re: RIP Tony Gwynn

Posted by craigbiggio

Member since Dec 2009

31805 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:18 am to Cosmo

Wow, he just signed a contract extension with SDSU too

Posted by NawlinsTigah270

Mile High

Member since Jun 2008

13115 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:18 am to massiveattack

quote:
Diagnosed with cancer 4 months ago

Scary stuff

RIP Tony. One of my favorite players to watch as a child

Posted by blowmeauburn

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2006

7889 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:19 am to NawlinsTigah270

Man. Huge blow to my childhood. RIP. I thought he was gonna be the one to bat .400.

Posted by Billy Mays

Member since Jan 2009

25289 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:20 am to Cosmo

Terrible news - RIP

Posted by bwallcubfan

Louisiana

Member since Sep 2007

38132 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:20 am to Cosmo

wow

Prayers for his family

Posted by Mohamed Ali

Member since May 2014

1053 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:21 am to Cosmo

Great hitter. RIP.

Posted by Broski

Member since Jun 2011

71214 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:21 am to massiveattack

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Diagnosed with cancer 4 months ago

It was a relapse wasn't it?

I'm pretty sure he has had multiple bouts with mouth cancer.

frick cancer.

Posted by rockchlkjayhku11

Cincinnati, OH

Member since Aug 2006

36480 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:22 am to Cosmo

curse of my n64 ken griffey jr. baseball franchise. 2 of my starting 9 have now passed.

RIP ken caminiti and tony gwynn

Posted by Cosmo

glassman's guest house

Member since Oct 2003

120389 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:22 am to Broski

Don't dip.

Posted by loweralabamatrojan

Lower Alabama

Member since Oct 2006

13136 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:22 am to bwallcubfan

Guy's a legend in San Diego. Up there with Don Coryell, Dan Fouts etc. Damn.

Posted by Cajun Revolution

Member since Apr 2009

44671 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:22 am to NorthshoreTiger76

.338 lifetime average. That is insane for the modern era.

Posted by Walt OReilly

Poplarville, MS

Member since Oct 2005

124664 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:24 am to Cosmo

Yeah it's about time I quit dipping

Posted by reddman

Member since Jul 2005

78187 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:25 am to Cosmo

frick

Posted by usc6158

Member since Feb 2008

35429 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:25 am to Cosmo

They'll probably honor him in San Diego while half the team dips in the dugout.

Posted by quail man

New York, NY

Member since May 2010

40930 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:25 am to Cosmo

holy shite. RIP.

Posted by MrAndroid

South of Enterprise

Member since Feb 2011

1489 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:26 am to blowmeauburn

quote:
Man. Huge blow to my childhood. RIP. I thought he was gonna be the one to bat .400.

Tony Gwynn and Don Mattingly were my favorites growing up. This fricking sucks. Dude was a legend in my book.

Posted by Boomshockalocka

Member since Feb 2004

59706 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:26 am to Cosmo

RIP, he was probably the greatest hitter of my childhood.

Posted by sicboy

Because Awesome

Member since Nov 2010

77649 posts

Posted on 6/16/14 at 10:26 am to quail man

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Every kid in San Diego had 2 sports heroes: Junior Seau and Tony Gwynn. Hard to believe they are both gone. Sad day.