SEATTLE -- Learning that former Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn had died completely changed Chris Youngs outlook on pitching against his former team. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . "I think any fun about pitching against them disappeared this morning with the news of Tony passing," the Mariners right-hander said after Seattles 5-1 win over San Diego on Monday night. "My condolences go out to his family, the Padres organization, the city of San Diego. He meant a lot to everyone there and Im grateful I had the opportunity to work with him and get to know him." The loss capped a sombre day for the Padres organization. Gwynn, 54, died Monday morning of oral cancer, a disease he attributed to years of chewing tobacco. "Even though were away from San Diego I think the Mariners did a good job of putting Tony out there," Padres manager Bud Black said. Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Brad Miller added a solo shot, and Young threw six shutout innings against his former team. San Diego was on the verge of being shut out by Young (6-4) and a pair of relievers until Carlos Quentin hit a solo homer leading off the ninth. But Gwynn was on everyones mind at Safeco Field. Seattle honoured Gwynn with a video tribute and moment of silence before the game and put a 19 on the dirt in the hole between the shortstop and third baseman. Gwynn called that the "5.5 hole" and many of his 3,141 hits went through it. San Diego added black armbands to its uniform in honour of Gwynn, and his No. 19 jersey hung in the Padres dugout. His jersey also was scattered among fans in attendance. "He is the city of San Diego. You talk Padres baseball, Tony Gwynn is everything there," Young said. Seagers homer came on a 3-0 pitch from San Diego starter Tyson Ross (6-6). Coming off a 4-for-4 performance on Sunday, Seager was given the green light and hit his 10th homer of the season. Miller followed with a solo homer an inning later. Robinson Cano added an RBI double as Seattle scored all five runs in the first two innings. Seager leads Seattle in home runs and has seven hits in his last 10 at-bats with six RBIs. James Jones also stole three bases and scored twice for Seattle. "Its a good feeling that the skipper has confidence in you, thats always good," Seager said. "In that situation I had seen a couple of pitches ... when you get the opportunity you have to make sure you capitalize and get a ball in the air. Young was once an All-Star for the Padres and has become a valuable acquisition since joining Seattle at the end of spring training. After losing his last two starts, Young gave up two hits in the first inning and then cruised. He retired 16 of the final 19 batters he faced, giving up a pair of singles and issuing one walk. He matched his season high with six strikeouts. Joe Beimel, who gave up the final home run in Gwynns career, pitched one inning of relief for Seattle. Tom Wilhelmsen then got the final six outs, but couldnt complete the shutout giving up Quentins third homer of the season. Ross had allowed only one homer in his previous six starts, but struggled all night. He walked a career-high seven and at least one in every inning. Ross pitched into the sixth inning and helped save the Padres bullpen. "My command wasnt very sharp tonight," Ross said. "I kind of grinded through some innings there and overall just wasnt in the strike zone early and often enough." NOTES: Young has now faced all 30 teams in the majors. ... Seattle hopes to send injured 1B Justin Smoak (quad) out on a rehab assignment Wednesday. Corey Hart (hamstring) and Michael Saunders (shoulder) could join Smoak on rehab assignments by the end of the week. ... In 11 career games against Seattle, Gwynn hit .261 (12 for 46) with three doubles and four RBIs. MLB Jerseys China . 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Its become highly fashionable in the NHL to make coaches scapegoats for everything, which is why, despite four straight years of at least 100 points, two Presidents Trophies and a trip to the final last spring, there was a shadow of doubt about Vigneaults future. Of course, had the Canucks fired him, there was an ideal fit waiting for him in Montreal, back with the same team that fired him a little more than a decade ago. Steve Simmons, Sun Media: My thumb is down to the University of Ottawa for the hiring of new football coach Gary Etcheverry and not for the usual reasons. My thumb is down because Etcheverrys an American and last time I checked, Ottawa U was an educational institution populated by Canadians, subsidized by Canadians, primarily for Canadian students. Surely with the growth and improvement of football in this country, Ottawa U could have found itself a Canadian head coach. Heck, if someone had called me, I could have suggested a few names. But the job for now belongs to Etcheverry, who had a 22-37 record at Macalester College as a head coach.dddddddddddd Hmm, I think a whole lot of Canadians could have done better than that. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated: My thumb is up to the golfing fates, this week personified by David Drysdale. You might not know the name, but you will remember his shot this week. On the par 5 18th hole at the Wentworth Club in England, Drysdale hit a 212-yard approach directly into a greenside canal and the ball popped out. This was no skimmer. This was a bunny hop, back onto light greenside rough. The worlds 291st ranked player made his birdie and shared the first-round lead of the European Tour event. Drysdale was in 13th place entering Sundays final round but so what? His shot is theological proof that there is a god, who probably plays Titleist. Dave Hodge, TSN: Heres music to the ears of opponents to hockey shootouts; FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to get rid of penalty kicks in soccer. Pardon me while I interrupt the cheering from hockeys contingent of traditionalists to say thumbs down to Blatter. He wants a task force headed by the legendary German star Franz Beckenbauer to find a different way to break ties in soccer. Well, I have just one question: Which will take longer, the task force to think of a way that doesnt involve games that never end, or games that never end? Beckenbauer, to his credit, says his task force will find better things to do; he likes shootouts. cheap jerseys ' ' '
