He's dead, Jim.

[haulin oats]

Tony Gwynn. I can't find a linked story but it's all over Twitter. He just signed an extension 4 days ago to stay on as SDSU's baseball coach.

Hope he can keep that program headed in the right direction.

[St. Clown]

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Wait, what?!

Pitchers hated facing Gwynn, were always in an almost state of awe when talking about him for an upcoming series.

[dxmnkd316]

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Career against HOF pitchers:
PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP
379 349 113 18 2 2 29 24 17 0.324 0.361 0.404 0.765 4 2 8 0 8

[BadgerAlum@WMU]

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Dan Patrick Show and NBC Sports have said that the Padres media relations confirmed.

[Patman]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

I've never had heroes or idols, just people I liked. Tony was certainly in that class. Such a shame, the world deserved more years with him.

[Priceless]

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Some stories are coming out about what a special person he was. Juan Pierre tweeted that as a younger player, Gwynn waited around for 40 minutes after a game had ended to talk to him about hitting. That may be why Pierre had a career in baseball. I wonder how many more people he helped along the way.

[groovemaster]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

One of Ted Williams' alltime favorites.That speaks volumes of the man's talent

[SteveP]

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Carole King's ex and songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. Their list of songs is amazing.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/arts/story/1.2681399

Goffin married King in 1959 while they were in their teens. He penned more than 50 top 40 hits, including Pleasant Valley Sunday for the Monkees, Crying in the Rain by the Everly Brothers, Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee and You've Got a Friend by James Taylor.

[Old Pio]

Re: He's dead, Jim.

On this day in 1953 atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Still guilty as charged all these years later. Good riddance.

http://www.realclearhistory.com/2014..._all_2652.html

[joecct]

On this day in 1953 atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Still guilty as charged all these years later. Good riddance.

http://www.realclearhistory.com/2014..._all_2652.html

Is spying for an ally treason?

No doubt they were paid by the Soviets, but treason means aiding and abetting your enemies in times of war. The Soviet Union was our "friend" when the Rosenbergs spied. They were not our allies when the trial (amid the Red Scare) took place.

[Old Pio]

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Is spying for an ally treason?

No doubt they were paid by the Soviets, but treason means aiding and abetting your enemies in times of war. The Soviet Union was our "friend" when the Rosenbergs spied. They were not our allies when the trial (amid the Red Scare) took place.

I dunno. Let's dig 'em up and ask. Or was that a rhetorical question? They richly deserved what they got.

[joecct]

I dunno. Let's dig 'em up and ask. Or was that a rhetorical question? They richly deserved what they got.

Did you read "The Implosion Conspiracy"? Details the whole trial and execution.

The authors conclusion was guilty as charged, but execution was, if you pardon the expression, overkill.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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It matters naught whether the Soviets were 'frenemies' or enemies when the Rosenbergs and their ilk handed over US nuclear secrets as casually as if they were a blue ribbon apple pie recipe. That was classified information that they had no right to divulge to any foreign government.

I get the drift that you're objecting not to their conviction, but to the federal government's use of capital punishment. I suppose that is another debate entirely, though we all know what OP's position will be - Ol' Sparky was too kind, and their bodies should've been shipped to the Soviet Union to be buried underneath the Kremlin.

[bigblue_dl]

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It matters naught whether the Soviets were 'frenemies' or enemies when the Rosenbergs and their ilk handed over US nuclear secrets as casually as if they were a blue ribbon apple pie recipe. That was classified information that they had no right to divulge to any foreign government.

I get the drift that you're objecting not to their conviction, but to the federal government's use of capital punishment. I suppose that is another debate entirely, though we all know what OP's position will be - Ol' Sparky was too kind, and their bodies should've been shipped to the Soviet Union to be buried underneath the Kremlin.

I'm with OP on that one.

[joecct]

It matters naught whether the Soviets were 'frenemies' or enemies when the Rosenbergs and their ilk handed over US nuclear secrets as casually as if they were a blue ribbon apple pie recipe. That was classified information that they had no right to divulge to any foreign government.

I get the drift that you're objecting not to their conviction, but to the federal government's use of capital punishment. I suppose that is another debate entirely, though we all know what OP's position will be - Ol' Sparky was too kind, and their bodies should've been shipped to the Soviet Union to be buried underneath the Kremlin.

Absolutely true. But it wasn't treason, as defined by the Constitution.