Tony Gwynn was the MAN in San Diego. He was my husband's hero. I am so proud that we were both Aztecs! Guys like Tony come along once in a blue moon. A lot of modern celebrities and sports figures could learn a lot from Tony Gwynn. I grew up in the neighborhood next to where Tony lived and any time anyone ran…

Growing up in San Diego I was always pissed we never won a World Series, but at least we had Tony Gwynn. Damn, what a shit day this is.

As much as people make fun of the Padres (deservedly so), all of these positive comments about Tony Gwynn from non-San Diego fans makes me happy. Our shittiness and blandness as a team didn't obscure or create apathy for our greatest player.
Thanks for sharing all of your memories and thoughts.

Yep. Someone needs to put Trevor Hoffman in bubble wrap.

This is the second time this year that San Diego has had an incredible sports high followed by an incredible sports low. In January the SDSU men's basketball team beat Kansas in Kansas and the Chargers won a playoff game in Cincinnati, but Jerry Coleman passed away that day. Yesterday SDSU's Kawhi Leonard wins the NBA…

Sadly, there comes a day when all sports legends eventually pass away, but as a 33 year old, I think Gwynn is the first superstar player I grew up watching as a kid that passed away. It kind if hits home a lot more than hearing about old timers that I never saw play.

What awful news to wake up to. I had the privilege of watching him play when I was a little kid and is a big part of the reason i love baseball. It's impossible to overstate how much he meant to the people of San Diego.Heartbreaking stuff. RIP Mr Padre

Twins fan here. A lot of us saw Tony Gwynn as the National League Kirby Puckett - insanely talented, festively plump, and beloved.

First Seau, then Coleman - now Mr. Padre. It's hard to be a sports fan in San Diego. RIP, Tony Gwynn.

I've been a Padres fan my whole life and there's plenty of emptiness that comes with that. But this is the worst of them all. I don't think people who aren't familiar with San Diego realize how much of a God he's seen as. I'm listening to the radio and grown men are calling in and literally crying their eyes out while…

I was at Olympic Stadium for Gwynn's 3,000th hit. With the exchange rate being wicked awesome back then, I think I got a ticket, hot dog, fries and a Labatt Blue for $15 total. Here's my photo of the hit:

Very sad news. Living in an AL city, I didn't get to see him in person, but if the Padres were the national game or when he got a segment on TWIB, you had to watch. A great player and by all accounts a good guy. Gwynn and Puckett stick out to me as guys who seemed so unlikely to be so good at what they did, and that…

I think the Marlins result is showing that no one goes to Marlins games even when they are playing well. Their attendance is pretty much static no matter their current state.

Question still remains. What vehicle will P2 select?

Poor kid is so terrified he's been reduced to sitting on his own stool.

I like to think of it as more of a 90's video game first person shooter. There is a storyline and each time he plays he know when the sentry will turn the corner, or the tank will come over the hill...

Geez, Enough with the animated GIFs guys. Your front page looks like an old Geocities home page these days.

What am I even watching...?! My brain is having trouble with this one.

Sinus rinse isn't mentioned here and it should be. For many people it's an easy, cheap, drug free way to improve their symptoms significantly.

I figure if it was that good, it wouldn't have been cancelled. TV executives know what they're doing.