close to doing as well as Costas I dont just "tear up" , TEARS STREEEEEAM down my face during this amazing eulogy, one of the most beautiful speeches ive ever hearr Thanks bob Thanks whoever posted this And above all thanks to Stan for being the incredible "thoroughly decent " person you were Stan the Man forever
This is why Cardinal Nation and the city of St. Louis is the best. What other city has all of its sports connected to each other in some way and the most passionate fans? Just why I love being a St. Louisan!
"meet you at the musial statue" ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Crying in my break room at work Glad no one else is in here with me But I would proudly ,if asked, say "I'm crying over one of the best speeches I've ever heard, the best eulogy I've ever heard to one of the best men ever- STAN THE MAN"
Stan The Man retired 34 years before i was born, but as a kid growing up and playing baseball in Missouri he was my childhood hero right up there with Albert Pujols and Adam Wainwright. I sent him a letter when i was 10 or 11 to tell him how great i thought he was and he sent me a signed picture. He must have been 90 years old at that point… what a great guy. He makes me proud to be a Cardinals fan.
Aftr listing to all of "Stan the Man" tributes I've learned more about my dad. The son of an imigrant Pa. coal miner who whose hero was Stan. I now know how one great man became who he was, because he mst have tried to be like his hero.Thank you for your video!
I know that Bob Costas said that ultimately if he were alive, the eulogy would be Jack Buck' to present, but there is no way it could possibly be better than Bob's. As good, maybe, but in a different kind of way. Bob is SUCH a wordsmith! As I told some friends, I want him to do the eulogy for my funeral because he would make my semi-average life WAY more interesting.
We moved to St. Louis in 1961. I was a baseball fanatic. My memories are of the unique Stan stance at the plate and a home run to right. That summer I got to play in a Khoury League all star game on a kid sized diamond in right field. What a thrill to step on the same turf trod by over twenty years by my idol.
I enjoyed watching Stan Play when he came to Cincinnati, but I didn't enjoy watching him sometime single handedly beat the Reds. I remember him hitting the ball out of the park,and as he rounded the bases, my dad said to me, you are watching one of the greatest of all time. Yea Dad, you were so right, and all so one of the greatest human beings.
GOD bless you Stan, as a boy in the early 50's I listened to Harry call a homer by you at the original Busch Stadium. You will always be the favorite son of St. Louis.
How do you summarize Bob Costas accept to say he is great and has been for decades. The fact that Stan Musial wanted Bob to speak at his memorial says so much.
Stan Musial was a legend, and still to this day:bigger than the gane and coverage from the news media he truly deserved as the complete player. No drama Stan.
I wasn't old enough to have seen him play - only 1 when he retired. But later, as a young fan of the game, I had a huge book of statistics covering back into the 19th century that I frequently poured over. Numerous times I would look at Musial's career stat line and pause in awe, feeling my mouth agape, each time as if for the first time. Thanks for posting this, and thanks to Bob Costas, who is a true legend in my mind and to my ears, for fleshing out my deep admiration, and now deeper feeling.
The part when bob talks about "the moment" he almost broke down during the mantle eulogy........ WOW WOW WOW SOOOOOO STAN!!!! THE EPITOME OF EVERYTHING we as people should strive to be DECENCY HUMILITY EXCELLENCE STRENGTH KINDNESS AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING STAN THE MAN
I'm only a Costas interview fan. But watched this twice. He really has you yourself in tears when he gets extra real. And it was great to hear the ALL STAR game story about decency and acceptance. It's all the world asks of any of us..
Pujols would be the first to agree with you The PRIVILEGE of being a Cardinals fan is something I always treasure !!!! I never saw Stan play, I'm much too young But in 4th grade I did a report on a "famous Missourian" As a very young Cardinals fan I chose the "Greatest Cardinal of them all" - STAN THE MAN WOW!!!! Our collective love and admiration for "The Man" will be forever
I heard about this eulogy today at a Memorial Celebration for Marty J Capodice in Concord NH. It was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts, in part because it was Marty's second home and in part because it was big enough for all the people who came. One of Marty's personal heroes was Stan Musial. Marty's wife Arnie saw this eulogy and Costas' comment that Hank Aaron(?) said he didn't just like Stan Musial, he wanted to be like Stan Musial. That caught Arnie's attention because she had heard the same thing from several of their friends. Marty was an amazing person, he chose the right role model. RIP to both.
Dad's favorite player Musial...... Dad's favorite team.........Cardinals. October 1968 was a high point and low point for his Cardinals. Going to the World Series (High) Losing the World Series (Low).
I met BC about 25 years ago, he was so nice 2 me. This is the best eulogy of all time. I want him 2 speak at my funeral, but that would last about 30 seconds, LOL 😆.
