No Gwynn tribute during ASG

[Diaz15]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/mlb-strikes-out-with-no-tony-gwynn-tributes-or-mentions-during-all-star-game-041822974.html

I admit that I was wrapped up in the game. Between Trout winning the MVP and all the Jeter festivities, I didn't notice the lack of Gwynn tribute until it was all over. MLB seems to have dropped the ball on this one.

[Butcher'd]

Somebody on twitter also pointed this out. I find it very disrespectful that they can slobber all over Jeter for 5 hours, but not even give Tony Gwynn's name a simple mention. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate, but I think a lot of fans would have liked to see him given a moment of silence at least. Shame.

[SoCALkid]

I said it earlier but they did talk about him and some memories of him as well as post his stats during the homerun Derby.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Thats very weak. I missed most of the game and all of the beginning so I assumed they did.

[KevinJ14]

I think they did on the radio

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think they did on the radio

not the announcers, were talking about how they usually do something pre game or during the stretch when someone passes

[yk9001]

Give 'em a patch and call it a day.

 

People love to complain about the all star game.

[stevestevens]

In the pregame that had a video of everything that happened in the first half. They showed gwynn, welch, and zimmer

[Blarg]

YK, this was one of the worst broadcasts of any All Star game. They chose to dedicate the entire broadcast to one player and completely ignored that the fans of 29 other teams were watching as well. Ignoring Tony Gwynns passing, a Hall of Famer that accomplished more than Jeter in his time, was disrespectful to the Gwynn family and all members of the Hall, that their careers can be completely ignored to promote one player from the Yankees.

 

I used to be somewhat ambivalent about Derek Jeter and the attention he got, now I really want this guy to go the hell away. I want ESPN to shut the **** up about him, he is not the entire season of baseball alone and unto himself. He is a washed up Yankee, barely able to hold his own on the field anymore and should be recognized now as a guy that hung around too long instead of all the ass licking he gets every single day.

 

Give him his gift basket and call a cab, he is done.

[yk9001]

They've done this 'tribute' crap for other players.... Ripken for one.

 

Gwynn got a tribute the year he retired.  Hell, I remember Selig getting on a damn podium in the middle of the freaking game for a 'tribute' for someone.

 

Enough of the tributes, whether you are alive or dead.  I'm ambivalent on Jeter's tribute because they are always tributing.

 

I'm certainly not going to complain because there weren't MORE tributes.

 

Just play the stupid game.

[JoJo26]

In the pregame that had a video of everything that happened in the first half. They showed gwynn, welch, and zimmer

 

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[CanadianHalo]

Kind of a selfish move by Jeter to announce his retirement before the season imo. He saw all the attention Rivera got, so I guess he wanted that as well. Fox made mention to this during the broadcast but obviously not in a negative way.

[Blarg]

His contract is done after this season and he knows the Yankees are done extending it so the retirement announcement was inevitable.

[nate]

His contract is done after this season and he knows the Yankees are done extending it so the retirement announcement was inevitable.

 

Yep, much better than the circus would have surrounded him if he didn't announce it. "Will the Yankees extend Jeter???" "Will he retire?" etc.

[Blarg]

There is a small possibility if he didn't announce his retirement he wouldn't have made the All Star game. Even Yankee fans weren't ballot box stuffing their refuse this season.

[xboom28x]

There was a moment when they could have mentioned Gwynn when they pointed out Rod Carew and his 7 batting titles when he threw the first pitch. Joe Buck missed the opportunity. I'm not mad at him for it. It's not FOX's responsibility to do an In Memoriam during the All-Star game like it's the Oscars or something.

[Jeff M]

I didn't notice that they forgot and didn't think about it until the media started blowing it up. Personally, I don't think it's that big a deal. Many players pass during each season - some of them great. At what point do we say which players get honored and which don't. Hall of Fame? Former All Star? Former Batting Champion or Cy Young award winner? For me, the All Star game is there to honor the best CURRENT players in baseball. For this, they probably hit it a little too far out of the park with Jeter, hence the controversy.

 

I didn't notice they forgot about Gwynn and I'm sure 95% of the other viewers didn't notice either.

