Gave fat kids hope. Dude was not exactly svelt the last half of his career. Damn incredible #s, hit .300+ every year after his rookie year.
R.I.P. Tony Gwynn
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EaglesPhan36SBR Aristocracy
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konckSBR Posting Legend
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#37Top tier
Tony Gywnn Rod Carew Pete Rose of guys in my time
Tony proved fat guys can hit
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will2surviveSBR Hall of Famer
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#38This is when I start questioning god. Tony Gwynn was a true gentleman, hero to many, a great baseball player; a role model. 54 years? Not enough.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
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#39These shake you up
Grew up watching him
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imadegenSBR MVP
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#40r.i.p tony. loved watching you as a kid.Comment -
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#41Year PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA 1995 577 535 82 197 33 1 9 90 17 5 35 15 0.368 1996 498 451 67 159 27 2 3 50 11 4 39 17 0.353 1997 651 592 97 220 49 2 17 119 12 5 43 28 0.372 Comment -
Fidel_CashFlowSBR Aristocracy
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#42"Remember these two things: play hard and have fun." ~Tony Gwynn
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KermitBARRELED IN @ SBR!
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#43One of the greats.
R.I.P.Comment -
EaglesPhan36SBR Aristocracy
- 12-06-06
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#44it should serve as another lesson against tobacco. Gwynn was a heavy chaw guy in his day. Cancer sucks, but this was somewhat brought on by his own habit.Comment -
JMobileSBR Posting Legend
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#45Sad day here in San Diego....
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opie1988SBR Posting Legend
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#46
What a sad day.Comment -
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#48Greg Maddux: "If a pitcher can change speeds, every hitter is helpless, limited by human vision. Except, (pause) for that [expletive] Tony Gwynn.”
@Ken_Rosenthal
Michael Young just sent me this text: "Ted Williams gets to talk hitting again."Comment -
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#50RIPComment -
I/OSBR Hall of Famer
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#51JJGhost really jumped the shark in this threadComment -
BcatswinSBR Posting Legend
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#53Yes he owned Maddux never once struck out against him in his career, pretty insane.Comment -
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#5454 years old. Way too young to die. I'm shocked that this happened. Didn't even see the story on ESPN til I noticed this thread. When I played little league baseball... everyone wanted to be like him.Comment -
Big BearSBR Aristocracy
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#55Guy had an awesome life. Got to play baseball for a living. 54 years and living life to the fullest is better than 100 years of a boring life.Comment -
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#57Tony Gwynn vs. Maddux .429 (39-for-91) 0 K
vs. Glavine .312 (29-or-93) 2 K
vs. Smoltz .462 (30-for-65) 1 KComment -
chachiSBR MVP
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#58In case any of the young-uns don't realise the meaning of those Maddux numbers ...
Lifetime vs Maddux
Tony Gwynn .429
Mark McGuire .316
Barry Bonds .262
Sammy Sosa .210
Wasn't Maddux like < 3.00 ERA ten or twelve different seasons of his career?Comment -
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#59
I don't know about others here but I don't tend to follow the daily occurrences in players lives once they retire. Anyone who does probably needs to reevaluate what's important in life
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#61His stats are just mind boggling when you go through them all.Comment -
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#63rip tony.
just imagine if he were to juiced.
in a way wish he did...Comment -
Ghenghis KahnSBR Posting Legend
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#64also, never knew he was drafted by the clippers.Comment -
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#65Best pure hitter in the past 50 years.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
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#66I heard chewing tobacco might of been cause although never provenComment -
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#67Class act taken way too soon. RIPComment -
chachiSBR MVP
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#68jj - he himself attributed it to his extended use of chewComment -
manny24SBR Posting Legend
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#69hard tyo swallow this one
way too youngComment -
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#70Class act..didn't want no one to feel sorry for him..look like all of San Diego at petco at his statueComment
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