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Hook
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San Diego baseball fans in mourning, today.....
The great Tony Gwynn, one of the greatest hitters of the last 50 years of baseball (and one of the greatest ever!) has died at age 54.
Tony finished with a career batting average of .338. That was the highest career average since Ted Williams retired in 1960 with a .344 career
average. Needless to say, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, when he became eligible in 2007.
The greatest Padre of them all, who went on to coach baseball at SDSU, succumbed to salivary gland cancer. He had been diagnosed with it for a long
time. He was a tobacco chewer. Very sad.
But he was a great man, off the field.
Go to that Great Oufield in the Sky, Tony. You were a marvel to watch hit.
This has NOTHING to do with Baja, of course. Just about that great city by the border......and that greatest of all team sports.
[Edited on 6-16-2014 by Hook]
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Sad indeed. Even for this LA Dodger fan. It was always a treat to see him at the plate. He was a stand-up guy who came before the era of self
promotion and snobbery we are now subjected to in pro sports. No flash just good old fashioned hard work. It is tragic as far as the cause, IMHO.
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Martyman
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Great Hitter! All true fans admired him.
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woody with a view
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my Favorite player of all time!!!
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He live his life like he played baseball----PERFECT
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DENNIS
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"The good die young." DEP Tony.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
my Favorite player of all time!!! |
Same here. 20 years! We were so lucky to have him. I'll never forget as he was closing in on hit #3,000 and he hit a grand slam in front of a sold out
crown in St. Louis. They honored him with a long standing ovation. Now that is respect.
Baseball is not the same anymore for me.
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durrelllrobert
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His TV commercials will live on
"Nobody sells cars like El Cajon Ford"
RIP
Bob Durrell
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Man was a class act both on and off the field. RIP Tony.
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Met him a couple of times. No matter who you were he treated you very cordially and was a great guy to kibitz with.
He could have gone elsewhere to play for bigger bucks but his allegiance to San Diego coined the phrase "The San Diego Discount", and ticked a few
other players off because he commanded a lesser salary, which of course other teams used against their own star players in their arbitration years,
where you compare stats with salaries....
RIP Tony, wish I could see another line drive through the "5.5 hole" .....
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Very sad to hear this. I heard he had 20/10 vision. He had a beautiful swing and a wicked throwing arm.
RIP Tony
Forget about the danger and think of the fun.
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flew to Cabo with him sitting behind us in October,2013---the side of his face so deformed from I
presume was surgery--- just a great roll model---- R.I.P.-
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mikeymarlin
flew to Cabo with him sitting behind us in October,2013---the side of his face so deformed from I
presume was surgery--- just a great roll model---- R.I.P.- |
"Gwynn had two operations for cancer in his right cheek between August 2010 and February 2012. The second surgery was complicated, with surgeons
removing a facial nerve because it was intertwined with a tumor inside his right cheek. They grafted a nerve from Gwynn's neck to help him eventually
regain facial movement."
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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This is a big loss. Think about all the kids he could've coached and mentored over the next 20 years. A bigger loss to his family as well.
I knew watching him at bat that there was a .338 chance he'd get a hit.
He was a natural hitter but had to work on his fielding and it yielded him some gold gloves.
A class act.
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First class all the way, RIP Tony.
\"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.\" Andy Rooney
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The doctors have stated that the likely cause of his cancer was from chewing tobacco.
The league and the players have been so far unable to agree on a ban of chewing tobacco.
Maybe this time, they will, and aside from his Hall Of Fame stats, it will be his legacy.
RIP one of the really great ones. And, I'm a Dodger fan.
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Amazing facts on #19 -
"Gwynn had 323 career at-bats against Maddux, Martinez, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz and struck out only three times."
https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/19-incred...
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Sure, he was a Hall of Fame player. But more than that, Tony spent his life living, breathing, learning baseball however he could, until he was
filled right up to his Padres (then Aztec) cap. Then he spent the last 20 or so years giving away this knowledge to anybody who'd listen,
particularly his beloved Aztec players. Only 54 years old! He had so much more to give. A real loss for all of us who love baseball or just
appreciate a man of integrity and character who was willing to to pass this on to others. I'd face my maker a lot easier if I'd done what Tony has to
improve the lives of so many. Rest in peace.
Si sirve, sirve.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mikeymarlin
flew to Cabo with him sitting behind us in October,2013---the side of his face so deformed from I
presume was surgery--- just a great roll model---- R.I.P.- |
Ah, this makes it Baja related! I left San Diego during his years as a Padre and I'm not a Padre fan. I don't know much about him but have only
heard fantastic praises for his character. A very rare person. I had not heard about his cancer battle. Did he keep it QT? Such a loss.
I heard the news yesterday in the barrio Logan Hts. visiting my ex-mother in law. On the sidewalk was an old woman (Spanish only) and seemingly her
granddaughter about 11 yrs. Both were decked out with padre hats, vest, pins, pennants and anything else they own with a Padre logo. I asked if
they are going to a game and the girl was so sad when she told me, no Tony Gwyyn died today.
What is it like to be so loved?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
I had not heard about his cancer battle. Did he keep it QT?
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There was so much facial deformation, he couldn't have had he wanted to.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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