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Tony Gwynn (1 Viewer)

he was a great player and a better man i am glad that i got to watch him play i hope his family does as well as they can with the loss

 
[hijackrant] I remember when Gwynn, Ripken, and Boggs all hit their 3000th hit (in the same season) at the twilight of their careers. It was surreal thinking that Pete Rose hit 4256 hits in his career but is not in the HoF yet. [/hijackrant]

RIP Gwynn -- helluva player!

 
I distinctly remember a time in the later stages of his career, at a point where he hit was higher hands and had slowed his bat speed down, where he went up on his toes to get above a high fastball so he could just drop the barrel on his and guide a line drive over the pitcher's head. At that point I realized I was watching one of the greatest pure hitters of my lifetime.

 
I never wrote that Tony was better than Ted Williams, just that it was close. If Tony had played in Williams' day he would have had an average very similar to Williams (though without as much power).

 
Man, so sad. He was one of my favorites growing up. Such a good guy all around.

It's amazing to look at him in his rookie year compared to his last season. Scrawny guy with gerry curl. Then pudgy guy. When you see him and realize that he is the Padres all time leader for stolen bases, it's mind blowing.

The world needs more athletes like Tony Gwynn.

:(

 
TheIronSheik said:
.When you see him and realize that he is the Padres all time leader for stolen bases, it's mind blowing.
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That often gets lost in the shuffle, as well as his great outfield work. In his prime, he was a four-tool player - just didn't have the power, which always gets the headlines.

 
Heard some crazy stats this morning. Pretty sure I got them right, if not I'm sure some stat head will correct me.

Had the highest batting average over his best 5 consecutive years of anyone in history of baseball.

Had a higher average during those years with 2 strikes than everyone else's regular average with the exception of Mike Piazza.

Guy was simply amazing. And he was fat, always awesome seeing a fat guy dominate at a sport.

 
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It really annoys me that the union supposedly gave him crap for taking less money to stay in San Diego his entire career. I hate stuff like that.

 
I went to the Padres/Mariners game last night. In addition to the #19 on the 5.5 spot on the infield, they did a really nice tribute and had a moment of silence. Then later in the game between innings when they show great plays, they showed a Tony Gwynn clip of when he got his 3000th hit. Good stuff.

 
The General said:
Heard some crazy stats this morning. Pretty sure I got them right, if not I'm sure some stat head will correct me.

Had the highest batting average over his best 5 consecutive years of anyone in history of baseball.

Had a higher average during those years with 2 strikes than everyone else's regular average with the exception of Mike Piazza.

Guy was simply amazing. And he was fat, always awesome seeing a fat guy dominate at a sport.
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he wasnt always fat, he had alot of steals early in his career

 
The General said:
Heard some crazy stats this morning. Pretty sure I got them right, if not I'm sure some stat head will correct me.

Had the highest batting average over his best 5 consecutive years of anyone in history of baseball.

Had a higher average during those years with 2 strikes than everyone else's regular average with the exception of Mike Piazza.

Guy was simply amazing. And he was fat, always awesome seeing a fat guy dominate at a sport.
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That is not correct. The best 5 consecutive years for Tony were .358/.394/.368/.353/.372. Wow.....However a guy named Ty Cobb had a five year span of .377/.383/.420/.409/.390. I am not going to add up all those AB and hits, but Cobb's average works out better. What was impressive is those five years for Tony were from the age 32-37. That is impressive and gives hope that maybe Cabrera can continue to hit at a high level to the age of 40.

 
Joe Summer said:
This is a great read: I Was Tony Gwynn's Bat Boy

Also check out the comment from Golden Spikes 19 below.
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The Padres' catcher that season, Benito Santiago, was a renowned curmudgeon—that's a polite way to say he was a complete and unrepentant #######—and he relished his bad reputation. "You can tell the manager that he may suck Benito's ###," he told me one day when I brought around a dozen baseballs the manager wanted signed for a charity auction. "Um," I told the manager, "Benito was busy."

