My wish as foster kid was to meet Tony , I got that wish and met the entire padres with that and sat in Trevor Hoffman seats . That guy was idol of mine as a baseball player and loved watching this dude play . 26 years old that one of the memories I cherish the most when I was 11 . One of the most amazing people and player I’ve ever met . Gave me tips and knowledge of game to get as far as I did . I didn’t make it but because of him I was very close .
Nicest Hall of famer I ever met out of probably almost 50 HOF'ers I've met over the years. It was induction day 2007, most players won't even look in your direction, let alone sign something for free. Not Tony. Tony stopped and signed around 40 fans' balls/bats/cards while talking to us. I accidently said he had 20 .300+ seasons, and he said he only had 19, but he thanked me for giving him the extra credit. Truly, a humble and friendly man on top of being one of the greatest hitters of all time. Only other 3 guys that ever came close to friendliness have been Ryne Sandberg, Fergie Jenkins (who signs for a $10-20 Canadian Red Cross donation) and Bob Feller. Randy Johnson literally refuses to look in your direction. Whitey Ford literally would drive by as fast as possible and refuse eye contact. I can't tell you how bad it feels when a sports legend rejects you like that. Not Tony. Tony was probably the last truly good human being to retire from baseball without being greedy. Nowadays, players charge $300 for an autograph on induction weekend and never will sign anything for free. Tony wouldn't be charging $300 today if he were still around. I'm sure he have appreciated you as a fan.
I saw TG play his whole career, it was truly an honor to see one of the greatest of all time. Aside from not winning a championship, the other major bummer for me is that had his health been better in check the second half of his career, he would've crushed Pete Rose's hit record, just like he would've hit .400 in '94 (not to spoil Pt. 2). And just to prove he would have, Gwynn batted . 402 (251-for-624) over a 162-game stretch from July 27, 1993 to May 13, 1995.
@@OH_MY_DOGGG ??? Rickey bee Rickey an Rickey bat right handed still and always so if Rickey RH batted first then Gwynn LH batted next it would be righty lefty hitting wise, careful it is tough oot there.,.
@@scottsharp1763 Good call. I looked at Baseball Reference backward. I should have known he is one of those rare cases. My dad actually had that orientation of handedness.
This is so weird. For the last month, I've been obsessed with trying to remember this hitting machine who played for the Padres in the 80s without using the internet. I grew up in awe of two hitting legends in real time, the other was Rod Carew. The one thing I knew about the San Diego guy was he was some kind of pioneer in the use of obsessive video analytics. Then this appeared in my feed and instantly I was jumping up and down, 'That's him! That's the guy! He's the hitting Genuis!' Thank you for this. Can't wait for Part lol. SIDE NOTE: If the reason you excluded including why his stolen base production decreased over time is what I think it is, a reason of something that was a lifetime struggle and he was sensitive about much like The Panda years later in the league, I think that was a cool choice of you to decide as Tony would hate the idea of a video, of all things, include the very thing that plagued him as a reminder. Hats off to manners and empathy, my dude.
I was fortunate enough to watch Tony Gwynn and Michael Cage play basketball together at sdsu. I was also fortunate enough to watch Tony's entire baseball career as a professional. I always got the morning paper and when Tony played at AAA Hawaii it would take 2 days to see his stats from a game because of the time difference. Tony's legacy goes well beyond his playing days as we here in San Diego know what an incredible human being he was. I still tear up whenever I see mention of Tony and miss his presence. It's hard to listen to padres' games on the radio because his son Tony Jr is broadcasting games and it is like listening to his dad they sound so much alike. Man I loved Tony.
Ted Williams was also born in San Diego whose mom was a Spanish-Mexican-American. Crazy how two of the best hitters of all time were born in the same city.
I lived in San Diego and met Tony and watched him play every year he would hit the ball and look like a ground ball out and it would shoot between the fielders or ip the middle and did it every game it’s was freaky
The main impediment for TGwynn reaching 3K hits (which he did anyway) was spending 4 years at SDSU. Had he gone into the system a couple of years earlier, he would have begun his MLB career earlier and would have blown past 3K.
