Travis Hafner
Travis Hafner
Travis Lee Hafneris an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter and first baseman. A left-handed hitter, Hafner played for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. His nickname, "Pronk", was given to him by former teammate Bill Selby during spring training of 2001 when people sometimes referred to him as "The Project" and other times "Donkey" for the way he looked when running the bases. He has the most...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 June 1977
CityJamestown, ND
I just made a little mechanical adjustment. I'm getting ready for the pitch a little earlier. That way, I see the ball better. It's something I do all the time, but if I don't, I rush my swing.
He has really good hand-eye coordination. There's no type of pitcher that really gives him trouble. And he always seems to put the ball in play.
The best part of it probably was when he got up and he had dirt on his face and didn't wipe it off. It made him look tough.
It's no big deal. I haven't even thought about it.
Even after losing two of three to Tampa, I still thought we were in great position.
We had played lights out in the month of September, but I don't know what happened last week. Coming into this last week I thought we had it nailed down, especially how we were playing.
Baseball's weird sometimes. You can't really explain things. Guess we need to throw another quarter in the merry-go-round.
Baseball is weird. Sometimes you can't explain things,
Coming into this last week, I thought we had it nailed down, especially with the way we were playing,
You stop and look where we were Tuesday, finishing with six games at home and playing the way we were playing, it was a great position to be in.
Probably in my dream we would have won all three. I was able to get in a pretty good groove and put some good swings on some pitches.
I don't know what happened this last week. We just didn't finish it off.
I don't know what happened. I thought we were good to go. I thought we'd be in the playoffs. I thought we could win the division.
But it's like when you're 0-for-10 against a pitcher. This is a new chance. I think we're a different team now. We're a lot more confident, and I can tell the guys have a winning attitude.