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596:"Smith will go without any regrets"
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369:. San Diego Padres. 1985. p. 3
270:for the ban. Fans blamed Smith in
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872:. Science of Sport. Archived from
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416:"Ballard Smith is nobody's dummy"
366:San Diego Padres 1985 Media Guide
219:after persuading Ace Parking and
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750:"It never Raines in San Diego"
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654:"The Goose: Country Hardball"
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