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Latest comment: 9 years ago6 comments5 people in discussion
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It looks like the Bob Smith's are a bit out of convention, not just the one noted here. In looking at the naming conventions guidelines, and the use of their name in baseball-reference.com and retrosheet.org, here is how they should be named:
Since this conversation hasn't generated much discussion or any controversy, and I have the time today, I will go ahead and begin some of these changes. If someone would like to assist, I would welcome that. The ones I marked with ++ will need someone with move rights than I don't have (I think).Neonblaktalk - 17:43, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Support all the moves suggested by Neonblak. Although I have no memory of doing it, it seems that I moved this page to that title (albeit without the comma) six years ago, and someone improperly moved it here in the interim. -Dewelar (talk) 17:28, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
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Old Bob Smith
Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
I came across a 1936 baseball article tonight where Smith was referred to as old Bob Smith (emphasis mine).[1] Was the use of the word old commonly used by sportswriters of that era to distinguish him from a younger Bob Smith who was also playing at the same time? Bob305 (talk) 03:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)