Now it's just silly. Tony Gwynn Jr has signed with the Dodgers
by Dex on Dec 7, 2010 3:08 PM PST
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#Dodgers sign outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. to one year major league deal.
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It's this kind of thing that's hard to stomach. Having Adrian go to the Red Sox is one thing, but letting Anthony Keith Gwynn Jr go to the Dodgers is just insulting. Now we'll have to see this guy like every year warming up with the opposition, pinch running against us and coming in for defensive purposes in the 8th innings of games. BRUTAL!
If there's one thing I don't want is to give other teams in the division the opportunity to strengthen their #5 and #6 outfielder spots with our light hitting family members. Come on.
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Great minds.
I had said the same thing on t-dub re: him being a Dodger vs. Adrian being a Red Sock.
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Great minds yet again.
I also mentioned this on t-dub right after it went down.
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Happy Trails
I’m not too amused that he is now a Dodger (who does he think he is, Kevin Brown?), but I feel that Cameron Maybin was essentially TG2’s replacement with a higher upside.
Plus if I remember correctly, he was due for a pretty penny as well (looks @ Wonko).
ugggghhhh
This is just…
It’s like the Padres are my favorite dog, my best friend, if you would…
and I don’t even know. It just makes me sad to see things related to Padre greatness come hurtling down to the ground and being dashed to pieces.
If the Dodgers really want to hurt us, they should sign Hoffman, AND bring THE Gwynn back as a bench coach or something…
It's like the NL West is trying to catch our 2010 lightning in a bottle.
Miggy to Vagiants, Garland and Skinny Gwynn to Doyers. What’s next, Scott Hairston to Dbags? Perdomo to LOLkies?
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
Denorfia is still with the Madres
Never lose hope!
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May he answer our prayers
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There thinking is "If you can't beat the Padres,
might as well steal their players"
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Wow......Isn't this almost sacrilegious?
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I wonder if this makes for an awkward family Christmas?
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by TheGrandHatching on Dec 7, 2010 3:35 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
He's just a big chicken
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
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by Axion on Dec 7, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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by Jordan_Ming on Dec 7, 2010 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting...
We send Adrian to Boston then use the money saved on an ex-Yankee. In your face, Boston! Need some ice for that burn?
"Well, it's just ineffable." "Oh, so I'm not 'F-able'?" "No, no, ineffable means it can't be explained." "So I'm stupid?"
That's really too bad.
But we can still watch him not hit anything when we play the Dodgers
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As long as we don't bring back Hoffman
and have him pitch to Gwynn.
by field39 on Dec 7, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I would've prefered to keep him as a backup
the dodgers will benefit from his defense
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Meh.
I don’t imagine that he had too many offers. Perhaps this was his only one, or at least his most lucrative. Don’t fault a guy of that caliber for grabbing whatever work he can.
The Padres are good, but make no mistake: we've gotta beef up the linwup.
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Kudos to the Padres
for not keeping a .200 hitting outfielder
Chris Gwynn played for the Doyers…so there is some family history there.
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by Hormel on Dec 7, 2010 5:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Chris Gwynn vs Anthony
Chris playing for LA was of no consequence, as he started there. It’s not like he started in SD then for some god-forsaken reason chose to go north to LA.
Besides, there could have been a bit of subliminal sibling rivalry between the brothers.
But Anthony going there… no. Anthony is the direct product of Tony Gwynn’s own, well, you know. And signing with LA would be like a proverbial kick to the same nuts that produced him.
The Lesser Gwynns
play for the Dodgers sometime or another.
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Uh-oh.
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by Jonathan Holmes on Dec 7, 2010 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Name on the back.
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Junior should be OK with the Dodgers...
He can wear the same huge sized pants as Jonathan Broxton
by partmanpartmonkey on Dec 7, 2010 6:27 PM PST reply actions
at the same time.
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
"Even Jedis don't stand a chance against our bullpen."
