RIP Tony Gwynn

I was just startled - and I mean that literally - by the news that eight time NL batting champion and Padres legend Tony Gwynn died today of salivary gland cancer. He was only 54.

What a loss, to MLB, to the fans, and most of all to his family (I used to enjoy watching his son play in the Brewers organization in the mid-aughts)

Fun Tony Gwynn fact (courtesy of Fox Sports): He faced soon-to-be Hall of Famer Greg Maddux 107 times. He hit .415 & didn't strike out. Not once.

Wonderful to see that almost every tribute to Tony Gwynn mentions that he was a great hitter, but a "better man". One of the nicest guys to grace the sport. I still can't believe he's gone.