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Bob Busser

The Kid from Left Field

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Note: Former Padres employee Andy Strasberg posted this story in a Facebook group I’m in. I reached out to him to ask if I could reprint it and he agreed. It’s a great story!    The original movie version of “The Kid From Left Field” was made in 1953 and starred Dan Dailey and Anne …

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Moonlighting – Starring Ozzie Smith

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Before there was Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd there was Ozzie Smith. While there may be no truth to the rumor that the hit TV show was based on the exploits of the future Hall-of-Fame shortstop, it is indeed a fact that in the summer of 1980, Ozzie Smith was looking for a second gig. …

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