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HornLakeTiger · 06-16-2014 10:43 AM

One of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball passed away this morning at 54 years old. He'd been battling cancer for the last several years.

~~MemphisTiger15~~ · 06-16-2014 11:07 AM

Sad new. He was probably the greatest hitter I've seen in my 30+ yrs of watching baseball.

RIP.

Latilleon · 06-16-2014 11:26 AM

Shocking and very sad. RIP

TNTigers · 06-16-2014 11:34 AM

Greatest hitter in modern baseball. Sad as hell about this. I loved that guy.

19 straight seasons hitting over .300 is something that we will likely never see again.

But of all the amazing Tony Gwynn stats my favorite is that in his career he faced the Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz trio over 200 times in his career and only struck out a total of three times. That's just mind blowing. What a great mind for the game we lost today, and more importantly what a great person.

mairving · 06-16-2014 11:47 AM

Chewing tobacco appears to be the most likely cause of his cancer.

**mempho_to_diego** · 06-16-2014 11:49 AM

Sad day, not only in San Diego, but across baseball ...

TNTigers · 06-16-2014 11:57 AM

(06-16-2014 11:47 AM)mairving Wrote: Chewing tobacco appears to be the most likely cause of his cancer.

That's what he attributed it to. Just makes it all the sadder.

I loved his voice too, I could listen to him talk about baseball all day. He's really going to be missed.

TiggerFan · 06-16-2014 12:57 PM

Saw him play an exhibition at Timmy Mac. Well in to his career and he signed a lot of autographs.

TNTigers · 06-16-2014 01:31 PM

Here's a look at some of the completely ridiculous Tony Gwynn stats.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-base...nal-hitter

Tiger46 · 06-16-2014 03:08 PM

(06-16-2014 10:43 AM)HornLakeTiger Wrote: One of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball passed away this morning at 54 years old. He'd been battling cancer for the last several years.

Damn! Bad news. Tony was a great guy and player.

What is so bizarre is that in the mid 90s I was in San Diego on business and stayed over the weekend. Among other things I attended a Padres game and got my kids autographs from Tony Gwynne and Ken Caminiti, now they are both gone.

**450bench** · 06-16-2014 04:46 PM

Legend...and great guy! Sad news

~~MemphisTiger15~~ · 06-17-2014 10:09 AM

saw this on a Yankee beat writers twitter--

Gwynn went 0-4 on May 8, 1990 and his avg dropped to .298, never went below .300 again until 5/1/2000.

06-17-2014 01:04 PM

(06-17-2014 10:09 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote: saw this on a Yankee beat writers twitter--

Gwynn went 0-4 on May 8, 1990 and his avg dropped to .298, never went below .300 again until 5/1/2000.

That's unreal.

**450bench** · 06-17-2014 10:05 PM

(06-17-2014 01:04 PM)Rob Wrote:
(06-17-2014 10:09 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote: saw this on a Yankee beat writers twitter--

Gwynn went 0-4 on May 8, 1990 and his avg dropped to .298, never went below .300 again until 5/1/2000.

That's unreal.

Geez, that IS unreal.

Willie Becton · 06-18-2014 09:58 AM

little known fact

he was indeed fred gwynn's nephew

Gibson Tiger · 06-18-2014 05:15 PM

This is indeed very sad news for baseball.He was a great ambassador for the game and will be missed.I was at the game in St.Louis when the Cardinals honored him before the first game started.He said that if he'd ever left San Diego it would've been to go to St.Louis.But he loved the city and was never going to leave.

blueandgrayashley · 06-18-2014 05:48 PM

This man was a beast! RIP

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