OT: Tony Gwynn dies at age 54

[Waylon Mercy]

I was fortunate to see Tony Gwynn play live in San Diego at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1995 what
a classy guy and likable person.

[bballsparkin]

Sad news. He's a legend.

[mastertang]

Really sad stuff... here's a great article about him as a person. Rare to see an athlete as great as Tony was, and the first memories people talk about his incredible character. http://deadspin.com/i-was-tony-gwynns-b ... 1592123043

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[Rhettmatic]

Really sad stuff... here's a great article about him as a person. Rare to see an athlete as great as Tony was, and the first memories people talk about his incredible character. http://deadspin.com/i-was-tony-gwynns-b ... 1592123043

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Great read. One anecdote for those who didn't check it out:

One day, one of the bat boys showed up wearing an earring. Bright gold and massive. The Giants were in town. During batting practice, Will Clark walked by and sneered, "Nice earring, f*ggot." The words were stunning, but we knew we had to react like it was no big thing. News must've gotten around, though, because before the next game, Tony walked back to the locker room area with Bip Roberts and performed an entire routine for us. They had evidently practiced it during batting practice. They stood lecturing us, using every "how to talk like an older white guy" cliché in the book. "Now listen, son," Tony started, stopping periodically to catch his breath, as he was laughing too hard. "You're bringing down the team here, with that earring." "Very, very unprofessional," Bip added, haughtily. They walked away, howling with laughter, the point made: Will Clark was a dick.

[satyr9]

Really sad stuff... here's a great article about him as a person. Rare to see an athlete as great as Tony was, and the first memories people talk about his incredible character. http://deadspin.com/i-was-tony-gwynns-b ... 1592123043

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Great read. One anecdote for those who didn't check it out:

One day, one of the bat boys showed up wearing an earring. Bright gold and massive. The Giants were in town. During batting practice, Will Clark walked by and sneered, "Nice earring, f*ggot." The words were stunning, but we knew we had to react like it was no big thing. News must've gotten around, though, because before the next game, Tony walked back to the locker room area with Bip Roberts and performed an entire routine for us. They had evidently practiced it during batting practice. They stood lecturing us, using every "how to talk like an older white guy" cliché in the book. "Now listen, son," Tony started, stopping periodically to catch his breath, as he was laughing too hard. "You're bringing down the team here, with that earring." "Very, very unprofessional," Bip added, haughtily. They walked away, howling with laughter, the point made: Will Clark was a dick.

**** Mr.Tang, how about a NSFW warning for that article? I'm all verklempt. So for everyone else out there, if you're a soft touch like me, be warned.