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Jaydawg
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Re: Last night (7/19), Brewers rookie Tony Gwynn Jr. collected his first major league hit in the ninth inning with a two-out double off of reliever Brian Wilson.  It came 24 years to the day after the first major league hit by his father, which was a double off of Philly's Sid Monge <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-3888">3888</a>]</b>
7/21/06, 10:49am
>     Growing up in Poway, I wonder if Tony Jr. dreamed of
>getting his first big league hit off a guy named after a Beach
>Boy.  In any case, it's unlikely that he thought it would
>occur on the anniversary of his old man's first hit.

This is really cool (and suited for a false rumor)... Jr. can only hope to be half the great player his Dad was, though.  Still, nice start. :)

[Reedster from Sylmar/CA]
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