Dan Smith: A Hitting Machine

Dan Smith

His name is common enough ... Dan Smith. He plays first base for the Cabo San Luis Toreros. His statistics for 2012 are anything but common:

AB:  398
AVG:  .339
OBP:  .396
SLG: .540
HR: 19
HITTING STREAK:  31

On June 19 he went 0 for 4 against the Evil Empire. That was 31 games ago and since that game he has tallied 49 hits.  Fourteen times he has been limited to a single hit, yet only once did he have more than 2 hits (3 vs the Marauders).

All eyes will be on the guy with the common name and uncommon swing as he takes the field at Boston's St. Sebastian's Cathedral at 7:05 PM on Tuesday, July 31. Jim Fleming will take the ball for the Cardinals knowing that Dan Smith has had 2 hits in 5 AB's against him so far.