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San Diego Son Adrian Gonzalez Seems Destined for Stardom in Boston

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Where would the Boston Red Sox be without San Diego to prop them up every few decades or so? First we gave them Ted Williams. Now we're giving them Adrian Gonzalez, another sweet-swinging ballplayer, San Diego born-and-bred. Between sending the Sox those gifts, San Diego also gave to Boston...

Andre Dawson Soars Into the Baseball Hall of Fame

When Andre Dawson, known to baseball fans as The Hawk, alights on the stage at baseball's National Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday, cheers will rise from fans on the plain below in Cooperstown, N.Y. Cubdom as a whole will celebrate Dawson, one of the ancient franchise's most popular players. Older baseball fans in...

Ozzie Smith Talks All-Stars, 'Improved Pitching' This Year, and Fighting Cancer

I've always been an Atlanta Braves fan, but as a kid, when your team's only shining hope is Dale Murphy (at least until, you know, that little 14-year run of divisional titles), you're willing to at least admire other players. Ozzie Smith was one of those guys, so it was a real honor when FanHouse got a chance to speak...

Paper Has Credentials Revoked After Publishing Players' Addresses

Over the last few years as blogs have entered the mainstream for people seeking information on the internet, there's been a lot of controversy over what's kosher and what isn't with blogs. Whether people are getting upset about a blog saying they think a player may be using steroids without concrete proof, or posting...

Starting Five: D'backs Double Down

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That things got weird, awfully weird, at Petco Park on Sunday. The Diamondbacks carried a five-run lead into the ninth inning against San Diego thanks to seven innings of one-run ball by Dan Haren and a...

Ozzie Smith News From the Web

05/23/12 Royals legends to play in All-Star softball game Source: MLB A trio of Royals legends will headline the rosters at the 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game in Kansas City. George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on July 8 for the annual softball game, which features Major League Baseball legends and various celebrities.
05/23/12 Champions defend title Source: Nyngan Observer The reigning mixed foursomes champions Ozzie Smith and Mim Pateman successfully defended their title in Sunday's championship event.
05/22/12 George Brett, Bo Jackson, Mike Sweeney to Play in... Source: Fox4kc.com - Kansas City KA KANSAS CITY, Mo. The 2012 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game will feature a roster of Hall of Fame and All-Star talent including former Royals greats George Brett, Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. For the first time, the softball game will increase to six-innings.
05/10/12 Ozzie Smith: Hall of Famer Talks Cardinals, Pujols and... Source: Bleacher Report Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith is taking part in the PepsiMAX MLB Field of Dreams program, which allows fans a chance to help assemble American League and National League teams with some of baseball's all-time greats.
05/09/12 Team effort takes girls to Grenfell Source: Nyngan Observer The trio of Colleen Anderson, Di Donald and Rhonda Holmes returned a score of +12 in Sunday's WDLGA 3-ball par team event.

Background on Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and St.

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