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Man played for 20 years and not a single pitcher got double digit Ks on him 
Tony Gwynn was the human made up Sportscenter fact
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I always wondered how many more hits Tony would have gotten if he were in better shape to leg out singles to first.
even the "best hitters" in teh game now strike out like 160 times a year and ish
After 1989 he never struck out more than 30 times in a season
he struck out 98 times between 1990-2001
98 times in 11 years
I'll say it again the most incredible thing about tony gwynn is I've never ever heard one bad thing about Tony gwynn from anyone.
He never threw anyone under the bus, he was underpaid his whole career never complained.
Tony Gwynn never made over $5 million in a year till he was 40 (ironically the year he was of the least value to his team). Part of that is because it was important to him to stay in San Diego, so he pretty much always gave a "hometown discount"
He never threw anyone under the bus, he was underpaid his whole career never complained.
Tony Gwynn never made over $5 million in a year till he was 40 (ironically the year he was of the least value to his team). Part of that is because it was important to him to stay in San Diego, so he pretty much always gave a "hometown discount"
Super Cheech
I Feel So Westcoast
True, he was pretty quick the first half of his career, I meant more towards the second half he slowed down and gained weight but became an even better hitter
san diego state gonna do it for tony
Tony must’ve had the best eyes ever. The eye doctor must’ve been likegiving an eye test to him
Gwynn had the amazing ability to determine what pitch was coming before it left the pitcher’s hand, based on the position of the hand and fingers, how much of the ball he could see, etc.
“He would talk about being able to see fingers up on the ball, like a knuckle curve,” said Tony Gwynn Jr., recalling when his father was offering insight to some young minor leaguers. “I said, ‘Dad, I don’t think anyone here sees that, including me.’
“You’re either gifted with that kind of eyesight or you’re not. ... You have to be able to slow a guy’s arm down enough in the process of it coming at you in order to see that. It can’t just be vision.”
Gwynn’s eyesight was measured at one point as 20/10.
“I couldn’t believe his vision,” said Boggs, recalling a same-day drive to Stockton and back they made for an autograph signing. “We were coming up on an overpass and he said, ‘Hey, look at that bird’s nest.’ I was looking all over and could not see what the hell he was talking about, then as we’re passing it, he says, ‘Right there! Right there!’ ”
Alicia Gwynn said her husband spent a sleepless night before the 2007 Hall of Fame voting results were announced.
“I probably won’t make the first cut, Alicia,” he said. “Because I’m a Punch and Judy hitter. No Punch and Judy hitter has ever gone into the Hall (on the first ballot).”
“He said he thought he had a 50/50 chance,” Alicia said.
“I probably won’t make the first cut, Alicia,” he said. “Because I’m a Punch and Judy hitter. No Punch and Judy hitter has ever gone into the Hall (on the first ballot).”
“He said he thought he had a 50/50 chance,” Alicia said.
KFBF
Superstar
Incredible baseball player and even better person.
Here go one for ya
Thats the craziest one for me.
Not only was he actually good but you dont often find players who played Basketball and Baseball in college. Football and baseball yes, football and basketball yes, but not basketball and baseball.