RIP Tony Gwynn...gone way to soon
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finyank13New MemberOPApparently from cancer at the age of 54. A shame, just got a contract extension 4 days ago from SDST as their baseball coach too.
One of the best pure hitters I ever saw. :up:
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SICKforum_veteranOne of the most "Good guys" you'll ever see. RIP
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Ray FinkleNew MemberDamn, just saw the news. Terrible loss for baseball. RIP Tony.
finyank13New MemberLol....you just dont see this stuff much anymore.....
The lefty-swinging Gwynn had a career .338 batting average, won eight National League batting titles, and played in the franchise's only two World Series.
He batted .300 in each of his last 19 seasons.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died
“If you told me A-Rod flew on a spaceship from Mars to here, I wouldn't be surprised."--thephins.com poster Ray Finkle on A-Rod
Ray FinkleNew Member"finyank13 wrote:
Lol....you just dont see this stuff much anymore.....
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died
Another crazy stat I just saw tweeted by Peter Abraham, Gwynn K'ed 434 times in 10,232 plate appearances. He faced Pedro Martinez 36 times and never K'ed and faced Schilling 43 times and K'ed 2 times. Guy had just insane hand/eye control and plate coverage/knowledge.
finyank13New Member"Ray Finkle wrote:
Another crazy stat I just saw tweeted by Peter Abraham, Gwynn K'ed 434 times in 10,232 plate appearances. He faced Pedro Martinez 36 times and never K'ed and faced Schilling 43 times and K'ed 2 times. Guy had just insane hand/eye control and plate coverage/knowledge.
That is nuts.....
“If you told me A-Rod flew on a spaceship from Mars to here, I wouldn't be surprised."--thephins.com poster Ray Finkle on A-Rod
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JMHPhinsubscriberWhat!!? Oh man no way? Sad day
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Boik14subscriberRip tony Gwynn...one of the classier athletes/people around
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ToddPhinluxury_boxSad sad news. A life cut drastically short for choosing dipping instead of sunflower seeds to keep oneself occupied.
padre31luxury_boxAh, he was my favorite ball player as a youth, it always amazed me that as chunky as he was, he could steal bases and was a point guard on the SDSU BBall team
He also had a rare blood clotting condition that nearly took his life.
Good man all around, though tbh, talked like he just sucked down some helium..:lol:
Ray FinkleNew Member"padre31 wrote:
Ah, he was my favorite ball player as a youth, it always amazed me that as chunky as he was, he could steal bases and was a point guard on the SDSU BBall team
He also had a rare blood clotting condition that nearly took his life.
Good man all around, though tbh, talked like he just sucked down some helium..:lol:
Yeah people forget about this because of his size. He stole 319 bases in his career, currently more than players like Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury for example.
Ray FinkleNew MemberGwynn had 107 career plate appearances against Greg Maddux, he hit .415 off of him with ZERO K's.
finyank13New Member"Ray Finkle wrote:
Gwynn had 107 career plate appearances against Greg Maddux, he hit .415 off of him with ZERO K's.
Thats insane.....they had a graphic up how about in close to 350 plate appearance against GM, Glavine, and Smoltz he struck out under 10 times.....
“If you told me A-Rod flew on a spaceship from Mars to here, I wouldn't be surprised."--thephins.com poster Ray Finkle on A-Rod
Mrtreeforum_veteran"finyank13 wrote:
Thats insane.....they had a graphic up how about in close to 350 plate appearance against GM, Glavine, and Smoltz he struck out under 10 times.....
If you added Pedro and Schilling the number only went up to 15.
Tony was a monster of a contact hitter and from every account I ever heard an all around great guy.
padre31luxury_box"Ray Finkle wrote:
Yeah people forget about this because of his size. He stole 319 bases in his career, currently more than players like Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury for example.
Yep, he was one of those athletes that one would watch and wonder "how does he do it?"
IIRC he also won some gold gloves, his arm was never really strong but he was so accurate
Ray FinkleNew Member"padre31 wrote:
Yep, he was one of those athletes that one would watch and wonder "how does he do it?"
IIRC he also won some gold gloves, his arm was never really strong but he was so accurate
He won 4 GG in his career.
Unlucky 13subscriberLoved Gwynn. Seemed luck such a good guy as well as an amazing player. Definately on my all-time team of players I've seen play as a fan.
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