OT: Sad National League News

Jun 16, 2014

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died

I never appreciated how awesome he was until later in his career.

IIRC he used to play wiffle ball in the off season to help keep his hand eye coordination.

 

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brett05 said:

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died

I never appreciated how awesome he was until later in his career.

IIRC he used to play wiffle ball in the off season to help keep his hand eye coordination.

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Sad day, one of the best hitters I have ever seen. May he RIP.

 

Jun 16, 2014

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Very sad news. My condolences go out to his family. Big loss to the baseball community and community in general. RIP, Tony.

 

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I remember reading about how Tony Gwynn served as a father figure for Prince Fielder as he was coming up through the Brewers system with Tony Gwynn Jr. Yes he was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but he seemed like a wonderful person as well. Truly sad BASEBALL news.

 

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dabynsky said:

I remember reading about how Tony Gwynn served as a father figure for Prince Fielder as he was coming up through the Brewers system with Tony Gwynn Jr. Yes he was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but he seemed like a wonderful person as well. Truly sad BASEBALL news.

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Everything I have ever read about him said how great of a person he was in life. He is also the type of hitter we may never see again. Didnt worry about long balls. Made insane adjustments. Hit it wherever the defense was not at. Used a short bat and the moment with him and Ted Williams at the all star game in Boston was amazing.

 

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First thing I seen when I clicked ESPN today. Blew my mind because I don't even remember hearing he had cancer... But sad day in baseball nonetheless, RIP Mr. Padre.

 

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He retired before my time. His stats though are absolutely unreal. Definitely one of the best hitters ever

 

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Had the pleasure of attending San Diego State when he was there. As several stories alluded to he was really there to play basketball (I believe he may still be the school’s all

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The mind boggling stat I heard today was that if he had played two additional years and never gotten another hit he would still have been a career .300 hitter. He was one of the greatest hitters of the modern era and more importantly a total class act.