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5 Things You Didn't Know About Marty Smith
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| Posted by: Gregory Broome |
1/24/2008 5:21 PM |
Here's five things I learned in my interview with CFCC baseball coach Marty Smith, the bulk of which can be found in Friday's paper.
• He idolized Ryne Sandberg and Dale Murphy as a young player, and has uniforms signed by each in his home.
• He followed the Braves growing up, but is "slowly switching" his allegiance to the Cubs, and visited Wrigley Field for the first time last summer. "I'd love to go to Fenway, but Wrigley's special," he said. "A totally different way to watch baseball."
• He has a hard time picking the best player he's ever coached, but the name of Minnesota Twins third baseman Brian Buscher comes up early in the conversation.
• He and his son Ryan held season tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguars this past season, but he also cheers for former CFCC outfielder Clinton Hart and the San Diego Chargers.
• He cites the support of CFCC president Dr. Charles Dassance as a reason for his long tenure with the school. "He's always been extremely fair with athletics," Smith said. "He knows the real reason why students are here - academics - and we do too." |
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Re: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Marty Smith |
By Blogga T. Hutt on
1/29/2008 9:39 AM |
| Blogga, blogga, blaaaaaaayyyyyyyggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the blogzarian |
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Re: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Marty Smith |
By Dale Smith on
1/30/2008 1:20 PM |
| Nice article, bro....<br><br>When I retire (and I'll retire tomorrow if you say so), I'll carry your jock if you need me to. Will you be there in 2025, when Eli's sifting through his offers? |
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