This is the first video of yours that I’ve seen, and I love the video. The stats, highlights, music, etc is perfect, but you should work on your delivery imo. Other than that, perfection my friend 👌
Launch Angle, barrel rate, exit velo are what you describe as hitting? Those things didn’t exist for the first 120 years of baseball. And they have nothing to do with making a good or bad hitter
He was a contact, line drive machine. Best bat on ball guy I've ever seen. The only thing I find curious is that unlike Boggs, his batting champion equivalent in the AL, Gwynn didn't walk much at all. Figured a guy with an eye that good, who hit .340 for his career could have a .400+ obp. Boggs was a more valuable, more potent offensive player bc he was a tougher out due to his walks. Gwynn didn't walk and didn't hit HRs. He could have been a 20 HR a year guy if he sacrificed a little avg and was a little more selective at the plate.
Gwynn best 2 strike hitter all time and it’s not close .302 second closes is your boy with .262 you do the math everything you mention is because of walks
The league itself jumped 15 points in BABIP between 1992 and 1994....so TG improved along with the league and put up some of his best hitting seasons from 1993 to 1997.
Was looking up videos by CZcams Creators on Tony, a childhood idol and one of the best lesser known Baseball stars. Fantastic video and love the knowledge you incorporated. When you explain his choice of "sports" around 3 minutes? I think some plural nouns would be beneficial but I followed.
How can you possibly contend he’s a better hitter than Ruth, Williams, or Hornsby? All of them have better Avg., OBP, OPS+, HR averages, TB/162… literally every hitting category. Williams even struck out less on average. DiMaggio, and Musial are better too… they lead in every category except AVG, and their both within 13 points there. Even Boggs looks like his equal on paper… Not to be a dick to him, Gwynn was one of the 3 or so best players of his era, but he is not in the top 5 best hitters.
When you said Tony was just average defensively, that's a defensible statement if you're talking about his whole career, since he was elite for his first half, and poor for his second. It's ludicrous if talking about the first half of his career, as you claim in this video. From 1983-1992, Tony led all NL RFers in Rfield, and came 2nd only to Jesse Barfield in all of MLB. That's not the accomplishment of an "average" fielder, nor is it reliant on the eye test or Fielding %. That's the verdict of a "modern advanced stat," and it's wholly at odds with your claim. Also, Tony may have stolen less as he aged, but he stole smarter too. From 93-97, he averaged 12 SB a year, at an 80% success rate! Not bad for an overweight 33-37 year old! I did enjoy your video overall, and am looking forward to part 2. I hope you do Tony justice in it.
I read an article that said he couldn't make it now because his exit velocity was too low LOL . if he wasn't the greatest pure hitter of all time he is in the top 5
I don't think analytics takes into account how much base runners change the whole approach of the pitching team. Any real power hitter would die to have a guy like Gwynn batting in front of them
Gwynn was his own PR image machine. He loved playing the choirboy to Jack Clark/Jim Leyritz "bad cop". Always coming off as the "Alfred E Neuman" of MLB. He was one of the most selfish players ever.
2 times Gwynn scored 100+ runs and 1 time he had 100+ rbi as a corner outfielder... overrated, Gary Sheffield is a far better hitter who did not strike out while crushing home runs & Eric Davis once hit around 47 hrs with 96 sbs over 162 game stretch from '86 to '87... fax!!!
@@inttruders can you make one point? i mentioned how Gwynn's singles don't really lead to runs which is the point of offense... Sheffield was better, and Eric Davis did not have the career Gwynn did he was more valuable at his peak in the late 1980s... fax is dumb joke for intelligent humans, so i would assume you are dumb... the kids say "facts" to mean strongly agree, i listen to the kids as i am intelligent and most dumb adults take pride in bad mouthing the youth so they are often unaware of the slang "facts", the kids who say "facts" often do not know what a fax machine even though it is relatively new technology; if you combine all of these points it leads to me saying "fax" as a silly homage to the kids saying "facts"... going after spelling in baseball conversation is a sign you are dumb, also the placing of the word should have given you clue i knew what i was doing... have fun with all of those Gwynn highlights, you know the one where he hits a hard grounder in between 3rd and SS PLUS the line drive up the middle is always a timeless trip down memory lane... do you have a homosexual crush on Tony Gwynn because he was pretty fucking boring to watch??? fax!!!
