Originally posted on 06/17/2014:

Gwynn's death is hitting me pretty hard. All the stories and the looking back at his career, achievements and impact on the game and numerous young players has been emotional and heartwarming.

I feel very lucky to have watched or listened to a large majority of his career..it was liking watching a Van Gogh or Rembrandt at his craft. The way he handled a bat and made a game of failure look so easy was magical. He was by far the best PURE hitter that I've ever seen. It's nice but bittersweet to see and hear many former peers, teammates and baseball people talking about him in such high esteem, deservedly so. RIP Tony