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
We aren't the same team we were in April. Last year, guys just hit the wall. Now, I think we understand how important each day is.
He's a guy that's well respected on the team. That's a huge pick-me-up for everyone in this clubhouse, having him back on the mound.
He's a guy that's very well respected on the team - the ace of the staff. It's a huge pick-me-up for everybody to have him back on the mound.
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.
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.
I don't know if they really knew me, but the guy who was taking us around, said, 'This guy plays baseball for Cleveland. They thought that was pretty cool.
It's so much easier when you've got guys on base and the whole offense is clicking.
When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who got the most out of his ability, not the guy who never fulfilled his potential.
Even after losing two of three to Tampa, I still thought we were in great position.
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.
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,
We played lights out all of September. I don't know what happened this last week.