No relation to Wonderful Willie Smith

by Jack , Monday, April 20, 2026, 11:26 (1 day, 22 hours, 57 min. ago) @ Jay
edited by Jack, Monday, April 20, 2026, 11:34

He got the name from his prowess in the minor leagues. He parlayed it into a 9-year major league career as a utility outfielder with 6 teams, the very definition of a journeyman. But he did hit a walk off home run on opening day for the Cubs in the ill-fated year of 1969.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithwi02.shtml

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We appear to have landed our 2027 QB - BPH, 2026-04-20, 08:22
- This is a huge coup. - Domer99, 2026-04-20, 10:16
  - this guy has yup tape - HumanRobot, 2026-04-20, 12:37
    - Already 220+ with mitts for hands. - KGB, 2026-04-20, 12:39
  - The good thing - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-20, 12:27
- Insta-HOF name. - Savage, 2026-04-20, 08:45
  - I cannot keep track of all the Wonderful Mondses - MattG, 2026-04-20, 10:03
  - Top 10 Wonderfuls - HumanRobot, 2026-04-20, 08:51
    - Kevin O'Leary? Well, maybe not in the top 10 - Jack, 2026-04-20, 11:37
      - Bringing up the rear. - KGB, 2026-04-20, 12:08
    - Wonderful Smith - Jay, 2026-04-20, 11:23
      - No relation to Wonderful Willie Smith - Jack, 2026-04-20, 11:26
    - Paul Orndorff - Flann, 2026-04-20, 11:12
      - Love this one. - San Pedro, 2026-04-20, 11:19
        
        Greatest heel turn ever - Chris, 2026-04-20, 14:24
        
        Just watched it on youtube - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 13:19
    - Wonderful Tonight! - NDinVA, 2026-04-20, 09:59
    - It’s a Wonderful Life - PasadenaDomer, 2026-04-20, 09:40
    - ______ World of Disney - BPH, 2026-04-20, 09:23
    - What a Wonderful World - Jeff (BGS), 2026-04-20, 09:11
    - Some Kind Of - Jay, 2026-04-20, 08:51
- the reclassification trend is interesting - HumanRobot, 2026-04-20, 08:24
  - I don't like it - Mike (bart), 2026-04-20, 10:34
    - Generally speaking, I agree. - KGB, 2026-04-20, 10:57
  - Its interesting to compare with previous QB trends - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-20, 09:04
    - That still happens constantly - HullieAndMikes, 2026-04-20, 10:22
      - I see this happen all the time - Domer99, 2026-04-20, 10:39
        
        Depending on the family, may not be any tremendous harm - HullieAndMikes, 2026-04-20, 10:49
      - The other 2027 QB we were considering - KGB, 2026-04-20, 10:26

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No relation to Wonderful Willie Smith