RIP Tony Gwynn

[planomateo]

He was a hell of a guy, thoughts are with his family.

 

[bama alum]

When I used to keep up with baseball players and their cards, I was a big Tony Gwynn fan. He was everything a baseball player should be. Great swing with a great attitude! Big loss!

No more than 40 strikeouts a year for him. Wow!

Hate to be a Debbie Downer here, but I hope a lot of kids see exactly what dip can do to people.

 

[PhillyGirl]

So sad to hear about Mr. Padre. Junior, who plays with the Phillies, was just placed on the bereavement list.

He was a great contact hitter. The way he could drive in runs was amazing. Especially with solid hand eye coordination, and he didn't lose his bat speed much.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

One of my top 3 all-time favorite players, and without a doubt the best hitter of my generation. I was lucky enough to see him play more than once, including once in Mobile during a late spring training, regular season tune-up game against their AA team. The most memorable MLB game I've ever been to though, was August 4, 1999... the Cardinals beat the Padres 7-6 in part thanks to a McGwire HR, but Gwynn (3 for 4) had the most memorable HR of the night with a grand slam to right. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN199908040.shtml

The very next night, McGwire hit #500, and the day after that, Gwynn got his 3,000th hit in Montreal.

Seems just like yesterday he was helping Ted Williams thrown out the first itch at the All-Star game in Boston...

RIP, Mr. Padre...

 

[planomateo]