tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post1894031483656245647..comments2023-10-22T05:15:33.468-04:00Comments on 88 Topps Cards: #302 Jose UribeAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-6855430171895098642008-04-01T14:23:00.000-04:002008-04-01T14:23:00.000-04:00I remember in 1987 when Giants fans were trying to...I remember in 1987 when Giants fans were trying to say that Uribe was a better all-around shortstop than Ozzie Smith. Right.MMayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09893007769493689849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-59830259285376754622008-04-01T11:31:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:31:00.000-04:00"Do you know who David Arias is? He was a part-tim..."Do you know who David Arias is? He was a part-timer with the Twins one day. Today, he's the DH for the Red Sox - David Ortiz."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Yea, that's a popular one.Extra Inningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14697162728891264949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-22648351813738187462008-04-01T09:13:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:13:00.000-04:00I think switching last names, or rather choosing a...I think switching last names, or rather choosing a different one among a number of existing names to be the default in the US, is fairly common among Latino people. (Or at least a lot more common than seen in the US, where most of us have only one last name and changing it is a pain.)<BR/><BR/>Do you know who David Arias is? He was a part-timer with the Twins one day. Today, he's the DH for the Red Sox - David Ortiz.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644396308532248413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2327798346644458245.post-77130261232519238672008-04-01T09:11:00.000-04:002008-04-01T09:11:00.000-04:00Interesting fact about Jose: when the Cardinals in...Interesting fact about Jose: when the Cardinals included him in the Jack Clark deal, he was known as Jose Gonzalez. When he reported to the Giants the next spring, he went by Jose Uribe. I believe he essentially switched from his father's last name to his mother's birth name, but still, it was an extreme reaction to being traded.Raoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444352850267522540noreply@blogger.com