Tony Gwynn, Sr. Dies

[bahodeme]

Tony Gwynn, the San Diego Padres’ Hall of Fame outfielder and one of the greatest hitters ever to play baseball, died Monday after a long battle with cancer.

Major League Baseball and the Padres confirmed that the man known as “Mr. Padre” had died early Monday morning at the age of 54, surrounded by his family at Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif. Gwynn had undergone surgery for cancer in a salivary gland and in his cheek, battling for the last four year a disease that he attributed to a lifetime use of smokeless tobacco

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/06/16/padres-hall-of-famer-tony-gwynn-dies/

 

[Deepcover]

Wow this is a shock. RIP to the all time batting champion and a great human being Tony Gwynn

 

[BCT]

He was the man. RIP to a legendary hitter.

 

[vanlee1]

One of my favorite players.

Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

Even as a Dodgers fan I rooted my ass of for TG. Guy was great and all class I will always remember him in his playing days.

 

[Jagger69]

There are other tributes to him that were posted in the MLB thread, including mine here:

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?739657-2014-MLB-Thread&p=8433655&viewfull=1#post8433655

 

[barebeaverlover]

R.I.P. Tony

 

[mf15]

Wish I could have seen him play, his stats are just amazing, very underrated. RIP Tony