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That was a lifetime ago for Smith, known around the Chargers facility as “Smitty.”

He emailed back: “Many rangers at Olympic use a resource called ‘God and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of the Olympic National Park,’ by Smitty Parratt.

Captain William “Smitty” Smith wears a boat wheel necklace.

William Smith, who goes by Captain Smitty, said he lost about three-fourths of his charter business because he couldn’t take passengers salmon fishing, and also saw losses because of restrictions on the rockfish season.

If you hear Cronin refer to Uncle Smitty, he’s using a catch-all phrase for anyone in a player’s entourage who might have strong opinions about things that don’t matter, like failing to score 20 points in a game.