Stanley Frank Musial, known fondly as "Stan the Man" to St. Louis Cardinals fans, has passed away. Musial died on Saturday at age 92 at his home just outside St. Louis, surrounded by his family. The Cardinals announced Musial's death via a press release after being notified by Musial's son-in-law.
Musial, who stayed with the Cardinals for his entire 22-year career, had so many batting records, they don't all fit on his Hall of Fame plaque. There are two statues of him outside Busch Stadium. Musial won seven National League batting crowns, was a three-time Mvp, and won three World Series trophies with his team.
"Stan will be remembered in baseball annals as one of the pillars of our game," Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson says in a statement. "The mold broke with Stan. There will never be another like him."
He is the second baseball Hall-of-Famer to pass away on Saturday.
Musial, who stayed with the Cardinals for his entire 22-year career, had so many batting records, they don't all fit on his Hall of Fame plaque. There are two statues of him outside Busch Stadium. Musial won seven National League batting crowns, was a three-time Mvp, and won three World Series trophies with his team.
"Stan will be remembered in baseball annals as one of the pillars of our game," Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson says in a statement. "The mold broke with Stan. There will never be another like him."
He is the second baseball Hall-of-Famer to pass away on Saturday.
- 1/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Beloved Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver has passed away at the age of 82, the Washington Post reports. He passed away at 2 a.m. January 19 while on vacation on a Orioles' fantasy cruise in the Caribbean Sea, according to the team.
Weaver had one of the top ten winning averages of any manager in the history of major league baseball. He managed the Orioles from 1968 through 1982, and then returned from 1985-1986. Weaver was known for his exuberance -- in fact, he was kicked out of 98 games for arguing with umpires. He regularly for kicked dirt on the umpires and turned the brim of his cap backwards when he argued with them so that he could get as close as possible to their faces without actually touching them. He was disciplined with four multiple-game suspensions.
Occasionally, Weaver also worked as a color commentator for ABC television broadcasts. He co-hosted the radio program...
Weaver had one of the top ten winning averages of any manager in the history of major league baseball. He managed the Orioles from 1968 through 1982, and then returned from 1985-1986. Weaver was known for his exuberance -- in fact, he was kicked out of 98 games for arguing with umpires. He regularly for kicked dirt on the umpires and turned the brim of his cap backwards when he argued with them so that he could get as close as possible to their faces without actually touching them. He was disciplined with four multiple-game suspensions.
Occasionally, Weaver also worked as a color commentator for ABC television broadcasts. He co-hosted the radio program...
- 1/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Earl Weaver, the Hall of Fame manager of the Baltimore Orioles, passed away early this morning of an apparent heart attack. He was 82. Weaver, according to reports, was aboard an Orioles fantasy cruise in the Caribbean when he collapsed in his room at around 2:00 Am. Doctors were unable to revive him. As manager of the O's from 1968-1986, Weaver won six division titles, four American League pennants, five 100-win and one World Series championship.
- 1/19/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It’s the Top Chef All-Stars Finale, “Fit For A King!!!” Well, Part 1 of the finale, and only one of the five remaining chefs is getting eliminated, and three of the best chefs have already been eliminated, so really it’s just a regular episode with more tropical B-Roll. Let’s welcome back Antonia, Mike, Carla, Tiffany, and Oh No It’S Richard’S Evil Goatee Spock Twin: Keep that guy away from the warp drive, I don’t trust him. If he’s regular Richard, though, I trust him with the warp drive more than anyone, living or Star Trek era. For the first Bahamas Quickfire, the chefs have to cook against the people who won their seasons (cool!), so let’s also welcome back Stephanie, Michael Voltaggio, Kevin, and…this dude? Yeah right, Hosea really won his Top Chef season – and Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture. I think...
- 3/10/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
It occurred to me while listening to a D.C. radio host meltdown over the Eagles beating the Redskins from pillar to post last week that there are few things I enjoy more than a good rant. The more unhinged, scatological, spittle-flecked and bug-eyed the better.
Nothing sparks a good rant like sports. Maybe politics, I imagine some of Rahm Emmanuel's tirades left scorch marks in his West Wing office, but politicians are generally smart enough to avoid losing all contact with humanity while standing in front of a microphone.
Fortunately, the sports world is not given to such decorum. In my continuing and often fruitless efforts to achieve zen, I have tried to become less passionate, or at least less unreasonable, about sports. In his younger days, your gentle author was given to not only screaming at the television, but occasionally shattering objects of furniture onto nearby walls. As I've gained more perspective,...
Nothing sparks a good rant like sports. Maybe politics, I imagine some of Rahm Emmanuel's tirades left scorch marks in his West Wing office, but politicians are generally smart enough to avoid losing all contact with humanity while standing in front of a microphone.
Fortunately, the sports world is not given to such decorum. In my continuing and often fruitless efforts to achieve zen, I have tried to become less passionate, or at least less unreasonable, about sports. In his younger days, your gentle author was given to not only screaming at the television, but occasionally shattering objects of furniture onto nearby walls. As I've gained more perspective,...
- 11/24/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
The following is a list of accredited, degree-granting acting programs at colleges and universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. It includes schools that grant either a degree in acting or a degree in another major that has an acting component or concentration. In general, B.A.and M.A.programs are more academic in nature (though they may offer a performance component or concentration),while Bfa and Mfa programs focus on training professional performers.An A.A.is a two-year junior-college degree.The list also includes nondegree acting programs that have a structured curriculum.THEATERUndergraduateALABAMAAuburn UniversityDepartment of Theater, 211 Telfair B. Peet Theatre, Auburn, Al, 36849-5422. Dan Larocque, chair, theatre@auburn.edu; http://media.cla.auburn.edu/theatre; (334) 844-4748; B.A. in theater, Bfa in musical theater, performance, design/tech, and management. Auburn University, MontgomeryDepartment of Communication and Dramatic Arts, P.O. Box 244023, Rm 223 Liberal Arts, Montgomery, Al,...
- 3/18/2010
- backstage.com
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