:lol:

 
TheIronSheik said:
zamboni said:
TheIronSheik said:
.When you see him and realize that he is the Padres all time leader for stolen bases, it's mind blowing.
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That often gets lost in the shuffle, as well as his great outfield work. In his prime, he was a four-tool player - just didn't have the power, which always gets the headlines.
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And for not having power, I was amazed that he is #5 on the list of most HR's by a Padre.
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Interesting. Several articles said that Gwynn actually had great power. He could put on exhibitions whenever he wanted to in BP that would make people's jaw drop. He chose a style that would optimize hitting the ball hard to all fields, sacrificing some power.As for steals, that is amazing. He was the ultimate "bad body" guy. Many scouts who get too focused on genetics and projecting body type wouldn't even draft the guy. His brother Chris was the same way. Although he got soft, he was still just an exceptional hitter. Among the top 5 I've ever seen all time.

 
Judge Smails said:
TheIronSheik said:
zamboni said:
TheIronSheik said:
.When you see him and realize that he is the Padres all time leader for stolen bases, it's mind blowing.
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That often gets lost in the shuffle, as well as his great outfield work. In his prime, he was a four-tool player - just didn't have the power, which always gets the headlines.
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And for not having power, I was amazed that he is #5 on the list of most HR's by a Padre.
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Interesting. Several articles said that Gwynn actually had great power. He could put on exhibitions whenever he wanted to in BP that would make people's jaw drop. He chose a style that would optimize hitting the ball hard to all fields, sacrificing some power.As for steals, that is amazing. He was the ultimate "bad body" guy. Many scouts who get too focused on genetics and projecting body type wouldn't even draft the guy. His brother Chris was the same way. Although he got soft, he was still just an exceptional hitter. Among the top 5 I've ever seen all time.
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He and Wade Boggs

 
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Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.

 
Dickie Dunn said:
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Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.
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shows you what a selfish sob Boggsy was
 
Dickie Dunn said:
^

Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.
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I loved that season. Even Bob Denier hit 8 that season despite getting fewer than 200 at bats. He never hit more than 4 in any other year despite being the Cubs everyday centerfielder for a few years. Check out Dale Sveum's career stats to see what a fluke 1987 was.

 
Politician Spock said:
Dickie Dunn said:
^

Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.
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I loved that season. Even Bob Denier hit 8 that season despite getting fewer than 200 at bats. He never hit more than 4 in any other year despite being the Cubs everyday centerfielder for a few years. Check out Dale Sveum's career stats to see what a fluke 1987 was.
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More than Brady Anderson's 50 in '96?

 
Judge Smails said:
Politician Spock said:
Dickie Dunn said:
^

Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.
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I loved that season. Even Bob Denier hit 8 that season despite getting fewer than 200 at bats. He never hit more than 4 in any other year despite being the Cubs everyday centerfielder for a few years. Check out Dale Sveum's career stats to see what a fluke 1987 was.
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More than Brady Anderson's 50 in '96?
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He was my power hitter in Roto that year. :lol: :bowtie:

 
His death has bothered me more than any celebrity death I can recently think of (maybe Gandolfini).....it just seems that he was so universally loved and was such a wonderful person. Sad.

This picture is incredibly moving:

@richarddeitsch: From last night: How great is this @sportsbrain photo of fans honoring Tony Gwynn: http://t.co/siiLIocZhV

 
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Judge Smails said:
Politician Spock said:
Dickie Dunn said:
^

Boggs' 24 HR in 1987 (while still batting an AL-best .363) seemed like the ultimate slap to everyone who said he couldn't hit for power -- although HR totals across baseball were way up that season. He never hit more than 11 again.
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I loved that season. Even Bob Denier hit 8 that season despite getting fewer than 200 at bats. He never hit more than 4 in any other year despite being the Cubs everyday centerfielder for a few years. Check out Dale Sveum's career stats to see what a fluke 1987 was.
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More than Brady Anderson's 50 in '96?
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I don't recall 96 at all. It took quite a few years for me to return to baseball after the 94 strike.

 
Premier said:
His death has bothered me more than any celebrity death I can recently think of (maybe Gandolfini).....it just seems that he was so universally loved and was such a wonderful person. Sad.

This picture is incredibly moving:

@richarddeitsch: From last night: How great is this @sportsbrain photo of fans honoring Tony Gwynn: http://t.co/siiLIocZhV
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for a tribute, that one dude is grabbing an uncomfortable amount of ###.

 
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