It was announced today that former Astros and Cubs pitchers and Padres pitching coach Dave Smith has passed away. He died of a heart attack at age 53. He was named to the Astros all star Astrodome team and recorded double digit saves every year from 1985-1991, once reaching as high as 33. This is something of a shock as he is only two years older than I am.
Big trip, big cards
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I was recently out of town for 9 days in the Denver area. Just another
excuse for not posting often! I was coaching my 14u travel softball team
in the b...
Less than satisfactory results
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I have been snapping pictures of the cards that Johnny's Trading Spot sent
me a week or so ago just about all afternoon without suitable results.
I'm n...
getting embossed around
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in 2001 i came to realize that i would not be able to complete my steve
garvey collection. that year, fleer introduced their rack pack autographs
in 2001 f...
Sportlots: Don't Mind if I Do!
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Back in early June, I placed a single order over on Sportlots. I hadn't
used (or even looked at) Sportlots for quite some time, but for whatever
reason, I...
175 - RYNE SANDBERG, CUBS, 2B
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*The basics:* Ryne Sandberg shows up for the second time in the '93 Upper
Deck set. He first appeared in the Community Heroes subset. He'll show up
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From the Favorites Box: Rick Schu, 1987 Topps #209
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*A series where I post some thoughts about favorite cards. Previous cards
in the series are available here.*
There's so much 1980s goodness on this Rick...
A Holiday Weekend PWE Round-Up
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*Fun things come in small envelopes.*
It's time for another round of small trade envelopes and things of that
nature. This bunch is pretty baseball (an...
#106 U2 (+ Rattle and Hum 12-card set)
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It's U2 revisited here at #106, just a few posts after we last saw them at card
#101. This shot looks like it could be a candid of them sketching out a
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I am a Navy brat who went to 10 schools in 12 years in 4 different states. I have lived in 7 different states. I read two or 3 books a week. I manage a used bookstore for the county library system.
1 comment:
That's sad. I remember Smith well from the Astros' heyday in the late '80s. It really wasn't that long ago.
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