Dan to Theo to Ben said:Maybe we can use this tragic death of a great man to do some good and outlaw chewing tobacco.
That should have gone on his HOF plaque.Red(s)HawksFan said:Sad news.
How good a hitter was Tony Gwynn? He faced Pedro 36 times and never struck out. He faced Greg Maddux 107 times and never struck out. That's two all time greats and he consistently was able to put the ball in play against them.
RIP
Red(s)HawksFan said:Sad news.
How good a hitter was Tony Gwynn? He faced Pedro 36 times and never struck out. He faced Greg Maddux 107 times and never struck out. That's two all time greats and he consistently was able to put the ball in play against them.
RIP
That is absolutely crazy.Red(s)HawksFan said:Sad news.
How good a hitter was Tony Gwynn? He faced Pedro 36 times and never struck out. He faced Greg Maddux 107 times and never struck out. That's two all time greats and he consistently was able to put the ball in play against them.
RIP
MentalDisabldLst said:In 1994, the strike deprived us of a chance to see if the Expos could win the WS. But it also deprived us of a chance to see one of the best hitters of his generation challenge Ted Williams and the .400 barrier. With 2/3s of a season, Gwynn hit .394 / .454 / .568 / 1.022. Somehow he only finished 7th in MVP voting, but nevertheless had a chance to have an achievement that would have lived on far past the memory of him.
Since Ted in 1941, the closest anyone has come to .400 has been:
Tony Gwynn, 1994, .3938
George Brett, 1980, .3898
Ted Williams, 1957, .3881
Rod Carey, 1977, .3880
Stan Musial, 1948, .3764
Nomar Garciaparra, 2000, .3724
One of the greatest pure hitters of all time,
Toe Nash said:Sad. It does seem anecdotally like chewing tobacco is much less popular among players than it was 10-20 years ago, so maybe "outlawing" it will not be necessary.
There are still lots of places where it is huge among high school and college age players. It shouldn't be, but it is.Toe Nash said:Sad. It does seem anecdotally like chewing tobacco is much less popular among players than it was 10-20 years ago, so maybe "outlawing" it will not be necessary.
adam42381 said:So sad. This is the first major star of my youth to have passed. Rest in peace.
Toe Nash said:Sad. It does seem anecdotally like chewing tobacco is much less popular among players than it was 10-20 years ago, so maybe "outlawing" it will not be necessary.