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Giants notes: Will Smith on throwing scuds, shoe removals and the wild, wild NL West

PHILADELPHIA – When you are a left-handed pitcher with a reddish beard named Will Smith, it helps to have a sense of humor.

And when you put yourself on the disabled list while trying to take off your shoes, that sense of humor will be put to the test.

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Smith, the newest addition to the Giants bullpen, said the torn ligament in his knee has fully healed and he’s excited to join a first-place club in the NL West.

The wild, wild NL West.

“I’ve heard all the jokes,” said Smith, of the name he shares with the actor, rapper and one-time star of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” who hails from West Philly.