R.I.P. Tony Gwynn

Vince, Pt. II · 06-16-2014, 10:24 AM

Wow. Best hitter for average I've ever seen, and always a great, fun personality. So young

MrBug708 · 06-16-2014, 10:26 AM

So Young. RIP

DaddyTorgo · 06-16-2014, 10:26 AM

Oh wow.

kingfc22 · 06-16-2014, 10:32 AM

Damn. RIP

Always loved watching him hit growing up.

Chief Rum · 06-16-2014, 10:33 AM

What a great hitter, and he really seemed to be a great guy, just someone you could go have a beer with and he wouldn't big time you. A terrific ambassador for the game in his time, too. Way too young. RIP.

Scoobz0202 · 06-16-2014, 10:35 AM

Saw this article that was posted yesterday linked elsewhere.

The Gwynn men: A son's love, a father's fight | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

Buccaneer · 06-16-2014, 10:37 AM

My most favorite player all-time. RIP.

molson · 06-16-2014, 10:38 AM

It sounds like he's been through a lot health-wise. And this article doesn't even include the last 3 years.

Gwynn taking fight with cancer a day at a time | MLB.com: News

BYU 14 · 06-16-2014, 10:42 AM

Heartbreaking, one of the really good guys in sports. RIP

BillJasper · 06-16-2014, 10:45 AM

Lathum · 06-16-2014, 11:00 AM

AENeuman · 06-16-2014, 11:04 AM

Being my childhood local hero, I realized it was Gwynn that I compared and held all other players against. Sad when your point of reference passes away.

korme · 06-16-2014, 11:52 AM

Special hitter. He did all of his destructing lacing liners and gappers all over the field without any great power or speed. One of a kind.

Per Bleacher Report, faced Pedro 36 times, 0 K. Schilling 42 times, 2 k. Neat.

Vince, Pt. II · 06-16-2014, 11:57 AM

Hit .415 in over 100 ABs against Maddux lifetime.

cody8200 · 06-16-2014, 11:58 AM

Really sad to see this. I guess he chewed for 25 years or so - sigh.

Solecismic · 06-16-2014, 12:26 PM

Gwynn was baseball in the 1980s in many ways. One of the last heroes of the game.

dawgfan · 06-16-2014, 12:42 PM

Man, this one hits hard. Tony Gwynn was one of those rare sports figures that transcended team loyalties and was a universally likeable guy. RIP Tony, and Fuck Cancer.

chinaski · 06-16-2014, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawgfan

Man, this one hits hard. Tony Gwynn was one of those rare sports figures that transcended team loyalties and was a universally likeable guy. RIP Tony, and Fuck Cancer.

Well said, RIP.

Peregrine · 06-16-2014, 01:53 PM

Wow this really surprised me - great player and great guy. RIP.

digamma · 06-16-2014, 01:54 PM

As a friend of mine texted me:

"RIP Tony Gwynn. Amazing stats and the only black guy to naturally talked like a black guy imitating a white guy."

Seriously, RIP. By all accounts a wonderful man.

Buccaneer · 06-16-2014, 02:16 PM

It is heartening to see such universal praise for someone that I had loved and admired since 1979. I first met Tony on campus in 79 and followed his career since he was drafted and played for the Islanders. As my brother said, he was the one that we measured all other players against, both on-field and his sportsmanship and off-field with his role-model attitude and behavior.

PilotMan · 06-16-2014, 02:20 PM

I'll just echo the other statements. One of the best players of my generation and a great guy. Always was one of my favorites. RIP.

Subby · 06-16-2014, 02:28 PM

I don't know a lot about Tony Gwynn, but I bet he hated gangster rap!

Kidding. He was a great baseball player and by all accounts a great dude.

ColtCrazy · 06-16-2014, 02:49 PM

Not a baseball fan, but even I knew how great Gwynn was and how respected he was. Just a shame.

corbes · 06-16-2014, 03:53 PM

Loved watching him play the game

Ironhead · 06-16-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Hit .415 in over 100 ABs against Maddux lifetime.

Even more impressive is that Maddux never struck him out.

CU Tiger · 06-16-2014, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody8200

Really sad to see this. I guess he chewed for 25 years or so - sigh.

Ive read twice today (its on the net so it has to be true, right?)
That the specific type of cancer he had shows zero link to tobacco use.

RIP to the best pure contact hitter of our generation.

