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Cusick · 02-28-2017, 10:59 PM

These photos are not Mike Smith, minor leaguer. I couldn't find any career minor league pitcher named Mike Smith who was in the Orioles' system.

MG 007 and the Topps card of Nate Snell are presented first below. Note especially the mole next to Snell's left eye in both photos.

Oddly, the Orioles had two right handed pitchers named Michael Anthony Smith in their spring camp in 1989. To keep them distinct from each other, they called them by their states of their birth. Mississippi Mike Smith is shown in the Pirates uniform. Texas Mike is shown in his Topps debut card with the Orioles. They both had some major league experience, but their stints with the O's were in Orioles uniforms with an underscore on the chest, later than the uniform shown in MG 007.

02-28-2017, 10:59 PM	#30404
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,303	MG 007 (& 008) is Nate Snell These photos are not Mike Smith, minor leaguer. I couldn't find any career minor league pitcher named Mike Smith who was in the Orioles' system. MG 007 and the Topps card of Nate Snell are presented first below. Note especially the mole next to Snell's left eye in both photos. Oddly, the Orioles had two right handed pitchers named Michael Anthony Smith in their spring camp in 1989. To keep them distinct from each other, they called them by their states of their birth. Mississippi Mike Smith is shown in the Pirates uniform. Texas Mike is shown in his Topps debut card with the Orioles. They both had some major league experience, but their stints with the O's were in Orioles uniforms with an underscore on the chest, later than the uniform shown in MG 007. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 02-28-2017 at 11:01 PM.