You could say that the Padres wasted the career of this prodigious hitting talent by never trying to build a decent team around him. It's sad. As much as I like players staying in the same city their entire career, what's that worth if the team is homogeneously terrible at baseball.
@@avrivah1101 its called faith, and love. Something selfish people like you.. don’t understand. I don’t care if I had the best records in league histories, if i loved my city, im not leaving. Guessing you’ve never been to SD either.. theres an atmosphere in SD win/lose we don’t care, we’re always having a good time.
@@gabrielschaub3931 All you've done with this comment is offer proof that people from SD are judgmental jackasses. The comment of the dude you responded to was against the management of the team at the time even if you're a fan of the team you could admit that they should have done more to make a team around him instead you toot your own horn about what you would have done.
Him and Griffey Jr both had shots that year to break the records clean then to have the steroid era take over and Jr to be derailed by his body baseball hasn't been the same since the strike!!! I was 9 and a rabid stat head
@@liljimlambert7that lockout was a tragedy. It most likely killed baseball in Montreal, who would have won their division with a great team, the only great team they ever had.
By far, the best Quote on this man, this city, this organization and the love for Baseball, Making a Mr Padre Video Myself and sir think I might have to Quote you because you said it really better than I could of heard it
@@danielparker8189 @Daniel Parker currently working on it, should be up sooner then later though but si far it's a treat I tell you, But I should explain more before I "Waste" your time because what it is, I took Tony on MLB22 the show on Series X and made his "Rookie" Stats realistic and if your not familiar with the game itself it has a bug where talent wares out faster than usual, all behold Mr. Padre is his usual self in now a days MLB so far will link when done if interested, it's a Mix of Doc + re Sim
I grew up in San Diego and got to watch Tony Gwynn play baseball. Him and Junior Seau were the heart and soul of the community. I know we never won it all in either sport, but it was a special time to be a sports fan in San Diego.
we had 2 icons in SD in the 90s. Living in O'side, I never get tired of hearing about Junior. Maybe OP can do one of these on him. Very special time and place.
I can distinctly remember that All Star game moment to honor the legends Cal Ripken Jr and "Mr. Padre" Tony Gwynn. Also, way to make a lifelong baseball fan shed more tears.
Truly an amazing mini documentary. Thank you for that. Tony is the first player I remember hearing about. I was 9 years old in 1999, I was watching SportsCenter specifically for NBA news, as I always did. I remembered hearing about Tony when he got his 3000th hit. I didn't realize how important that number was at that age but I knew it had to be something big. There was some news about Cal Ripkin that day too and I remembered that they were something special, even though I didn't know anything about baseball at the time. and then they both became first ballot HoFers the same year. I cried throughout most of this video. Well made.
Tony Gwynn is everything right about baseball. We lost him too soon, Rest In Peace sir. You inspired a love for the game in a lot of kids who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and unlike with other heroes, that love is pure, not sullied by accusations of cheating, abuse or any of the other pitfalls of celebrity. Thanks Tony!
You’re going places kid. Keep making content like this, and you’ll hit 1m subscribers in no time. BUT. Don’t ever lose your love for the game. Don’t ever lose sight of being humble. The world is full of assholes high on themselves. Don’t be one of them. I’m part of the first 3.5k. I look forward to your development. Be well 🤘🏻.
This reminds me of how great it was being a baseball fan in the late 90s. Gwynn was finishing up his incredible career. Cal broke Gehrig's record, the 98 HR chase. It was also the last time baseball had it's innocence. A lot of golden era guys were still living and around the game to a degree.
As a life long San Diegan, and a huge Padres fan, this video had a real impact. For a young man, you created and captured someone with a maturity beyond your years. I am 55 yo, so Tony was only 5 years older than me. I was at his first game as a Padres, working in high school as a peanut vendor for Servomation Corp. at Jack Murphy “The Murph” stadium (before it was renamed Qualcomm stadium) from 1980 to 1983. In my mind I got paid to watch Tony Gwynn and his teammates. I now live in Rancho Bernardo just a mile away from his home and resting place in the adjacent City of Poway and bumped into him several times at Costco, local Restaurants, Albertson grocery store and he was always so gracious and friendly. I didn’t want to bug him, so generally just nodded and said thank you Tony. I saw him at Poway HS many times where Tony Jr. (who Jr. sounds just like him on the local sports radio station where he is a daily host and now a Padres TV sportscaster) played basketball with Gary Templeton’s son. I was so fortunate to attend the celebration of Tony’s life ceremony at Petco. I decided at the last minute to go and went alone, not something I normally would do, but I just felt compelled to go and was so blessed to attend and the Padres did a great job honoring our hero. As a 20+ years long time half season ticket holder and an avid baseball fan, there has not been a player like him ever. Trevor Hoffman comes close, as I have also have had the opportunity to meet him at various Padres events, and Trevor would tell you (as he has said publicly) that Tony had a major impact on him as player, but more off the field as a man, husband and father. Again, great video, not a dry eye as I watched this, and please keep up the great work.
