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 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.
It almost feels like they're taking over the clubhouse. I guess it's a good thing, because you're in a playoff race. Hopefully it's something that we all need to get used to. I'd much rather have this than to be .500 and playing out the season.
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.
I really didn't feel like I was able to get any good swings off Garland all night, just had trouble getting anything timed. I was just able to get a pitch and stay inside of it.
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.
The last few years, we've gotten off to some slow starts. This season, there's been much more of an emphasis on getting off to a good start, and we had a good approach towards that today. I don't think you can ask for a better home opener.
With a small payroll, you need young, cheap players to play a big part in your success.
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,
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.
I don't know what happened this last week. We just didn't finish it off.
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.
Since we've been home, it's only been the one game where we scored any runs. We're missing out on a lot of chances and not hitting with men in scoring position. Everybody is frustrated that we're not swinging the bats better.
I think we were the best team in baseball the second half of last season. With the young guys getting a lot of experience last year, we really improved.