From there, his agent will set him up with the right NBA team for summer camp. Throw in Seattle's Edgar Martinez, whom some believe could get into the Hall by the time he's done with his career, and there could have been four. Gwynn, who is near the end of his career, can still hit the ball. But unless things change soon, his chances of getting back to the World Series are nil. Offensively, we have a good club that can put the bat on the ball.
Baseball is baseball.
You don't know how good you were, but the idea was not to stay too long. A month into his Walla Walla gig, he was moved up to Double-A. Not long after, Gwynn was with the Padres on his way to 3,000 hits. People still remember Gwynn riding his bike around Walla Walla. John Kruk and I bought these 10-speed bikes and we rode all over town. I was in the right place at the right time.