A true great and a stand up guy, was always one of my favs!
opie1988
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09-12-10
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#2
One of my very faves as well. One of the greatest pure hitters of all-time. Sad day.
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No coincidences
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01-18-10
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#3
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MoneyLineDawg
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01-01-09
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#4
Damn...one of my favorite players growing up
A good dude....RIP
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d2bets
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#5
First I've heard of this. Is there a link?
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MoneyLineDawg
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01-01-09
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#6
Not seeing this anywhere...although last time I saw him on TV he didn't look too good
Hopefully false alarm
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01-18-10
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#7
Originally posted by d2bets
First I've heard of this. Is there a link?
Unless Twitter is a source, I don't see it anywhere yet.
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opie1988
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09-12-10
23429
#8
It's 1000% true. Cancer.
MLB has already tweeted out condolences.
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Vegas39
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09-22-11
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#9
Originally posted by d2bets
First I've heard of this. Is there a link?
being reported on twitter by Padres account. Sure will here more soon
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opie1988
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09-12-10
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#10
@MLB: We mourn the passing of Hall of Famer and @Padres icon Tony Gwynn, who died today at the age of 54. http://t.co/lXPEVSzRj3
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mcdonae101
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03-02-14
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#11
On mlb network right now
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Darkside Magick
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05-28-10
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#12
Being reported....sad day for padres nation
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mcdonae101
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03-02-14
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#13
Originally posted by Darkside Magick
Being reported....sad day for padres nation
Everyday a sad day for padre fans
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stevenash
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01-17-11
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#14
Originally posted by Bcatswin
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.
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Bostongambler
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#15
Great hitter and a great guy. RIP
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jjgold
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07-20-05
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#16
What a shame
Never knew he was sick
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No coincidences
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01-18-10
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#17
Originally posted by stevenash
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.
I still check the MLB leaders daily, see a guy batting .302 in the Top-10 of both leagues, and wonder, "where have you gone, Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs?"
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daneblazer
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#18
Fukk you cancer
One of my favorite players growing up
First Braves game I went to, I was sitting in Fulton County by the outfield field and Gwynn reached into the stands and took a foul ball from me. Sad day for baseball.
I would of never posted anything like death if i wasn't certain i saw it live on the Dan Patrick show they said it, i then saw it all over twitter. One of the purest hitters of all time, no doubt.
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jjgold
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07-20-05
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#22
I never knew it
I heard he was sick a few years back but I thought just normal stuff and he was cured
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mcdonae101
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03-02-14
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#23
Originally posted by jjgold
I never knew it
I heard he was sick a few years back but I thought just normal stuff and he was cured
yes jj, he cured his cancer......
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Darkside Magick
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05-28-10
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#24
Gwynn only had 434 strikeouts in 20 years...incredible
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Sam Odom
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10-30-05
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#25
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opie1988
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09-12-10
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#26
Some interesting stats on the greatness that was Tony Gwynn...
•Tony Gwynn faced Greg Maddux 107 times in his career, more than any other pitcher; Gwynn batted .415, Maddux never struck him out.
•Tony Gwynn struck out 434 times in his career; Mark Reynolds struck out a combined 434 times just in 2009 & 2010.
•Tony Gwynn had 287 career plate appearances against Braves trio of Maddux, Glavine, & Smoltz, he hit .381 with just 3 strikeouts.
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The Giant
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01-21-12
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#27
Wow, reading this was like a punch to the gut.
I always loved Tony Gwynn.
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King Mayan
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09-22-10
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#28
Unreal
RIP
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daneblazer
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#29
Originally posted by Darkside Magick
Gwynn only had 434 strikeouts in 20 years...incredible
Outside of his rookie season, he never struck out more than he walked. Pretty impressive...guys like Adam Dunn and Dan Uggla strike out more in 1 year and a half than he did in 20
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Fidel_CashFlow
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12-03-12
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#30
RIP
still shocking to me even though he was battling mouth cancer I believe
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JAKEPEAVY21
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03-11-11
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#31
my baseball idol while growing up in San Diego..what a perfect hitter to watch and emulate..huge loss for the city of San Diego and baseball fans in general...RIP Tony
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Bcatswin
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12-21-10
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#32
Originally posted by Darkside Magick
Gwynn only had 434 strikeouts in 20 years...incredible
Pretty insane when you consider Jeter has had 1791 in his 20 years.
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Bcatswin
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12-21-10
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#33
In Tony Gwynn's career, he had 1 3-strikeout game. There were 11 yesterday in the majors. 1 of those was a 4 K game, which Gwynn never did.
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stealthyburrito
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05-12-09
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#34
Wow only 54.
R.I.P. Tony
We will miss you.
He and Cal were my faves.
Really a treat to see them honored at the '01 all-star game and then enter the hall together.
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Bcatswin
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12-21-10
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#35
Originally posted by stealthyburrito
Wow only 54.
R.I.P. Tony
We will miss you.
He and Cal were my faves.
Really a treat to see them honored at the '01 all-star game and then enter the hall together.