re: One more baseball post then I move on...Smoke Laval

I met Smoke out at private get togethers around BR a couple times back in the day. He was always a friendly guy, enjoyed chatting with people, and would definitely throw a beer back with you.

I know Skip had groomed him for the job, and surely he offered him guidance during his tenure as coach. It's too bad it didn't work and I kind of felt bad for old Smoke.