Have heard Musila say that if he had had free agency he would have left, too, Instant millionaire. But then he would not be the only ball player to be loved by an entire big city. Notice how Cardinal Dolan hung on every word. Me. too.
Young Bobby Costas has now joined his idols, Stan the Man and The Mick in Cooperstown. Well done my old friend. I first heard you doing the Spirits of St. Louis games in the 70s, and on the late great Jack Carney show on KMOX in STL. I knew then that if you kept your nose clean and worked hard, you'd achieve greatness in your chosen profession, and you did both. Here's a clip of your early work from 1975. ua-cam.com/video/lyx0G80dZHc/v-deo.html
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The Mantle/Musial part of this speech is probably the most beautiful oratory about baseball that's been told. Every fan of baseball should watch this speech and learn something from Stan.
Stan and Mickey had same commons. Their dads worked in coal mines (Musial in PA and Mantle in Okla) I believe Mickey listened ball game on radio, and fond of Stan. Later Mickey got signed with Yankees and Mickey got #6 uniform ( Musial wore#6 too) and bit later he had problem not hitting and sent him to Kansas City Blues. His parents drove up to see Mickey playing.. he told them he thought to quit baseball (I read in google)Dad said if Mickey quit, then Dad would pull him to work in coal mine as hit Mickey’s thought (I imagine he said oh no) then he started to pick to hit and was recalled back to Yankees and unfortunately, he got #7 uniform and that was how his history was made.
@@richardmiller3919 Mantle got #6 with the Yankees at first because he was expected to automatically be the next in the line of Yankee greats with Ruth being #3, Gehrig #4 and DiMaggio #5 and now Mickey was expected to be the next one before he even did anything in the majors. You would imagine that would put a lot of pressure on a rookie.
PERFECTLY STATED
I ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE
CRYING again as bob is tearing up
SO DAMN TOUCHING
SO DAMN "sobering" (no pun intended, really)
Bob, truly your humble style describes best this amazing man.
Still might be the greatest eulogy I’ve ever heard.
@@leftfieldelvis quite possibly! Thank you and God bless
Watching this for about the 500th time
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"Take a look fans, take a good long look. Remember the swing and the stance. We won't see his like again." Rest in Peace Stan the Man.
Mr. Costas is a flawless speaker. I can listen to him brushing his teeth.
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I attended a special Olympic event with my daughter at the Yale Bowl in 1995. The crowd was noisy and not settling down to hear the start of the ceremony. Arnold tried but no go, Then Costos took over and within moments and the audience was attentive. One of the best of all broadcasters. This is a deeply moving eulogy, Since I was a fan of Stan beginning at age 11 and to the end of his career. It brings tears. Wonderful to know that a childhood hero was as wonderful as that young boy imagined him to be from all that was said about him in the press.
@@johnschuh8616 Thank you for your comment. It's own thoughtfulness invited me to watch this video once again. I had forgotten how good it was. Much appreciated.
Its more than 4 years later and ive got tears streaming down my face.
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and Im an Aussie that has spent a total of 3 days of my life in St Louis. But ive loved the Cards since 1982 and of course all the history of which 50% is Stan.
This has to be, by far, the most emotional that Costas has been in public.
Stan, Yadi, Albert, Gibby, Brock, and Waino are the true legends that make St. Louis the best baseball city in the world.
AMEN
Awesome eulogy! Bob Costas really is an excellent speaker. Stan Musial.is to the Cardinals and St. Louis what Al Kaline was to the Tigers and Detroit.
AMEN
Well done Mr. Costas. Very well done.
There are a few videos that bring an instant river of tears. This is one of them. The perfect eulogy for the perfect man. I've watched this video dozens of times in the last three years. All I have to do is think about it and I start loosing it.
This and Luckiest man on the face of the Earth speech.
Bob was about to cry a few times because the WONDERFULLY DECENT , GREAT STAN THE MAN's LIFE STORY WAS SO MOVING
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Ive watched this several times but it never gets old.
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Epic speech - loved all the stories, especially the "deal me in" one.
My goodness, I haven't cried that much since my dad died. That was a marvelous tribute by a remarkable sports broadcaster for one of my childhood idols. Just heart wrenching.
Beautiful eulogy! Love the Mantle part's, and the All Star Game reference. God bless Stan Musial. THE MAN!
@@georgeknopp3164 amen 🙏
Stan is, has always been, and will always be MY MAN. I was born in 71, i never saw him play, but my father instilled in me a proper respect for the game and history of baseball
In 4th grade i had to do a report on a famous Missourian, i chose Stan Musial and it forever changed me, a one sided love affair started
Hes the most underrated , criminally so, ball player of all time, maybe even most underrated sports player of all time
But if i could sum up Stans life i couldnt come close to doing as well as Costas
I dont just "tear up" , TEARS STREEEEEAM down my face during this amazing eulogy, one of the most beautiful speeches ive ever hearr
Thanks bob
Thanks whoever posted this
And above all thanks to Stan for being the incredible "thoroughly decent " person you were
Stan the Man forever
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This is why Cardinal Nation and the city of St. Louis is the best. What other city has all of its sports connected to each other in some way and the most passionate fans? Just why I love being a St. Louisan!
Bob is just such a solid, observing, decent man.
Yes, I agree.
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Phenomenal. I could listen to Costas speak and tell stories all day and all night long.
Amen to that
Stan truly was “The man”.
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"meet you at the musial statue"
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Crying in my break room at work
Glad no one else is in here with me
But I would proudly ,if asked, say "I'm crying over one of the best speeches I've ever heard, the best eulogy I've ever heard to one of the best men ever- STAN THE MAN"
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Stan The Man retired 34 years before i was born, but as a kid growing up and playing baseball in Missouri he was my childhood hero right up there with Albert Pujols and Adam Wainwright. I sent him a letter when i was 10 or 11 to tell him how great i thought he was and he sent me a signed picture. He must have been 90 years old at that point… what a great guy. He makes me proud to be a Cardinals fan.
GOD BLESS YOU!!
One of the greatest and heartfelt eulogies I've ever heard.
Beautifully done Bob ! ❤ Thank you. Stan was a great man and deserved the best.
haha yes!
Aftr listing to all of "Stan the Man" tributes I've learned more about my dad. The son of an imigrant Pa. coal miner who whose hero was Stan. I now know how one great man became who he was, because he mst have tried to be like his hero.Thank you for your video!
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I know that Bob Costas said that ultimately if he were alive, the eulogy would be Jack Buck' to present, but there is no way it could possibly be better than Bob's. As good, maybe, but in a different kind of way. Bob is SUCH a wordsmith! As I told some friends, I want him to do the eulogy for my funeral because he would make my semi-average life WAY more interesting.
Impecable is the only word...
YES I AGREE!
God bless
this always makes me tear up, a great speech
We moved to St. Louis in 1961. I was a baseball fanatic. My memories are of the unique Stan stance at the plate and a home run to right. That summer I got to play in a Khoury League all star game on a kid sized diamond in right field. What a thrill to step on the same turf trod by over twenty years by my idol.
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I enjoyed watching Stan Play when he came to Cincinnati, but I didn't enjoy watching him sometime single handedly beat the Reds. I remember him hitting the ball out of the park,and as he rounded the bases, my dad said to me, you are watching one of the greatest of all time. Yea Dad, you were so right, and all so one of the greatest human beings.
GOD bless you Stan, as a boy in the early 50's I listened to Harry call a homer by you at the original Busch Stadium. You will always be the favorite son of St. Louis.
Amen
Bob Costas is a great eulogist . Still love his announcing of wtbs playoffs.
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How do you summarize Bob Costas accept to say he is great and has been for decades. The fact that Stan Musial wanted Bob to speak at his memorial says so much.
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I don't know if it's polite to applaud after a eulogy, but I just did.
haha yeah it was gooood
Stan Musial was a legend, and still to this day:bigger than the gane and coverage from the news media he truly deserved as the complete player. No drama Stan.
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Deal me in......i almost lost it there.... i love Stan Musial..
I wasn't old enough to have seen him play - only 1 when he retired. But later, as a young fan of the game, I had a huge book of statistics covering back into the 19th century that I frequently poured over. Numerous times I would look at Musial's career stat line and pause in awe, feeling my mouth agape, each time as if for the first time. Thanks for posting this, and thanks to Bob Costas, who is a true legend in my mind and to my ears, for fleshing out my deep admiration, and now deeper feeling.
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Ditto
Love the connection of Ty Cobb to Stan to Bob Costas. I love baseball
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The part when bob talks about "the moment" he almost broke down during the mantle eulogy........
WOW WOW WOW
SOOOOOO STAN!!!!
THE EPITOME OF EVERYTHING we as people should strive to be
DECENCY
HUMILITY
EXCELLENCE
STRENGTH
KINDNESS
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING
STAN THE MAN
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Just hearing this Eulogy makes me want to be a better person.
“Here stands baseball’s perfect warrior. Here stands baseballs perfect knight” wow that got me.
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My god this is such a wonderful speech. I love being a Cardinal fan.
Amen
I'm only a Costas interview fan. But watched this twice. He really has you yourself in tears when he gets extra real. And it was great to hear the ALL STAR game story about decency and acceptance. It's all the world asks of any of us..