[eligrba]

MLB and Bud sharted on themselves by not taking the time to recognize and celebrate Tony's career.  It is really not surprising because Tony demonstrated class and grace, which is something Bud is not familiar with.

 

The way the ASG break is structured, you would think that MLB would pay tribute to the past, honor the present and celebrate the future.

 

Whatever........Play ball-beat the Mariners!

[gotbeer]

Not surprising.  Heck, Selig didn't find it worth his time to go to the public memorial.  Instead he sent one of his cronies to represent the MLB, who if he is the heir to the throne, MLB is in trouble.  

[DowningRules]

Jeter's got good numbers and all that.  Not astounding, but good.  It seems his major accomplishment is staying with one team for his entire career.  Check that:  His main accomplishment is that he stayed with the Yankees his entire career.  I would be impressed if Jeter stayed with the Yanks for the league minimum, but as far as I know, he was paid handsomly to stay with one team.  Very handsomly. 

 

On a couple of the national sports radio shows yesterday, some of these broadcasters were besides themselves that Jeter could handle the so-called pressure of the NY media for all these years.  Like the NY media is some sort of KGB and 'surviving' it is like a tour of duty in Iraq.  Jeebus!  Big f'ing deal!  The NY media is pretty much the same as anywhere else...there's just more of it.

 

If Jeter were Vladdy Guerrero and stayed with the Expos/Nationals his entire career, I doubt there would be such a media/marketing frenzy.

[yk9001]

Kind of a selfish move by Jeter to announce his retirement before the season imo. 

 

This makes absolutely zero sense.

[yk9001]

Not surprising.  Heck, Selig didn't find it worth his time to go to the public memorial.  Instead he sent one of his cronies to represent the MLB, who if he is the heir to the throne, MLB is in trouble.  

 

lol - jesus what people expect Selig to do.

[yk9001]

Jeter's got good numbers and all that.  Not astounding, but good.  It seems his major accomplishment is staying with one team for his entire career.  Check that:  His main accomplishment is that he stayed with the Yankees his entire career.  I would be impressed if Jeter stayed with the Yanks for the league minimum, but as far as I know, he was paid handsomly to stay with one team.  Very handsomly. 

 

On a couple of the national sports radio shows yesterday, some of these broadcasters were besides themselves that Jeter could handle the so-called pressure of the NY media for all these years.  Like the NY media is some sort of KGB and 'surviving' it is like a tour of duty in Iraq.  Jeebus!  Big f'ing deal!  The NY media is pretty much the same as anywhere else...there's just more of it.

 

If Jeter were Vladdy Guerrero and stayed with the Expos/Nationals his entire career, I doubt there would be such a media/marketing frenzy.

 

He was an integral part of what, five World Series champs?  Its worth something.  Its worth a lot.

 

He made maybe the most iconic on-the-field play of this generation in the playoffs, the flip in the playoffs that caught the Oakland guy.

 

And look at who are the most revered players of the past decade: Ripken, Gwynn, Jeter... it DOES matter when you stay your entire career w one team.

[xboom28x]

Jeter's got good numbers and all that.  Not astounding, but good.  It seems his major accomplishment is staying with one team for his entire career.  Check that:  His main accomplishment is that he stayed with the Yankees his entire career.  I would be impressed if Jeter stayed with the Yanks for the league minimum, but as far as I know, he was paid handsomly to stay with one team.  Very handsomly. 

 

On a couple of the national sports radio shows yesterday, some of these broadcasters were besides themselves that Jeter could handle the so-called pressure of the NY media for all these years.  Like the NY media is some sort of KGB and 'surviving' it is like a tour of duty in Iraq.  Jeebus!  Big f'ing deal!  The NY media is pretty much the same as anywhere else...there's just more of it.

 

If Jeter were Vladdy Guerrero and stayed with the Expos/Nationals his entire career, I doubt there would be such a media/marketing frenzy.

 

Ya, 3,400+ hits isn't astounding at all.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I said it before, jeter is overrated because he was a yankee. That said, he was FAR etter than some on here are giving him credit for.

5th all time in hits...was a beast in october (and november of 2001). I think some of you are putting too much stock in his power numbers. And I can understand that totally. But then whag about guys like cobb and gwynn?