... to St. Louis following a game. Ordinarily, this would have been about a fourandahalfhour trip. When they got on the plane, Walt "Moose" Moryn, a big outfielder told catcher Tim McCarver that he didn't "feel very comfortable" about the trip because Stan Musial wasn't on the plane with them. Musial had an appointment in New York and couldn't make the trip. About a quarter of the way to St. Louis, one of the props on the plane suddenly stopped working properly. The plane had to turn around and go back to ...
... Joe Garagiola. Garagiola is a great story-teller. He tells a story about baseball legend Stan Musial. Musial came to the plate in a critical game. The opposing pitcher in the game was young and nervous. Garagiola was catching, and ... want to throw?” “Nothing,” was the pitcher’s reply. “I just want to hold on to the ball as long as I can.” Well, who can blame him? Musial was a legendary hitter. And that’s the way many of us are living. Holding on as long as we can to our grudges, holding on to our resentments ...
... When we practice and actively participate in the The Ministry of Do WOP then we DO THE WORK OF THE PRINCE. We serve Jesus. And we bring Him glory. And that is Kingdom Work. Joe Garagiola tells the story of catching a young pitcher one day when Stan Musial came to the plate. Garagiola signaled for a fast ball, and the young pitcher shook it off. Garagiola signaled for a curve, but again the pitcher shook it off. Garagiola called for a slider, and the pitcher shook it off. Having gone through all the pitches ...
... of their faith. No consensus appears to have been reached. Perhaps we, who live so many years after the event, can profit from the "wisdom" of Yogi Berra. Before an all-star game in the 1960s, the American League strategists were debating how to pitch to Stan "the Man" Musial, the great National League hitter. Should you pitch to him high and inside or low and away? Could you sneak a hard fast one by him or fool him with a big slow curve? Yogi Berra, who was to be the catcher, listened for awhile then ...
... the staff of a shepherd or even of Moses as he lead the children of Israel through the wilderness and helped part the waters so they could flee from the armies of Egypt. With that stick you could be Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Stan "the man" Musial all rolled into one. It would be the ninth inning, of the 7th game of the World series. Your team was down by three. The bases were loaded. You were facing the best pitcher the other team had. You were standing there with a full count on you ...
