Hubble Ray Smith

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@GASCONVegas Stop by for Tuesday Bluesday on the third Tuesday of every month. Monk and the Po' Boys play Feb. 20 from 6-9 p.m. No cover, cheap drinks and food for sale.

[Hubble Ray Smith @HubbleRay]

@GASCONVegas Stop by for Tuesday Bluesday on the third Tuesday of every month. We've got Monk and the Po' Boys playing Feb. 20 from 6-9 p.m. No cover, free parking, cheap drinks and light fare for sale.

[Hubble Ray Smith @HubbleRay]

@GASCONVegas Stop by for Tuesday Bluesday on the third Tuesday of every month. We've got Monk and the Po' Boys, one of the finest blues bands in Las Vegas, playing Feb. 20 from 6-9 p.m. No cover, free parking, cheap drinks and light fare for sale.

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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about the Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtahni. Just hope it doesn't turn out like the Soto sweepstakes did for the Padres.

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I ain't bragging because I just got lucky betting the Rangers at 12-1 to win the World Series. Definitely influenced by ex-Dodger Corey Seager, who picked up his second Series MVP award.

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I interviewed Bishop Gorman product Paul Sewald when he came up with the Mets at Cashman Field. He's 2-0 with 9 saves and a 2.65 ERA in relief for the Mariners this year. Not bad for a No. 320 overall pick.

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How exciting to see my SDSU Aztecs advance to the NCAA Final Four! First time in school history!

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I recently read a blog by who-knows-who criticizing Tyler Anderson for walking away from a one-year deal with the Dodgers and signing with the Angels for three years and $38 million. Never did mention Tyler's meager (by MLB standards) salary history. Go for the cash, kid!

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Dodgers let Trea Turner go to the Phils and Padres snapped up Xander Bogaerts so they'd better get off their ass and sign Dansby Swanson.

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Pulling for the Phillies in the World Series with my Vegas boys Bryce Harper and this rookie shortstop Bryson Stott, first round pick out of UNLV and Desert Oasis HS.

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Baseball-strong Vegas has produced another MLB player, Ryne Nelson from Basic High School, who pitched 7 scoreless innings in his debut against the Padres and followed it with 6 scoreless innings last night against the Dodgers.

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He can sometimes be a real sourpuss, but I'm glad to see Durango HS alum and Cardinals' draft pick Tommy Pham putting up decent numbers for the struggling Reds.

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Bligh Madris from Foothill HS in Henderson made his MBL debut last week with the Pittsburgh Pirates and is hitting .360 (8 for 21) with a homer and two doubles in his first five games.

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Las Vegas product Tyler Anderson (Spring Valley HS) hasn't got much ink since signing with the Dodgers, but he posted a 1-0 record with 10 strikeouts in 7 innings of spring training.

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I'm bewildered that a woman born and raised in the United States, privileged to attend Stanford University, would ski for China in the Olympics. I'm counting it as the first U.S. gold medal anyway.

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Jake Hager (Sierra Vista HS) doesn't get as much media attention as other LV major leaguers, but he's staying alive with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Drafted in the first round by Tampa Bay in 2011, he's been with the Brewers, Mets and Mariners.

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Despite reorganization and downsizing, Minor League Baseball is alive and well in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where I caught a game between the Kernels and Quad City River Bandits.

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Oakland A's are taking a second chance on Max Muncy, this time a shortstop drafted in the first round from Thousand Oaks HS. Signed for $2.85 million.

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As a reflection of how baseball values have changed over the years, the 2021 NL All-Star starting shortstop leads the league in errors.

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Hats off to Julio Urias, Walker Buehler and Trevor Bauer, but 33-year-old Clayton Kershaw proved yesterday that he's still the Dodgers ace.