RIP Tony Gwynn

[nate]

Reports coming out that he has passed away.  Really sad, he was one of my favorites to watch growing up.

[halonatic13]

Just got a alert that he passed away.  WTH???

[Stradling]

Horrible

[Troll Daddy]

Whoa! Very hard to believe ... RIP

[Make Angels Great Again]

Happy he got to see the HOF before he passed. Great guy, RIP.

[Mark68]

That sucks.

 

Enjoyed watching him hit over the years.

[Adam]

Bummer. One of my favorites. 

[halonatic13]

54 years old.  Health Issues?

[fan_since79]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died

 

Shocking. I didn't know he had cancer.

 

RIP.

[nate]

Awful, one of the all time greats.  RIP.

 

Hopefully this is a wake up call for all of the MLB players that dip.

[Blarg]

FOX Sports jumped on the story but had zero information. Gwynn was only 54 years old.

[Adam]

Mouth cancer. Been battling it a while. I'm guessing.... 

 

Might have been a heart attack or stroke - complications from cancer, treatment and his weight. 

[Mark68]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11091626/hall-famer-tony-gwynn-san-diego-padres-died

 

Shocking. I didn't know he had cancer.

 

RIP.

"He had been signed to a one-year contract extension as the baseball coach at San Diego State on June 11. He had been on medical leave since late March while recovering from cancer treatment."

 

So, he was apparently recovered enough to sign an extension with the Aztecs a few days ago. Wonder if he had a relapse or some complication with the treatment.

[happybat4]

54 years old.  Health Issues?

He has had multiple bouts with mouth cancer and tumors. He has been dipping nearly his whole life. I still can't for the life of me understand dipping in baseball. How the hell can a professional athlete be dipping while playing. Could you imagine Jordan dipping during a game.

Edited June 16, 2014 by happybat4

[fan_since79]

Article posted yesterday in Philadelphia about Tony and his son, for Father's Day:

 

http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/gwynn-men-sons-love-fathers-fight

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

He has had multiple bouts with mouth cancer and tumors. He has been dipping nearly his whole life. I still can't for the life of me understand dipping in baseball. How the hell can a professional athlete be dipping while playing. Could you imagine Jordan dipping during a game.

 

It should be banned.

 

But who doesn't remember those classic photos of Dick Allen smoking while waiting for his turn at bat.   Or Pinella smoking a grit during the game?

[Blarg]

He has had multiple bouts with mouth cancer and tumors. He has been dipping nearly his whole life. I still can't for the life of me understand dipping in baseball. How the hell can a professional athlete be dipping while playing. Could you imagine Jordan dipping during a game.

 

Yes but it wouldn't have helped his game.

 

[19HALO71]

This is a tough one. Gone way too soon. RIP Mr. Gwynn. Prayers to you and your family.

[mtangelsfan]

Wow, honestly one of my favorite ballplayers ever.  I'm deeply saddened by this.  RIP to Tony, one of the nicest guys in baseball.

[bloodbrother]

Awful news. RIP to an MLB legend

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Way too young.  Always seemed like a nice guy in interviews and was a hell of a player.  RIP.  

[James]

He was my favorite player growing up. This article is So though to read now. http://www.csnphilly.com/baseball-philadelphia-phillies/gwynn-men-sons-love-fathers-fight

[mancini79]

HUGE loss to baseball and especially the city of San Diego. He was a great man.

[fan_since79]

He finished the strike-shortened 1994 season hitting .394. In the first two weeks of August before the season ended, he batted .475.

I like to think he would have finished over .400 for the full year.

Edited June 16, 2014 by fan_since79

[mtangelsfan]

Gwynn had 9288 at bats in his career and only struck out 434 times.  That is supremely ridiculous.

 

He received 532 out of 545 HOF ballots.  Still would like to have a chat with the 13 people who didn't vote for him.