UM Baseball: Around the Horn with Daniel Miranda

Oct. 27, 2010

Coral Gables, Fla. – University of Miami junior pitcher Daniel Miranda sat down with HurricaneSports.com to discuss his offseason workouts and handling the pressure of now being in the weekend rotation this year for the ‘Canes.

Around the Horn with Daniel Miranda…
Hometown… Miami, Fla.
High School… Killian Senior
Draft Information… Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 50th round of the 2008 MLB Draft
The farthest place from home I’ve been is… Panama
The most influential person in my life is… My father (Daniel)
Major at UM… Sport Administration
Favorite Baseball Player… Cliff Lee
If I could switch places with any movie star, it would be… Mark Wahlberg
Favorite Athlete in another Sport… Dwayne Wade
Favorite Pro Sports Team… Florida Marlins
Favorite Movie… Inside Man
My favorite show growing up was… Family Guy
My favorite Class at UM is… English
When I was little, I always wanted to be a… Major League Baseball player
My favorite thing about being part of “The U” family is… The tradition and being part of the Hurricanes family
Something fans don’t know that I enjoy doing is… Playing Call of Duty
My favorite memory playing baseball is… Going to Farmington, N.M. my sophomore year
If you walked into my bedroom, the first thing you would notice is… All of my trophies
My favorite midnight snack is… Frosted Flakes
The weirdest thing I’ve ever eaten is… A bug of some sort
A ritual of mine during a game… Never stepping on the foul line
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be… Miami, Fla.
Artists no one would believe I have on my iPod are… Taylor Swift and Hannah Montana