After the '81 MLB strike, I was fed up and quit following baseball. Slowly over time I watched a game here or there and then in about '86 I started noticing two skilled hitters who manipulated the bat like a pool cue, placing the ball with intent, not just swinging and hoping for a hit. Carew and Brett were the first I ever saw do this in the 70s and in the 80s it was Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn. Due in part to Gwynn I was interested in baseball again. As great of a hitter as he was, what I admired about him most was his passion and devotion to baseball and San Diego and his humility when compared to greats like Ted Williams.
Twitter: @Coimbre21 - Collecting Carl Yastrzemski Topps, Jimmie Foxx, 1966 Topps Venezuelan, 2010 Topps Tribute HOF Relics & Autos, L.A. Rams Autos