Tony Gwynn
Tony Gwynn
Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr., nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 20 seasonsin Major League Baseballfor the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career, tied for the most in National Leaguehistory. He is considered one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He had a .338 career batting average, never hitting below .309 in any full season. Gwynn was a 15-time All-Star, recognized for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth9 May 1960
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When you faced the Cardinals, it was a seven-inning game. You better have the lead after seven. If not, here comes Sutter and that was it.
We were winning late. (Colin) Tanabe hit a ball into right-center field that we thought the right fielder should've caught, didn't, and we ended up getting beat and that left a bitter taste in your mouth.
So I'm a little bit ahead of the game, ... Plus, I'll have all my clips from the North County Times.
Now that the contract has been signed, we can concentrate on moving ahead toward our goal of becoming a nationally recognized program.
Lots of guys took them. They were everywhere.
Just going up to the plate and having quality at-bats has been the biggest issue.
I remember watching the Oceanside team in 2001. I fell in love with that little left-handed hitter with the great stroke (Matthew Cerda). It'll be fun to see who the stars are this time around.
He might just be very comfortable doing what he's doing. If he is, he's at the top of the list, then. He's a master of his craft.
He said we would bounce around. I think it's a great idea and I'm not going to have a problem with it.
He walks in my office and he's ready to hit the grind,'' Watson said.
Harold is the Pied Piper of Little League baseball,
Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.
Nobody talked about my defense or that I used to steal bases, too.
The only thing I do to my bat is put some tape around the handle to build it up a little bit because I broke my finger about six years ago and can't really close it the way I want to. Other than that, the same bat, same Louisville Sluggers.