Sports Writer Dan Auld wasn't trying to hot-dog or embarrass the pitcher, but he had to peek. You would have done it, too. Some guys hit homers. Some guys hit impressive homers.
Some guys hit absolute bombs that get talked about for days, weeks, months, even years.
Dan Auld hit one of those yesterday. Then he hit another. Anything you swing at, it's gonna be crushed. Auld's first blast cleared the right corner of the monastery. Bob Vent, Bonner's coach for 17 years and an assistant for 16 before that, said Auld, a lefty swinger, ranks among the top-5 Friar hitters he has seen.