MizzouRah · 06-16-2014, 11:39 PM

RIP

sad day

tucker rocky · 06-17-2014, 07:23 AM

The "Angels in Heaven" needed another clutch hitter for the team.
Sad that an icon and hitting guru had to leave so soon.

R.I.P "Mr. Padre"

Antmeister · 06-17-2014, 07:32 AM

Damn.....knew this day was coming but not this soon. Since I still listen to sport radio podcasts from San Diego, there was talk for a while that he was not looking too well. One of my favorite players on the Padres. Ultimate team player and overall humble guy. Now he will be on the other side with Jerry Coleman calling his plays again.

It sucks that he lost in the World Series against those damn Yankees even while belting one of those rare homeruns. One of my many favorite memories of Gyynn.

panerd · 06-17-2014, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Ive read twice today (its on the net so it has to be true, right?)
That the specific type of cancer he had shows zero link to tobacco use.

RIP to the best pure contact hitter of our generation.

Pretty sure the cancer was directly linked to chewing tobacco, including from quotes from Gwynn himself. Don't get me wrong I wish cancer on nobody. My brother got a "lifestyle caused" cancer and it didn't make it any less painful and trying in every way that my dad's "non-lifestyle" cancer did.

cartman · 06-17-2014, 09:35 AM

Yeah, salivary gland cancer is one of those rare ones that they haven't found a whole lot about. The researchers do believe that it is caused by environmental factors more than by genetic predisposition.

One of the all-time greats. I remember as a kid looking at his stats on his baseball cards, and thinking they had to be mistakes.

VPI97 · 06-18-2014, 06:57 AM

I wasn't a Padres fan growing up, but regardless, I idolized Tony Gwynn. Very sad to see him pass, but it's been nice to see all the stories popping up about him the past few days. Here are a couple...

I Was Tony Gwynn's Batboy

Keith Olbermann Tearfully Remembers Tony Gwynn

PilotMan · 06-20-2014, 10:51 AM

Did Chewing Tobacco Kill Tony Gwynn?

PadresFan104 · 06-20-2014, 12:52 PM

Tony's passion for the game and his genuine love of the fans and the community won me over when I moved to San Diego in 1990. He will be my favorite baseball player forever. Here's a short piece I was moved to write about Tony over on LinkedIn yesterday.

B & B · 06-20-2014, 10:30 PM

Tony Gwynn is the best pure hitter Ive ever seen in my lifetime.

That said, Im not old enough to have seen Ted Williams at the plate, but I have met the man.

I was a 10 year old kid paying 20 bucks to get his autograph at a card show. The only card of his I could afford was a Senators Manager card from the late 60s. Stood in line for almost an hour to get 20 seconds up there.

He was a dick.

RIP TONY

06-16-2014, 10:32 AM	#4
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Damn. RIP Always loved watching him hit growing up. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-16-2014, 10:33 AM	#5
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	What a great hitter, and he really seemed to be a great guy, just someone you could go have a beer with and he wouldn't big time you. A terrific ambassador for the game in his time, too. Way too young. RIP. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

06-16-2014, 10:45 AM	#10
BillJasper Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Northern Kentucky	RIP. __________________ The Confederacy lost, it is time to dismantle it.

06-16-2014, 11:00 AM	#11
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	ugh.

06-16-2014, 02:20 PM	#22
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I'll just echo the other statements. One of the best players of my generation and a great guy. Always was one of my favorites. RIP. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

06-16-2014, 10:26 AM	#2
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	So Young. RIP

06-16-2014, 10:26 AM	#3
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Oh wow.

06-16-2014, 10:35 AM	#6
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Saw this article that was posted yesterday linked elsewhere. The Gwynn men: A son's love, a father's fight \| Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

06-16-2014, 10:37 AM	#7
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	My most favorite player all-time. RIP.

06-16-2014, 10:38 AM	#8
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	It sounds like he's been through a lot health-wise. And this article doesn't even include the last 3 years. Gwynn taking fight with cancer a day at a time \| MLB.com: News

06-16-2014, 10:42 AM	#9
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Heartbreaking, one of the really good guys in sports. RIP

06-16-2014, 11:04 AM	#12
AENeuman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: SF	Being my childhood local hero, I realized it was Gwynn that I compared and held all other players against. Sad when your point of reference passes away.

