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Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 16, 2014, 2:15 pm
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[center]A Salute To Tony Gwynn
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We lost a true legend today. Beyond being one of the greatest
hitters of all time, he was an awesome human being. He is
legendary for being one of the most approachable people you
would ever meet. I have a handful of personal stories of TG, but
one of the best was one time I ran into him down at the beach
(he was coming out of Hennesey's Bar and Grill) and as always, I
was wearing my Padres hat, which had already be signed by him. I
handed the hat to him and he looked at it and said "I already
signed it. Want me to sign it again since it's fading?". This
was when he was still a huge player and his time was precious.
Who does that? Only someone that actually cares about his fans.
I can't say the same for 95% of all other celebs out there.
During my baseball career from Little League to College, I
worshiped the man. I based my swing on his swing and followed
his hitting philosophy to a 'T'. Because of him, he made me a
better player. You will be missed Mr. Padre. RIP, we all love
you.
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 16, 2014, 5:36 pm
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[center]Tony Gwynn Dies Of Cancer At 54 (1960 - 2014)
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBvSd-dEoWk&list=PL013BBC135B28D69D&index=3
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 16, 2014, 5:36 pm
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[center]Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn, Dead At 54
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr_6mxxrx4g&list=PL013BBC135B28D69D&index=2
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 17, 2014, 4:50 pm
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[center]Keith Remembers Tony Gwynn
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXSVbLhyMY
I watched a lot of Tony Gwynn news bits last night and THIS was
by far the best. It was both touching and funny in how Keith was
able to get across EXACTLY what Tony was like. Yesterday was a
very sad day for everyone. I'm still stunned that he is gone. He
was way too young to leave.
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 17, 2014, 7:07 pm
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[center]The Baseball Hall of Fame Remembers Tony Gwynn
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrCRn8bC-cg
Nice montage and rundown of ALL Tony's impressive stats.
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 17, 2014, 7:09 pm
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[center]Top Ten with Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken, Jr.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPJjjhJOGpA
I love that the Late Show with David Letterman Channel re-posted
this to honor Tony. It's just a good as the first time around.
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 18, 2014, 5:34 pm
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[center]Remembering Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn - ESPN First Take
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bx6fb_EGQI&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=53
I'm not a fan of First Take. But this was a good segment.
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 21, 2014, 5:55 pm
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[center]1984 San Diego Padres
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ar9nD1jETI&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=38
A retrospective that I watched last night. It was fun to see
stuff I haven't seen since 1984. Still the BEST year ever for
the Padres, for the city....for me!
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Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: renojim
Date: June 21, 2014, 7:46 pm
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Padres, Tony Gwynn the two just go together. Its too bad he did
not have more time after baseball.
RIP Tony. True Greatness.
#Post#: 29055--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tony Gwynn (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014)
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: June 21, 2014, 7:51 pm
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I've been thinking a lot (and watching videos of him on YouTube)
the last couple of days and the thing that I just can't come to
grips with is that he was ONLY 54 years old. This just isn't
right. He was suppose to grow old and tell baseball stories into
his twilight years.
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