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oh yeah i need that part 2 brotha
A very well made video......I can't wait for part 2....
My wish as foster kid was to meet Tony , I got that wish and met the entire padres with that and sat in Trevor Hoffman seats . That guy was idol of mine as a baseball player and loved watching this dude play . 26 years old that one of the memories I cherish the most when I was 11 . One of the most amazing people and player I’ve ever met . Gave me tips and knowledge of game to get as far as I did . I didn’t make it but because of him I was very close .
Nicest Hall of famer I ever met out of probably almost 50 HOF'ers I've met over the years. It was induction day 2007, most players won't even look in your direction, let alone sign something for free. Not Tony. Tony stopped and signed around 40 fans' balls/bats/cards while talking to us. I accidently said he had 20 .300+ seasons, and he said he only had 19, but he thanked me for giving him the extra credit. Truly, a humble and friendly man on top of being one of the greatest hitters of all time. Only other 3 guys that ever came close to friendliness have been Ryne Sandberg, Fergie Jenkins (who signs for a $10-20 Canadian Red Cross donation) and Bob Feller. Randy Johnson literally refuses to look in your direction. Whitey Ford literally would drive by as fast as possible and refuse eye contact. I can't tell you how bad it feels when a sports legend rejects you like that. Not Tony.
Tony was probably the last truly good human being to retire from baseball without being greedy. Nowadays, players charge $300 for an autograph on induction weekend and never will sign anything for free. Tony wouldn't be charging $300 today if he were still around. I'm sure he have appreciated you as a fan.
I saw TG play his whole career, it was truly an honor to see one of the greatest of all time.
Aside from not winning a championship, the other major bummer for me is that had his health been better in check the second half of his career, he would've crushed Pete Rose's hit record, just like he would've hit .400 in '94 (not to spoil Pt. 2). And just to prove he would have, Gwynn batted . 402 (251-for-624) over a 162-game stretch from July 27, 1993 to May 13, 1995.
Imagine prime Gwynn hitting behind a prime Rickey
They were still pretty good in their last years together 😂
Reimagine if U only could just accepting the beauty of life as it is.,.
In 2023. They'd probably get cute and add a little righty buffer or two between consecutive lefties.
@@OH_MY_DOGGG ??? Rickey bee Rickey an Rickey bat right handed still and always so if Rickey RH batted first then Gwynn LH batted next it would be righty lefty hitting wise, careful it is tough oot there.,.
@@scottsharp1763
Good call. I looked at Baseball Reference backward. I should have known he is one of those rare cases.
My dad actually had that orientation of handedness.
He batted .370 with 56 stolen bases in 1987, but was only 8th in MVP voting.
This is so weird. For the last month, I've been obsessed with trying to remember this hitting machine who played for the Padres in the 80s without using the internet. I grew up in awe of two hitting legends in real time, the other was Rod Carew. The one thing I knew about the San Diego guy was he was some kind of pioneer in the use of obsessive video analytics. Then this appeared in my feed and instantly I was jumping up and down, 'That's him! That's the guy! He's the hitting Genuis!'
Thank you for this. Can't wait for Part lol.
SIDE NOTE: If the reason you excluded including why his stolen base production decreased over time is what I think it is, a reason of something that was a lifetime struggle and he was sensitive about much like The Panda years later in the league, I think that was a cool choice of you to decide as Tony would hate the idea of a video, of all things, include the very thing that plagued him as a reminder. Hats off to manners and empathy, my dude.
*for Part II, not lol.*
Keep posting these videos are amazing and I love them❤
This has to be one of my favorite videos on baseball you put this together so well great job
i was at the double header in San Diego when Tony Gwynn hit his 2000th base hit. A single right up the middle
His mom was in Montreal with him.
