Originally posted on 06/16/2014:

Quote Originally Posted by Bcatswin View Post
A true great and a stand up guy, was always one of my favs!
On every level a stand up guy and a true great.
RIP "Mr. Padre"

Three things were guaranteed in the 1980's

1) The sun rising in the east
2) Wade Boggs in contention for the AL batting crown
3) Tony Gwynn in contention for the NL batting crown

Dude was an all time great hitting machine.