FOX fails to mention Tony Gwynn during MLB All-Star Game: Twitter lets them know about it
By Jack Crosby
The 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Target Field in Minnesota just concluded just a short time ago, with the American League coming away with the 5-3 win. Throughout the night, though, the majority of the talk surrounded Derek Jeter playing his final outing in the illustrious game, but Fox forgot to mention a former All-Star who recently passed, Tony Gwynn.
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Not once during the entire broadcast did anyone on the crew mention Gwynn, his passing, his career, his life–nothing. Not one word.
Oh, and you better believe that the baseball fans of the twitter universe let them know just how big of a screw up they made by not mentioning one of the greatest legends to ever play the game.
Kind of sad the FOX crew didn't give Mr. Padre any love tonight. http://t.co/IHwLNyiyuP
— Evan Altman (@DEvanAltman) July 16, 2014
Tony Gwynn was one of the all-time greats, on & off the field. Shame on @FOXSports for not doing a tribute.
— Proficiency in Most, Excellence in Few (@WeberKing) July 16, 2014
Glad to see Fox didn't cut into their Derek Jeter time with talk of Tony Gwynn, or frankly anyone else in the game.
— Mike Willee (@mikewillee) July 16, 2014
WHAT DOES DEREK JETER THINK ABOUT THERE NOT BEING A MENTION OF TONY GWYNN?
— Aisle 424 Has Fallen (@Aisle424) July 16, 2014
It was indeed shocking, but just by seeing all the outrage on twitter, you can see the impact that Gwynn had on people that got to see him play. Just a shame.