I would go to LA
To see a seventh inning three legged race. Gwynn/Broxton vs Eck/Blanks?
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by Padres_Hobo on Dec 7, 2010 8:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Eckstein and Blanks?
Poor little Eck… He’d never survive that ordeal,
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by FriarFaithful4Life on Dec 7, 2010 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Gigantor is fast
The homeruns he hits are of the Inside-the-Park variety
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
I'm gonna throw up
Gaslamp Ball Game OT: "Makes you happy in the pants"
"Even Jedis don't stand a chance against our bullpen."
same me
I’m so pissed I could spit, but first I’d have to gargle some mouthwash and be standing in front of a sink.
by Dex on Dec 7, 2010 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
This.
Honestly, he’s not a major league caliber hitter.
by TheGhostofRickMonday on Dec 8, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
I just died a little inside.
But only a little.
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by surferfromSD619 on Dec 7, 2010 11:50 PM PST reply actions
I know I shouldn't care now that we have Maybin
but this still bothers me. It’s as if my son, who plays on my church-league fast pitch team, showed up to play for the United Methodists. God love him, he can’t hit to save his life, but it would make me a little ill to see him in that uniform.
What I need is an electric monk
Please try to avoid religious discourse.
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by TheGrandHatching on Dec 8, 2010 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
You know the Chargers will move there sooner or later
Might as well.
I'm trying to think but nothing happens ~ Curly Howard
I'll have to tattoo my left thumb black
or just cut it off and join the Jonatan Club.
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by TheThinGwynn on Dec 8, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Gwynn Jr. never really hated the Dodgers. He didn’t even have a favorite team, he was more of a fan of the game.
I'm the same way about backgammon
I don’t really root… I just like to watch the beauty of the game unfold.
by Dex on Dec 8, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I know what you mean
It’s why I love the purity of the game of marbles.
Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...
Exactly
It’s like hunting a drifter.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Dec 8, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Had to happen
This is disappointing, but that truth is, we had no place for him. Maybin’s defense is almost as good, and Maybin has higher upside. Tony Gywnn is the perfect example of cliche number, I dont know, 26? “You can’t steal first.” We rely on speed and defense, as well as getting on base. Gywnn was masterful at the first two, but couldn’t figure out the third.
WTF
Couldn’t the Pads have afforded a 1yr $700k major league contract for the lesser of two Tony Gwynns? At the very least he’d give us defense and speed off the bench, and another year to assess his value to the organization. I have a feeling he’s going to be one of those guys who sucks it up against everyone else, but KILLS the Padres.
by Natrone Means Business on Dec 8, 2010 2:32 PM PST reply actions
The Padres do not have the depth, ofroffensive fire power
that would justify keeping a feel good defensive specialist on the team.
Good point
but where is this depth and offensive fire power going to come from? I feel like Gwynn could still have played a role on this team, especially not knowing if Maybin will stay healthy.
by Natrone Means Business on Dec 8, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I fail at proof reading.
I do not know where the fire power will come from, but I know that none of it would of come from Anthony.
I like this move
set aside the Gwynn sentiment and think this:
Late may in LA:
Donny Baseball, gets mad at Matt Kemp for not running out a comebacker to the pitcher, yanks him from the game.
Gwynn is put in as a replacement makes two gem of a defensive plays. Donny Baseball likes the hussle, gives most of the ABs for CF to Tony and his .234 average. Donny then platoons Kemp and Either in RF.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Not the most uplifting news...
But it’s not like it’s his father. Still sorry to see him go but Denorfia was a far better CF and overall player anyway. Sorry Tony…
"Denorfia was a far better CF"
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he meant
“Denorfia was a far better CF….in bed”
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Sorry but he was
Don’t get me wrong Jr was a good fielder and a good guy, but his hitting leaves MUCH to be desired. His father he’s not.
Denorfia was nowhere near the fielder that Gwynn was.
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