Awesome video, but who knows what Tony what have accomplished hitting wise if they didn’t go on strike in 1994, this video deserves a like
I was fortunate enough to watch Tony Gwynn and Michael Cage play basketball together at sdsu. I was also fortunate enough to watch Tony's entire baseball career as a professional. I always got the morning paper and when Tony played at AAA Hawaii it would take 2 days to see his stats from a game because of the time difference. Tony's legacy goes well beyond his playing days as we here in San Diego know what an incredible human being he was. I still tear up whenever I see mention of Tony and miss his presence. It's hard to listen to padres' games on the radio because his son Tony Jr is broadcasting games and it is like listening to his dad they sound so much alike. Man I loved Tony.
Awesomely put together videos!!! Keep ‘em coming!!
Ted Williams was also born in San Diego whose mom was a Spanish-Mexican-American. Crazy how two of the best hitters of all time were born in the same city.
Tony was born & raised in Los Angeles
He’s mostly remembered for being a Great Guy here in San Diego. One of the nicest Men to ever walk the planet
Looking forward to all things this channel offers in the future, Great job so far.
I lived in San Diego and met Tony and watched him play every year he would hit the ball and look like a ground ball out and it would shoot between the fielders or ip the middle and did it every game it’s was freaky
Nice video man, keep it up
The main impediment for TGwynn reaching 3K hits (which he did anyway) was spending 4 years at SDSU. Had he gone into the system a couple of years earlier, he would have begun his MLB career earlier and would have blown past 3K.
Excellent video my brother.💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 Can you please do a video on Dave Winfield? That would be awesome.👍👍💪🏽
This is the first video of yours that I’ve seen, and I love the video. The stats, highlights, music, etc is perfect, but you should work on your delivery imo. Other than that, perfection my friend 👌
Launch Angle, barrel rate, exit velo are what you describe as hitting? Those things didn’t exist for the first 120 years of baseball. And they have nothing to do with making a good or bad hitter
I believe all of those things fall under the category of one of my all-time favorite baseball terms: Horsesh*t 💩
Barrel rate and exit velo are pretty good indicators of success. But launch angle is what's killing hitting all around
He was a contact, line drive machine. Best bat on ball guy I've ever seen.
The only thing I find curious is that unlike Boggs, his batting champion equivalent in the AL, Gwynn didn't walk much at all. Figured a guy with an eye that good, who hit .340 for his career could have a .400+ obp.
Boggs was a more valuable, more potent offensive player bc he was a tougher out due to his walks.
Gwynn didn't walk and didn't hit HRs. He could have been a 20 HR a year guy if he sacrificed a little avg and was a little more selective at the plate.
Boggs had less homers and RBIs sir struck out 300 more times in 108 less plate appearances you’re wrong😂
@@skywalkerthom1733 Boggs obp was significantly better. Higher OPS+, and a higher WAR.
@@dukedematteo1995 gee his on base percentage and his OBP were both higher almost as if OPS+ is correlated to the on base percentage
Gwynn best 2 strike hitter all time and it’s not close .302 second closes is your boy with .262 you do the math everything you mention is because of walks
@skywalkerthom1733 yea, walks are really important, it means you're not making an out.
The league itself jumped 15 points in BABIP between 1992 and 1994....so TG improved along with the league and put up some of his best hitting seasons from 1993 to 1997.
Great Video! You've got my subscription!
Harper hasn't fully switched to DH...yet. It'll happen someday I'm sure especially if he's legit about wanting to play till he's 45.
Just subscribed to you I like your takes on baseball hystory and informationg
Great work. When u get big i was there near the start
you deserve so much more than 100 likes
hell yea
Was looking up videos by CZcams Creators on Tony, a childhood idol and one of the best lesser known Baseball stars.
Fantastic video and love the knowledge you incorporated. When you explain his choice of "sports" around 3 minutes? I think some plural nouns would be beneficial but I followed.
