Remembering Tony Gwynn JUN 17 2014. Former MLB player Tony Gwynn passed away the other day. Cancer. He was only 54. Gwynn was one of my favorite players as a kidI've always liked the players who hit for average and rarely struck There will never be enough tributes to Tony Gwynn. There can't ever be, … Read more
There will never be enough tributes to Tony Gwynn. There can't ever be, not for a man who seemed as beloved as a person as he was respected as a hitter. Keith Olbermann's monologue last night started off with a story that Tony Gwynn passed away Monday at 54. There was only one of him. … Read more
A mourner places flowers at the base of the Tony Gwynn "Mr. Padre" statue outside Petco Park Monday, June 16, 2014, in San Diego. Gwynn, an eight time National League batting champion and a member of Baseball Hall of Fame, died Monday from cancer. I'll take the singles and everything Gwynn stood for as a … Read more
There will never be enough tributes to Tony Gwynn. There can't ever be, not for a man who seemed as beloved as a person as he was respected as a hitter. Keith Olbermann's monologue last night started off with a story that highlighted Gwynn's prowess Tony Gwynn spent 20 seasons with the Padres and finished … Read more
There will never be enough tributes to Tony Gwynn. There can't ever be, not for a man who seemed as beloved as a person as he was respected as a hitter. Keith Olbermann's monologue last night started off with a story that Tony Gwynn, the beefy, congenial San Diego Padres' “hit man” who was considered … Read more
Tony Gwynn passed away Monday at 54. There was only one of him. There will never be enough tributes to Tony Gwynn. There can't ever be, not for a man who seemed as beloved as a person as he was respected as a hitter. Keith Olbermann's monologue last night started off with a story that … Read more
Tony Gwynn spent 20 seasons with the Padres and finished his career with 3,141 hits. (V.J. Lovero/SI). Tony Gwynn, a Hall of Fame outfielder and the greatest player in San Diego Padres history, died at age 54 on Monday, Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn has passed away at the age of 54, the … Read more
In May 2010, Tony Gwynn laughed when he pointed to the picture, which rested on a shelf behind his desk inside the head baseball coach's office at San Diego State. Stephen Strasburg's mother had given it to Gwynn as a gift, a sign of her family's deep Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn has … Read more
What Rogers Hornsby and Honus Wagner were to their generation, that's what the late, great Tony Gwynn was to his generation. He didn't play baseball in an age when men routinely hit .424 or .404. He played in an era when it was big news if anyone even Tony Gwynn Sr. — one of Major … Read more
Tony Gwynn Jr. will rise in Philadelphia on Sunday morning and wait for the call from the West Coast. It's Father's Day, of course, and Gwynn's heart will bubble with joy when he hears the voices of his wife and three young daughters who are still back Like Vin Scully, Gwynn wasn't just a Hall … Read more