Seth Smith

Seth Smith

Infobox MLB player
name = Seth Smith



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caption =
team = Colorado Rockies
number = 25
position = Outfielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|9|30
birthplace = city-state|Jackson|Mississippi
bats = Left
throws = Left
debutdate = September 16
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Colorado Rockies
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .284
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 4
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 15
teams =
*Colorado Rockies (by|2007-present)

Garry Seth Smith (born September 30, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a Major League Baseball utility outfielder for the Colorado Rockies.

2007

Smith made his Major League Baseball debut on September 16, 2007, in a 13-0 home win over the Florida Marlins. [http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=452234 The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: Team: Player Information : Biography and Career Highlights ] ] [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270916127 ESPN - Marlins vs. Rockies - Recap - September 16, 2007 ] ] He didn't record a hit in two total at bats during the game. He got his first hit, an infield single, on September 21, 2007, in a 2-1 extra-innings road win over the San Diego Padres. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270921125 ESPN - Rockies vs. Padres - Recap - September 21, 2007 ] ] His hit came off of Doug Brocail in the top of the 12th inning. Smith played in seven games during the regular season, racking up five hits in eight at bats.

Smith's successful stint during the regular season earned him a spot on the Rockies' 2007 postseason roster. In the 2007 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Smith had one pinch hit in two at bats. His lone hit came in the second game of the series in a 10-5 win against the Phillies. It was an infield hit in the top of the fourth inning that loaded the bases with the Rockies down, 3-2. The next batter, Colorado second baseman Kazuo Matsui, went on to hit a memorable grand slam to give the Rockies a lead that they would never relinquish. Colorado went on to sweep the Phillies in three games and then went on to sweep the Arizona Diamondbacks in four games in the 2007 National League Championship Series. Once again, Smith had one pinch hit in two at bats. The one hit was in the fourth game of the series in a 6-4 series-clinching win against the Diamondbacks. This time, Smith hit a double that came with two outs and two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the fourth inning with the Rockies down, 1-0. The double drove in both runners to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. Smith then went on to score during the inning after a Matsui single. Colorado left fielder Matt Holliday also hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to cap off a six-run fourth inning, all with two outs.

2008

Smith hit his first career home run, a three-run shot, on May 25, 2008, in a 4-1 home win over the New York Mets. [ [http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280525127 ESPN - Mets vs. Rockies - Recap - May 25, 2008 ] ] He hit the home run off of John Maine in the bottom of the fourth inning. Smith also hit his first career Inside The Park Home Run this season.

Trivia

Smith was the backup quarterback to Eli Manning at the University of Mississippi. Coincidentally, Smith's Rockies teammate, Todd Helton, was the backup to Manning's older brother, Peyton Manning, at the University of Tennessee. Furthermore, current Duke Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe was Helton's quarterback coach at Tennessee and Smith's head coach at Ole Miss. [ [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070726&content_id=280402&vkey=news_t551&fext=.jsp&sid=t551 Colorado Springs Sky Sox: News: Article ] ]

Smith struck out with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to end the 2007 World Series to the Boston Red Sox, but did very well in the postseason otherwise, hitting above .500.

References

External links

* [http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=8144 ESPN.com profile]


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