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Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre
Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre
Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre
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Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre

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An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Tony Gwynn. When San Diego earned a trip to the 1998 World Series, outfielder Tony Gwynn was perhaps the happiest Padre. Gwynn has been one of baseball's best hitters since arriving in the Majors, and has had many opportunities to play in other cities for more money. Barry Bloom explains why Gwynn has remained loyal to San Diego, and how that loyalty has paid off through Hall of Fame numbers and the support and love of Padres fans.
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Release dateFeb 28, 2012
ISBN9781613211557
Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre

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    Tony Gwynn - Barry Bloom

    After 16 years playing major league baseball, Tony Gwynn finally made it to Yankee Stadium.

    Having grown up in southern California and playing his entire career in the National League with the San Diego Padres, Tony never had the opportunity to visit one of the great shrines of baseball history. He had played many games across New York at Shea Stadium, the ballpark in Flushing, Queens, that is home to the New York Mets. Shea isn’t Yankee Stadium, known for more than 70 years as The House That Ruth built.

    Tony made his first visit to Yankee Stadium in 1998. (AP/Wide World Photos)

    It is 10 miles by car between the two ballparks spanning two boroughs, one bridge and two parkways. By subway the two-hour trip is long and difficult, winding its way through mid-town Manhattan where passengers must change from the Flushing line to the Lexington Avenue line for the Bronx.

    In baseball terms, the trip is also a hard one. Shea Stadium was built on a garbage dump and opened in 1964. Yankee Stadium opened in 1923 just across the river from the old Polo Grounds, the home of baseball’s New York Giants. That stadium served for a time as the home of the Yankees, and in its final two years before it was torn down, was the home of the expansion Mets. The Yankees have won 24 World Series championships; the Mets have won two.

    Tony, who understands and appreciates the history of the game he plays, knew about the significance of Yankee Stadium. So when his Padres won their second National League pennant in 1998, advancing to the World Series, it was with a special reverence that Tony prepared to make his first visit to Yankee Stadium.

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