Tony Gwynn used fear as motivation

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 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, 

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 

I knew him when his vision was 20-10, when he considered 1-for-4 a bad day at the office, when he used to write "5.5 hole" on his cleats. That day in the hospital, I would have done anything to see a young Tony Gwynn again. And then I looked down at

I knew him when his vision was 20-10, when he considered 1-for-4 a bad day at the office, when he used to write "5.5 hole" on his cleats. That day in the hospital, I would have done anything to see a young Tony Gwynn again. And then I looked down at