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
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.
For a lot of these guys, that light doesn't go on until they leave college. For some kids' cases, it's too late. For other kids' cases, it happens in the nick of time. As a coach, you have to able to adapt, trust these guys even though sometimes they don't trust you. I know it sounds crazy having said that, but I love my job.
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 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 walks in my office and he's ready to hit the grind,'' Watson said.
Harold is the Pied Piper of Little League baseball,
Just going up to the plate and having quality at-bats has been the biggest issue.
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.
I was a contact hitter my whole career but I learned how to handle the ball inside. And Ted Williams played a big part in that. He gave me the advice on how to handle inside pitches.
I hate to say it, but, yeah, I'm a tobacco junkie.
What drives me is trying to be perfect.
Like a lot of kids, you kind of think baseball's boring - that's the perception.