06-16-2014, 11:52 AM	#13
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Special hitter. He did all of his destructing lacing liners and gappers all over the field without any great power or speed. One of a kind. Per Bleacher Report, faced Pedro 36 times, 0 K. Schilling 42 times, 2 k. Neat.

06-16-2014, 11:57 AM	#14
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Hit .415 in over 100 ABs against Maddux lifetime.

06-16-2014, 11:58 AM	#15
cody8200 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2000	Really sad to see this. I guess he chewed for 25 years or so - sigh.

06-16-2014, 12:26 PM	#16
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	Gwynn was baseball in the 1980s in many ways. One of the last heroes of the game.

06-16-2014, 12:42 PM	#17
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	Man, this one hits hard. Tony Gwynn was one of those rare sports figures that transcended team loyalties and was a universally likeable guy. RIP Tony, and Fuck Cancer.

06-16-2014, 01:53 PM	#19
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Wow this really surprised me - great player and great guy. RIP.

06-16-2014, 01:54 PM	#20
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	As a friend of mine texted me: "RIP Tony Gwynn. Amazing stats and the only black guy to naturally talked like a black guy imitating a white guy." Seriously, RIP. By all accounts a wonderful man.

06-16-2014, 02:16 PM	#21
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	It is heartening to see such universal praise for someone that I had loved and admired since 1979. I first met Tony on campus in 79 and followed his career since he was drafted and played for the Islanders. As my brother said, he was the one that we measured all other players against, both on-field and his sportsmanship and off-field with his role-model attitude and behavior.

06-16-2014, 02:28 PM	#23
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	I don't know a lot about Tony Gwynn, but I bet he hated gangster rap! Kidding. He was a great baseball player and by all accounts a great dude. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com Last edited by Subby : 06-16-2014 at 02:29 PM.

06-16-2014, 02:49 PM	#24
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Not a baseball fan, but even I knew how great Gwynn was and how respected he was. Just a shame. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

06-16-2014, 03:53 PM	#25
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	Loved watching him play the game

06-16-2014, 11:39 PM	#28
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	RIP sad day

06-17-2014, 07:23 AM	#29
tucker rocky Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Of no particular interest	The "Angels in Heaven" needed another clutch hitter for the team. Sad that an icon and hitting guru had to leave so soon. R.I.P "Mr. Padre"

06-17-2014, 07:32 AM	#30
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Damn.....knew this day was coming but not this soon. Since I still listen to sport radio podcasts from San Diego, there was talk for a while that he was not looking too well. One of my favorite players on the Padres. Ultimate team player and overall humble guy. Now he will be on the other side with Jerry Coleman calling his plays again. It sucks that he lost in the World Series against those damn Yankees even while belting one of those rare homeruns. One of my many favorite memories of Gyynn. __________________ "I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew

06-17-2014, 09:35 AM	#32
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Yeah, salivary gland cancer is one of those rare ones that they haven't found a whole lot about. The researchers do believe that it is caused by environmental factors more than by genetic predisposition. One of the all-time greats. I remember as a kid looking at his stats on his baseball cards, and thinking they had to be mistakes. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-18-2014, 06:57 AM	#33
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	I wasn't a Padres fan growing up, but regardless, I idolized Tony Gwynn. Very sad to see him pass, but it's been nice to see all the stories popping up about him the past few days. Here are a couple... I Was Tony Gwynn's Batboy Keith Olbermann Tearfully Remembers Tony Gwynn __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

06-20-2014, 10:51 AM	#34
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Did Chewing Tobacco Kill Tony Gwynn? __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

06-20-2014, 12:52 PM	#35
PadresFan104 High School Varsity Join Date: May 2006	Tony's passion for the game and his genuine love of the fans and the community won me over when I moved to San Diego in 1990. He will be my favorite baseball player forever. Here's a short piece I was moved to write about Tony over on LinkedIn yesterday. __________________ Hands-On Games YouTube Channel Hands-On Games Facebook Page

06-20-2014, 10:30 PM	#36
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	Tony Gwynn is the best pure hitter Ive ever seen in my lifetime. That said, Im not old enough to have seen Ted Williams at the plate, but I have met the man. I was a 10 year old kid paying 20 bucks to get his autograph at a card show. The only card of his I could afford was a Senators Manager card from the late 60s. Stood in line for almost an hour to get 20 seconds up there. He was a dick. RIP TONY __________________ I think that Rosen will be the best QB in the class. -albionmoonlight Last edited by B & B : 06-20-2014 at 10:30 PM.

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