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Stan Musial was such an amazing player. I got to meet him at a card show in Seattle at a hotel about 1991/1992
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The sheer decency of The Man.
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The Greatest Cardinal ever. No slight on Pujols who loved ''The Man".
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Pujols could not hold a candle to Musial. For one , Musial didn't rely on steroids for his record.
Pujols would be the first to agree with you
The PRIVILEGE of being a Cardinals fan is something I always treasure !!!!
I never saw Stan play, I'm much too young
But in 4th grade I did a report on a "famous Missourian"
As a very young Cardinals fan I chose the "Greatest Cardinal of them all" - STAN THE MAN
WOW!!!!
Our collective love and admiration for "The Man" will be forever
. . . . beautifully prepared, beautifully spoken
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I heard about this eulogy today at a Memorial Celebration for Marty J Capodice in Concord NH. It was held at the Capitol Center for the Arts, in part because it was Marty's second home and in part because it was big enough for all the people who came.
One of Marty's personal heroes was Stan Musial. Marty's wife Arnie saw this eulogy and Costas' comment that Hank Aaron(?) said he didn't just like Stan Musial, he wanted to be like Stan Musial. That caught Arnie's attention because she had heard the same thing from several of their friends.
Marty was an amazing person, he chose the right role model. RIP to both.
One very decent man. A rarity today.
john dates amen
Well said bob.
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Awesome speech bob
Wow !!!! Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
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That was really nice, I wish I could have seen him play.
YES. me too!
He was the greatest! RIP
Wow. Just...wow.
i dare any man. any baseball following growing up and playing man. to not tear up during any of this. you cant do it!!
Amen, I agree.
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Again, how does anyone dislike this?
So beautiful.
Ask an asswipe like Robert Lipsyte.
Sooo Touching glad I saw thiis I couldnt get it here on Sat!!!!!
Dad's favorite player Musial...... Dad's favorite team.........Cardinals.
October 1968 was a high point and low point for his Cardinals. Going to the World Series (High) Losing the World Series (Low).
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"And in that moment..." gets me every time
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Amazing
Honored to have been named after The Man.
you're right. simply brilliant! thanks so much. God bless!
To correct your description, Stan Musial is the greatest Cardinal.
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Wow that was amazing
thanks! yes this speech is a masterpiece =)
Stan "The Man" Musial #6...A Great Baseball Player...An Even Greater Human Being.
3630 hits 1815 at home 1815 on the road
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All Hail Stan Musial.
How good was he? The Brooklyn fans are the ones who have him his nickname,he used to torch the Dodgers in Ebbets
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I LOVE AND MISS YOU, STAN! GO CARDS!
I met BC about 25 years ago, he was so nice 2 me. This is the best eulogy of all time. I want him 2 speak at my funeral, but that would last about 30 seconds, LOL 😆.
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I'm watching this in 2022 while baseball has canceled the first 2 weeks of this season due to money talks. I miss baseball when it was played for fun.
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Amazing.
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Stan the man Musial. Because he was a real man
GOD BLESS
STAN WAS A GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER BUT A GREATER HUMANITARIAN. A GREAT MAN SPOKEN OF BY ANOTHER GREAT MAN
Musial is the perfect player on and off the Field
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Wow, that was amazing.
so powerful.
Check out costas talk abiut vin scully. Brilliant speech.
i do not know... thought it might have been Pujols but we couldn't keep him around
Have heard Musila say that if he had had free agency he would have left, too, Instant millionaire. But then he would not be the only ball player to be loved by an entire big city. Notice how Cardinal Dolan hung on every word. Me. too.
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STAN THE MAN MUSIAL !!
GOD BLESS
my kid number is 6 like stan the man
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
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I saw Stan Musial’s farewell appearance in Houston. I believe it was 1963.
Yes! Good man. good ball player
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i dont always agree with bob but man this touched me
some good stuff here, buddebooboo
Costas is a smart guy and good speaker. He'd have made a good lawyer too...
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY HIS HUMANITY
Young Bobby Costas has now joined his idols, Stan the Man and The Mick in Cooperstown.
Well done my old friend. I first heard you doing the Spirits of St. Louis games in the 70s, and on the late great Jack Carney show on KMOX in STL. I knew then that if you kept your nose clean and worked hard, you'd achieve greatness in your chosen profession, and you did both. Here's a clip of your early work from 1975.
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Does anyone know where can I find the text of this eulogy?
Deal me in . We are just people.SFF
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its true im telling you its true i am releted to musial he's my cousin but never met him before
cool!
yep
Really i hear alot of stuff on legendary stan Musial ,only way to pitch to him wss to walk him
me too =)
the 15 dislikes on this video are cub fans.
Ha ha
Did Stan Musial own a brothel in Saskatchewan?