tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post5697454047603284188..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #579 Dick SmithKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-89131607024439495622012-05-24T19:26:18.079-04:002012-05-24T19:26:18.079-04:00It is also interesting to be suited up in his Dodg...It is also interesting to be suited up in his Dodger uniform, ready for his 6 at-bats in 1965...while standing in Shea Stadium, home of the team that traded him. Both affiliations on one card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-49234723314990726262012-01-21T04:19:01.185-05:002012-01-21T04:19:01.185-05:00My business card says "Dick Smith" - it ...My business card says "Dick Smith" - it really confuses people.jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-24369989771331537182012-01-20T16:54:31.958-05:002012-01-20T16:54:31.958-05:00The cartoon doesn't match the caption! What do...The cartoon doesn't match the caption! What does running around have to do with pitching in the minors?Eric C. Loyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976398985735064343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-78672629476515665062012-01-20T15:57:44.361-05:002012-01-20T15:57:44.361-05:00Marc, prior to 1974 Topps released their cards in ...Marc, prior to 1974 Topps released their cards in 7 series (about 1 per month). Since this is card #579, it was probably in the last series, so was printed in late spring/early summer. <br /><br />There are usually about a dozen cards per year with a traded/sent down sentence tacked on to the end of the narrative on back.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-54653462014828992392012-01-20T14:00:06.116-05:002012-01-20T14:00:06.116-05:00I find sort of interesting the fact that the card ...I find sort of interesting the fact that the card says he was sent to the minors in May 1965. When did these cards come out; I always assumed they came out before the season so I find this update surprising.<br /><br />I find players like him fascinating. He wasn't much of a player on the big league level but he did play in the big leagues. He presumably got a real job after his minor league career ended. His baseball days must have seemed like another lifetime.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-41275957695668301292012-01-20T00:35:47.489-05:002012-01-20T00:35:47.489-05:00Never heard of him. This is why I like these blog...Never heard of him. This is why I like these blogs.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.com