Playing hard part of the job for

By Dylan Butler

It is hard not to see Martin Malpica without an ear-to-ear grin on his face. Whether it is stretching before the game or signing autographs afterwards, the Queens Kings first baseman always seems to be happy-go-lucky.

Except, that is, during the game, when the native of Lara, Venezuela looks like a man possessed. At least two or three times a game,