- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Is Tony Gwynn the greatest hitter of all-time?
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:41 pm to cubsfan5150
Posted on 6/17/14 at 2:41 pm to cubsfan5150
Best pure hitter I ever saw in person. Watched him live several times in the Astrodome. His ability to go the other way was truly an art form. He always looked so goofy/unathletic on deck and coming up to the plate but his ability to see the ball and always get a base knock was amazing. If I ever have a son, I will try my best to teach him to be like Tony Gwynn at the plate. Forget the long ball, just put it in play, and dont be afraid to go the other way.
1
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:30 am to cubsfan5150
I'm pretty sure the OP meant to say contact hitter. Gwynn is without a doubt one of the best contact hitters of all time.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 12:37 pm to motorbreath
Good read. Thanks for posting.
I did not realize how great of a ball player Tony was.
I did not realize how great of a ball player Tony was.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 1:22 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Stan Musial was an amazing hitter. For a LONG time.
1815 hits on the road
1815 hits at home
1,377 Extra Base hits
725 doubles
177 triples
475 Hrs
never struck out 50 times in a season
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:29 pm to TigerintheNO
Joe DiMaggio
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:42 pm to TigerintheNO
An all time great, but for some reason seems to be under appreciated.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:47 pm to motorbreath
I guess I should have specified more, but yes, contact hitter. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, typically when the experts where talking greatest hitters, they were talking about the Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynns, and Rod carews of baseball.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 3:50 pm to rrcar
quote:
Joe DiMaggio
True...in terms of hitting for average, power and low strike outs, he was in the top 3 of all time. Tony Gwynn is not in the top 50.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 8:42 pm to Zach
Tony Gwynn is absolutely the greatest pure hitter in MLB history. And if you need me to define "pure hitter" for you then maybe you should stick to college football.
Gwynn played in a deeper league than Kaline, Williams, and Ty Cobb. He faced pitching specialists and rarely struck out. How many Lee Smiths did those other guys face?
Gwynn played in a deeper league than Kaline, Williams, and Ty Cobb. He faced pitching specialists and rarely struck out. How many Lee Smiths did those other guys face?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:15 pm to Apache
quote:
And if you need me to define "pure hitter" for you then maybe you should stick to college football.
...which is another way of you saying you can't quantify it in any meaningful way either.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:37 pm to cubsfan5150
In my era, yes. Im 35 yrs old btw. But the extensive reasearch I have done (listening to pops) it has to be Ted. But if I listened to gramps, its Cobb. So, no one knows.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:40 pm to Apache
quote:I find your screen name offensive
Apache
Did you get approval for it from the various Apache tribes? The Obama administration? Stephen A. Smith?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 9:43 pm to Apache
quote:
Apache
quote:
San Diego
quote:
Tony Gwynn is absolutely the greatest pure hitter in MLB history.
LULZ
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:03 pm to Kafka
quote:
I find your screen name offensive
Did you get approval for it from the various Apache tribes? The Obama administration? Stephen A. Smith?
Senator Liz Warren from Massachusetts gave me her blessing. As did ESPN's Jemele Hill.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:04 pm to tigerpimpbot
Hey Tigerpimbot. Nice reply pal.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:08 pm to Apache
This post has been marked unreadable!
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:36 pm to tigerpimpbot
UL Monroe 
Thanks for the overwhelming factual response guy. Maybe your mother can teach you about baseball someday guy.
Thanks for the overwhelming factual response guy. Maybe your mother can teach you about baseball someday guy.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 1:11 am to Apache
This one got me.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 6:15 am to Zach
quote:
Joe DiMaggio
quote:
in terms of hitting for average, power and low strike outs, he was in the top 3 of all time
And Ted Williams' numbers blow his away.
Posted on 6/19/14 at 9:54 am to Zach
What's incredible is that Mays & Aaron are the only 2 players to have 3,000 hits, 500 HR, and a .300 lifetime average, yet there are two current players (Cabrera & Pujols) that are currently on track for that same achievement (and both currently have 15-20pt higher lifetime averages). 
And if Chris Davis doesn't go all HAM last year, Miggy would've won the triple crown two years in a row. Unbelievable.
And if Chris Davis doesn't go all HAM last year, Miggy would've won the triple crown two years in a row. Unbelievable.
Page 6 of 7
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News