I wasn’t a Padres fan, but I respected him as one of the best hitters in the game. He was a class act and left us way too soon. RIP Tony Gwynn...forever Mr. Padre.
Very well made, I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful human being on many occasions when I was a kid, so often in fact that he knew my family on sight. We were able to watch the man in action on a few occasions as well. Best hitter I ever had the pleasure of seeing play in person! RIP Mr. Padre!
I share this to reinforce the stories shared about the type of man he was. I moved to fulfill my childhood decision to move to San Diego the year I graduated college. I was loving life there and used my sudden increase in expendable income to buy a ticket in the front row on the 1st base side at Qualcomm Stadium. I got there extra early to watch batting practice and take in a beautiful spring afternoon, when I start to hear murmurs on my left. I turn to see Tony Gwynn walking along the fence, shaking hands. He stops, shakes my hand, and asked me how my day was going. I said it was perfect, I'm sitting on a baseball field instead of inside doing engineering in the cold Northeast. He liked that answer, asked if I grew up there, and I explained briefly I'd grown up in LA county on Dodgers baseball and Vin Scully. He said "He's a good man." and then said maybe they'd convince me to become a Padres fan if they did well today, then sauntered into the dugout. That brief discussion was the kind of interaction that, if I were a kid, would change my life. I may not have become a Padres fan, but I certainly became a Tony Gwynn fan for life that day.
I've gotten to see a lot of hall of famers in cooperstown over the years, but Tony Gwynn was the nicest one by far. He was being unfairly overshadowed by Ripken, but he didn't mind and was just happy to be there. He signed for maybe 50 people having conversations with us. I gave a wrong stat, but he teased me saying he'd take the extra 200 hit season. I think Gwynn was a better overall ballplayer than Ripken too.
Look dude, I'm not much older than you so I never watched him play either, but god damn if you didn't have me sitting here crying like a baby. Your channel deserves way more recognition. Incredible work. RIP Tony Gwynn.
The fact that he was worried he wouldn’t make the HOF shows an insane level of humility because literally anyone who knows anything about baseball had no doubt that he was a surefire first ballot HOFer. Those aren’t common and neither was Tony Gwynn. RIP
Watching this brings back so many good memories of baseball and childhood. Grew up a Dodgers fan, Going to the stadium and watching all of different teams and players over the mid 80's to mid 90's. One of the biggest memories I'll carry till I pass is, My dad telling my you see him(Tony Gwynn). That player is what this sport is or should be.... Right now my daughter is playing travel ball softball. She wants to kill the ball, hit the fences. I show her these video clips. Play hard and Have fun.😢 Thank you Mr Padre for the legacy you have left us. 🙏
thank you for this, as a life long padres fan, and having grown up watching Tony play, and even to meet him, he was and always will be a hero to myself and many other san diegans, this video brought me to tears multiple times, thank for making this beautiful work of art
I was born in San Diego in 86, and was lucky enough to grow up a mile from the stadium in a baseball family. So many memories with my dad and grandpa going to those games and watching Tony. I still have a ball he threw me at a game in 94 when I was 8, and I remember the moment. Thanks for this video man, brought back so many memories and emotions. Glad to have a baseball RU-vidr who’s also a Pads fan.
I grew up watching Mr Padre ever since I was 9 years old in 1993. Since then I love to see him play and his smile is what made my day. As a Braves fan I enjoyed watching Mr Gwynn play against the Braves and my goodness he was a really good player. Till this day I still remember him and his smile that I will never forget.
I love your videos man. When I wake up in the morning and drink my coffee I love to put on a video from some baseball content. I love yours so much. You put in a ton of excellent work. Few people do it as well as you. I'm positive you will be one of the big ones if you keep at it. Thank you for making me smile.
