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'''Stan "the Man" Musial''' was a professional baseball player who spent all of his career with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], playing in 24 All-Star games during his 22-year career.  He was one of the greatest hitters ever, rivaling Ted Williams and Babe Ruth.  Musial had an unusual batting style that resembled a corkscrew as he unwound to hit the ball.

'''Stan "the Man" Musial''' was a professional baseball player who spent all of his career with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], playing in 24 All-Star games during his 22-year career.  He was one of the greatest hitters ever, rivaling and even surpassing Ted Williams and Babe Ruth according to some analysts.  Musial had an unusual batting style that resembled a corkscrew as he unwound to hit the ball. He could hit to any field, and had better speed running the bases than Williams or Ruth had.  Musial had many extraordinary seasons.<ref>http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/stan-musial-s-career-through-the-years/article_0965847f-f3f8-593c-95bb-c698fad6c25e.html</ref>

He would supposedly gauge the speed of the ball thrown by the pitcher in its first 30 feet, and based on his memorization of the different speeds used by that pitcher Musial could predict whether the ball was a fastball, curve or slider.  Then he could estimate how the ball would move as it approached the plate.

He would supposedly gauge the speed of the ball thrown by the pitcher in its first 30 feet, and based on his memorization of the different speeds used by that pitcher Musial could predict whether the ball was a fastball, curve or slider.  Then he could estimate how the ball would move as it approached the plate.