Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn dies

Loved Tony Gwynn. Great player and great person. Sad to see such a good guy go so soon.
 
imported_ankle23 said:
a great player who did it right. no defensive shifts on this guy. sport is seriously lacking 'tony gwynns' today.
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The guy woulda hit .300 with 15 fielders defending him. The guy seemed to use his bat like a tennis racket to just put the ball where he wanted to. He coulda hit for power too if he wanted to and had a bunch of gold gloves and stolen bases. I heard he only had one 3 strikeout game in his entire career. Guys today do that twice a week. And he never struckout more then 40 times in any season... Insane stats. If you were to pick a starting 9 of all time great baseball players it'd be tough to keep him off.
 
Hawkfnntn said:
The guy woulda hit .300 with 15 fielders defending him. The guy seemed to use his bat like a tennis racket to just put the ball where he wanted to. He coulda hit for power too if he wanted to and had a bunch of gold gloves and stolen bases. I heard he only had one 3 strikeout game in his entire career. Guys today do that twice a week. And he never struckout more then 40 times in any season... Insane stats. If you were to pick a starting 9 of all time great baseball players it'd be tough to keep him off.
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i just read that he faced Greg Maddux more than any other pitcher - 107 appearances - and didn't strike out one time with a batting average of .415.

The only pitcher to strike him out 3 times in one game was the pitcher that just recently passed away - Bob Welch.

when he was 37 years old he hit .372 (8th career batting title), hit 17 hrs (his best ever hr season), 220 hits and 119 rbi.

his deal, maybe his greatest attribute - was he genuinely loved the game (still coaching when undergoing cancer treatments), he loved the fans, and he had a great attitude - always smiling. really loved his craft - something to takeaway from that for everyone.
 
imported_ankle23 said:
i just read that he faced Greg Maddux more than any other pitcher - 107 appearances - and didn't strike out one time with a batting average of .415.

The only pitcher to strike him out 3 times in one game was the pitcher that just recently passed away - Bob Welch.

when he was 37 years old he hit .372 (8th career batting title), hit 17 hrs (his best ever hr season), 220 hits and 119 rbi.

his deal, maybe his greatest attribute - was he genuinely loved the game (still coaching when undergoing cancer treatments), he loved the fans, and he had a great attitude - always smiling. really loved his craft - something to takeaway from that for everyone.
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How frustrating for Maddux that must have been..... I mean seriously that's video game numbers against a hall of famer. Maddux pitched to contact a lot and really wasn't a strikeout pitcher but that's still ridiculous. The older Gwynn and Kirby Puckett are two guys that you'll never see in todays game. A couple of guys who if you saw them in person on the street you wouldn't think they were professional athletes of any kind. But both of them could run field and hit. Puckett was my favorite player as a lifelong Twins fan. But Gwynn was impossible to not like.
 
Tony Gwynn had the best swing I've ever seen....that guy could read any pitch ever thrown....I agree w/other posters that there needs to be more Gwynn's in baseball...probably will never see that again...
 
I vaguely remember 4 or 5 years ago Tony Gwynn being diagnosis with cancer. i thought it was caught early enough that he would beat it. Apparently it was pretty bad toward the end. lost the sight in one eye and could barely see out the other, partially could use just one side of his mouth. the thing I remember most about Tony Gwynn is that he was one of the first to embrace modern technology. he was one of the first to study tape of himself this was back in the 80's.

even though that '84 Padre team broke my heart, you just couldn't hate on Gwynn, Steve Garvey maybe, but not tony Gwynn.:)
 
OMG, another Cub fan?.....man, I literally threw up when they lost that series.....another sad day in my life....(and every day since).....:D
 
NEIChawk said:
OMG, another Cub fan?.....man, I literally threw up when they lost that series.....another sad day in my life....(and every day since).....:D
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They did not have enough to beat the Tigers that year anyway......might have been a blessing in disguise.
 
Tigers were crazy good that year, no doubt about it at all.....you're probably right...Oh well, the life of a Cub fan....the saga continues
 
i heard a story told that during the '98 world series - taking batting practice at yankee stadium - he complained about not being able to see the ball the way he used to - his vision not as good as it used to be - he was 38 at this point - someone asked about his eyesight - was it no longer 20/20 - he complained that it has slipped to 20/15 - one of the reasons he hit so well was his ability to see the ball. at 38 and having 20/15 vision - and it was slipping from what it once was....
 
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