You mentioned Rod Carew and George Brett as role models for Tony Gwynn which makes sense. Tony Gwynn was the best back side hitter the game has ever seen even Ted Williams hit into the pull side shift constantly. I don't know how hitters can wait that long on a baseball but no one's ever done it better than Tony Gwynn God Rest his soul he was a truly wonderful person by all accounts and a joy to watch imagine if he had a had a offensive backup all those years his numbers might have been even more crazy
Tony Gwynn fantastic baseball player better person. Thanks for the tribute. He's a guy that we should hear more about because of his fantastic feats during the steroid era.
In the AL, it was Wade Boggs; in the NL, it was Tony Gwynn. The other GenX kids reading this will know exactly what I mean. Those were the greatest pure hitters of our childhood. I'm a Dodgers fan & still Gwynn is one of my 2 favorite players of the 80s (with Orel Hershiser). Btw, dude, your videos are better than TWIB vids. Just unreal... I am hella impressed. I hope this is what you do for a living, b/c you were born to narrate baseball videos the way Tony Gwynn was born to get basehits. (`in reality, I'm sure you work as hard as Gwynn did to get this good.) You had me tearing up by the end, man.
I was 1 year old when tony got into single A...started to realize what baseball was around 6. Had a chance to see some amazing baseball in my time. Tony was different...ripken was different....brett was different. Great video!
This was very well produced. The words at the end of the video by Vin Scully are a must watch. Gwynn was definitely one of my favorites growing up. I did get to see him play one game at "The Murph" in 1986. He went 3-for-4 with 2 OF Assists. He was the best player on the field that day in their 7-1 win over the Expos.
This guy is just California through and through, isn't he? Born in LA, grew up in LBC, went to SDSU, drafted by the Dads and the Clippers. Pretty cool really. RIP to a true legend
still have a picture i took of Tony running in from the outfield in between innings. Took it with a disposable camera and damn if it doesnt look professional. I have it sitting on the wall above a shelf with Tony's 3000th hit blue beanie baby in a display case. Favorite player ever.
Great video man! I’m like you, I was born only 2 years before his final season so I haven’t seen much about his career. Great informative video it’s awesome to see how popular he was in San Diego. I’m from NJ where he isn’t talked about much
97.6% How do you not vote for my dad, Tony Gwynn into the Hall of Fame. 3,000+ hits, .300+ career average, silver sluggers, gold gloves, and Babe Ruth had about 3x as many strikeouts as Tony. Beautiful human being Even if you hated the Padres, you gotta love Tony and vote him into Cooperstown. Ted Williams praised the man's hitting ability. TED fricken WILLIAMS. Until next time, I'm Kelso for Screwball, goodnight.
I watched the lowly padres through many loosing seasons but I never missed a Tony Gwynn at bat. It was never a question of how hard he always hit the ball but only if it was right at someone for an out. With luck he could of hit .500. I always wanted the ball hit to him to see his deadly accurate arm throw someone out. In 60 years of baseball I've never seen a more exciting player and my no. 1 pick to start a team with. I ❤ you Tony Gywnn. Great video 👍
One of the best hitters men. One of the best videos of baseball and Tony Gwyyn I've ever seen men. Good job with that video and good luck with your channel
Fun fact about 1994. Matt Williams 3rd baseman for the Giants was on pace to break Hank Aaron's homerun record before the season was cut short. Unfortunately Tony wasn't the only one who got screwed.
I am late to finding your channel, congrats on 5K subs and more to come! You sound wise beyond your years, great content here. 1994. Great players were having record breaking seasons that year, and then the strike ended it all. I was a 15 yrs old watching these greats going for the record books: Gwynn, Griffey, Williams, and Maddux. Pedro, Unit, Big Hurt, Bags and Barry. 1993-1996 (except for the strike) were my favorite seasons of baseball.
My 2 favorite players growing up are dead. Tony Gwynn and Kirby Puckett. They were the most energetic players of the 80's and funnest to watch. They would make some kind of special play or hit every game. I cried when Puckett had to retire, then when he died. Only 2 times I have cried as an adult.
I grew up in San Diego watching Tony Gwynns whole career. Best hitter of his generation and the best since Ted Williams and no better hitters since to this day.
So you know he (his dad Charles) also coined the phrase “With hard work good things will happen.” It’s on the base of his statue at PETCO Park. He was interviewed about 94. And he said he knew he would do it. He was on too much of a roll.
Gwynn is up there with Rose, Williams, Musial & Gehrig as the best hitters of all time. My list is longer than that, but those 4 came immediately to mind.
