I remember the saga of both Mike Smith's...They were both pitchers and were in Spring Training in 1989...To avoid confusion the Orioles nicknamed one "Texas" Mike the other "Mississippi" Mike....They also screened silhouettes of the states on the back of their jerseys....
As things worked out only "Texas" Mike pitched for the Orioles during the regular season while "Mississippi" Mike ended up in Pittsburgh...
I met "Texas" Mike at the 1990 Fan Fest and asked him to inscribe the photo:
