I found this book to be a boring biography. Musial had an incredible playing career that is practically glossed over. There really should have been some gameday drama at least.Really unfortunate biography in how poorly it covers Musial the player and the person. For an author who, like Bud Selig,...
An extra star for Vecsey's honorable intentions: paying due tribute to an underrated superstar. There is no doubt that Musial was one of the all-time greats -- as a player and especially as a human being. Unfortunately, being an all-around good guy does not make for compelling reading. (I am awar...
“Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.”–Lee Eisenberg, author of The NumberIn Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a ro...
When Sher arrived in mid-December, Musial apologized for having no time because his father was dying inside the house. “Every time my dad is with me he gets sick,” Musial said, as if somehow he were more to blame than the toxic air of Donora. Sher later described the sadness in the house, how Luk...
Louis Cardinals made a barnstorming trip to Japan on the golden anniversary of the first visit by two major league squads. Among the Cardinals' entourage was Stan Musial, about to turn thirty-eight, old by baseball standards, but still exhibiting his characteristic smile and convoluted batting st...
