GoSkins0721 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Sad. Way too young. RIP Mr. Gwynn. "Tony Gwynn, who banged out 3,141 hits during a Hall of Fame career spanning 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres has died, it was announced Monday.The lefty-swinging Gwynn had a career .338 batting average, won eight National League batting titles, and played in the franchise's only two World Series. He had been signed to a one-year contract extension as the baseball coach at San Diego State on June 11. He had been on medical leave since late March while recovering from cancer treatment. He took over the program at his alma mater after the 2002 season." http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Paul Pabst @PaulPabst Tony Gwynn struck out just 434 times in 20 seasons. Averaged 22 k's a year. that doesn't seem humanly possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Wow... That us sad. Probably the best hitter of his generation. I was a Red Sox fan, so always favored Boggs. But Gwynn was clearly better. Always seemed to be smiling. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I really need to stop dipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Grew up playing Triple Play Baseball '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Far too young. RIP to one of the all-time greats and one of the most unique athletes we've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Wow....I had a rookie baseball card of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Dang.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I really need to stop dipping. Was that the cause of his cheek cancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Wow, sad news. Mr. Base hit, one of my favorite players as a kid. "Just put it in play." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 He was an ambassador of the game. Nothing but class; and obtw he had a phenomenal swing. His body agility was amazing for a guy built like a linebacker. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 That '84 Padre team seems bizarrely cursed. Lots of early deaths and misfortune in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 god damn ****ing cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 RIP to a great player and person. I'm stunned to see this today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 too bad. Seemed like a truly good person, and a great baseball player. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 RIP. He was only 54 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One of the best hitters ever. I'm a Padres fan, grew up watching them with my grandpa and uncle in San Diego. RIP to a great person and baseball player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 RIP Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Was that the cause of his cheek cancer? That's what I heard on the news, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty.89x Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Tony Gwynn was so vastly underrated. You could easily argue he is the best hitter in baseball history. Sad that he died at such a young age. Even sadder that it's something he couldn't prevented. I'll never understand why anyone would touch a tobacco product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Paint Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Sad that he died at such a young age. Even sadder that it's something he couldn't prevented. I'll never understand why anyone would touch a tobacco product. For the older crowd, like senior citizen age, tobacco products used to be glorified in the media when they were growing up. All the cool actors and such smoked, so it was kind of the tough, cool thing to do and the horrible side effects weren't really known then like they are today. For the younger crowd, they would have to be morons to even consider starting a tobacco habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Some of the stats they're throwing out are just amazing. A couple favorites so far: Only struckout 3x in a game once. Most strikeouts in a season was only 40, in 1988. In 107 plate appearances vs Greg Maddux, Maddux never struck him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty.89x Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 For the older crowd, like senior citizen age, tobacco products used to be glorified in the media when they were growing up. All the cool actors and such smoked, so it was kind of the tough, cool thing to do and the horrible side effects weren't really known then like they are today. For the younger crowd, they would have to be morons to even consider starting a tobacco habit. Even still... The tobacco that your grandpa smoked/chewed for 80+ years wasn't nearly as harmful. That stuff was just tobacco. The crap they sell today is 99% chemicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Some of the stats they're throwing out are just amazing. A couple favorites so far: Only struckout 3x in a game once. Most strikeouts in a season was only 40, in 1988. In 107 plate appearances vs Greg Maddux, Maddux never struck him out. Just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Some of the stats they're throwing out are just amazing. A couple favorites so far: Only struckout 3x in a game once. Most strikeouts in a season was only 40, in 1988. In 107 plate appearances vs Greg Maddux, Maddux never struck him out. He hit over .400 against Maddux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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