They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.

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". Schmidt was one of the best athletes of his time; teammate Pete Rose once said "To have his body I'd trade him mine and my wife's and I'd throw in some cash. Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27 1949) is a Hall of Fame third baseman widely considered as one of the greatest at the position in the history of Major League Baseball.