Lifelong Padres fan (and SD native). I have exactly two Padres jerseys in my closet: Tony and Nate Colbert.
good video so far
Elway to the Yankees with pick no. 52 Gywnn to Padres at no. 58.......Yankees had to be kicking themselves.
If you're going to talk about the greatest hitters, you should include JOE SEWELL
Where is party 2?
If you ever played “Sports talk Baseball” on Sega, you would know Ron Gant owns Tony Gwynn…shame! Haha
The dbags of today would hate his exit velocity and say his babip is elevated and will come back to normal......🤣🤣
Amongst my hardcore baseball friends we all agree Tony was the greatest pure hitter ever period. No argument.
How can you possibly contend he’s a better hitter than Ruth, Williams, or Hornsby? All of them have better Avg., OBP, OPS+, HR averages, TB/162… literally every hitting category. Williams even struck out less on average. DiMaggio, and Musial are better too… they lead in every category except AVG, and their both within 13 points there. Even Boggs looks like his equal on paper… Not to be a dick to him, Gwynn was one of the 3 or so best players of his era, but he is not in the top 5 best hitters.
Brother great video. Ask around about a better mic tho my man! Makes all the difference. This video is extremely well done and written.
When you said Tony was just average defensively, that's a defensible statement if you're talking about his whole career, since he was elite for his first half, and poor for his second.
It's ludicrous if talking about the first half of his career, as you claim in this video. From 1983-1992, Tony led all NL RFers in Rfield, and came 2nd only to Jesse Barfield in all of MLB.
That's not the accomplishment of an "average" fielder, nor is it reliant on the eye test or Fielding %. That's the verdict of a "modern advanced stat," and it's wholly at odds with your claim.
Also, Tony may have stolen less as he aged, but he stole smarter too. From 93-97, he averaged 12 SB a year, at an 80% success rate! Not bad for an overweight 33-37 year old!
I did enjoy your video overall, and am looking forward to part 2. I hope you do Tony justice in it.
I read an article that said he couldn't make it now because his exit velocity was too low LOL . if he wasn't the greatest pure hitter of all time he is in the top 5
I don't think analytics takes into account how much base runners change the whole approach of the pitching team. Any real power hitter would die to have a guy like Gwynn batting in front of them
Gwynn was his own PR image machine. He loved playing the choirboy to Jack Clark/Jim Leyritz "bad cop". Always coming off as the "Alfred E Neuman" of MLB. He was one of the most selfish players ever.
A guy who plays for the Padres his entire career is unselfish.
2 times Gwynn scored 100+ runs and 1 time he had 100+ rbi as a corner outfielder... overrated, Gary Sheffield is a far better hitter who did not strike out while crushing home runs & Eric Davis once hit around 47 hrs with 96 sbs over 162 game stretch from '86 to '87... fax!!!
LOL yeah, the HoF voters surely got this one wrong, what were they thinking! 97.6% of the voters were high!
Clown.
Misspelling “facts” after saying something stupid doesn’t make it true.
@@inttruders can you make one point? i mentioned how Gwynn's singles don't really lead to runs which is the point of offense... Sheffield was better, and Eric Davis did not have the career Gwynn did he was more valuable at his peak in the late 1980s... fax is dumb joke for intelligent humans, so i would assume you are dumb... the kids say "facts" to mean strongly agree, i listen to the kids as i am intelligent and most dumb adults take pride in bad mouthing the youth so they are often unaware of the slang "facts", the kids who say "facts" often do not know what a fax machine even though it is relatively new technology; if you combine all of these points it leads to me saying "fax" as a silly homage to the kids saying "facts"... going after spelling in baseball conversation is a sign you are dumb, also the placing of the word should have given you clue i knew what i was doing... have fun with all of those Gwynn highlights, you know the one where he hits a hard grounder in between 3rd and SS PLUS the line drive up the middle is always a timeless trip down memory lane... do you have a homosexual crush on Tony Gwynn because he was pretty fucking boring to watch??? fax!!!
Gwynn was a contact hitter. That was his job.
This video is phenomenal