tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3787613331710366750..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Tony Gwynn, and a writer's work...Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31419615037987807562014-07-02T18:52:50.377-04:002014-07-02T18:52:50.377-04:00If you guys didn't read the article I linked t...If you guys didn't read the article I linked to written by his former bat boy, do. It will make you smile, in a teary-eyed way! Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6339430461486534312014-07-02T18:40:53.602-04:002014-07-02T18:40:53.602-04:00I also googled Tony Gwynne and am so sorry at the ...I also googled Tony Gwynne and am so sorry at the early loss of such a talented athlete and genuinely good human being. How awful his family must feel, and, of course, his fans and probably an entire city.<br /><br />Gosh, these comments sent me to google Dec. 31, 1972 and no. 21 and I read about events of that day. I do remember that famous player and hear his name often from TV sports commentators and fans. He has not been forgotten, not will Tony Gwynn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-54650426314119439522014-07-02T14:36:07.118-04:002014-07-02T14:36:07.118-04:00Thanks, Everett -- and that's a very good poin...Thanks, Everett -- and that's a very good point, indeed...Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25210401071680519622014-07-02T12:54:47.021-04:002014-07-02T12:54:47.021-04:00Great column, Lisa! The 'moral' applies t...Great column, Lisa! The 'moral' applies to pretty much all things, from the smallest to the most important, and our entire lives. Life is pretty much that simple. But note: 'simple' is not the same thing as 'easy.'Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38983881014225412762014-07-02T11:26:23.322-04:002014-07-02T11:26:23.322-04:00And I'm glad my post made you google Tony Gwyn...And I'm glad my post made you google Tony Gwynn. :) Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59214818154120163842014-07-02T11:25:05.864-04:002014-07-02T11:25:05.864-04:00I don't understand cricket either, Caro! Baseb...I don't understand cricket either, Caro! Baseball, I think the way you get it is by going to a game (preferably with someone who can explain it to you). There's a reason they call it a "ballpark." Emphasis on "park." Ballparks are happy places.Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81496886430897593832014-07-02T11:23:21.201-04:002014-07-02T11:23:21.201-04:00I had to use the Google here, because I am so know...I had to use the Google here, because I am so knowledgable outside my own little team. But yes, that was a true heartbreaker...Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90675185192670896612014-07-02T11:16:13.155-04:002014-07-02T11:16:13.155-04:00I don't know the first thing about baseball. I...I don't know the first thing about baseball. It seems beyond my comprehension ( but then s is cricket !). <br />But your blog made me google Tony, he seemed a very charismatic man who never forgot and never failed to appreciate where he came from.<br />Good on him.Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58537118993248722732014-07-02T04:56:14.953-04:002014-07-02T04:56:14.953-04:00I feel your pain, Lisa. My own, once obsessive lov...I feel your pain, Lisa. My own, once obsessive love affair with baseball ended New Years Eve 1972. Now I barely watch a game. My son in recognition of my long last love brought with him to Greece as a birthday gift for his old man a t-shirt bearing a team, a name and the number 21.<br /><br /> Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com