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 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.
We played lights out all of September. I don't know what happened this last week.
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.
I don't know what happened this last week. We just didn't finish it off.
It was important for us to get some runs early and put last night (a 1-0 Tribe loss Wednesday) behind us, ... And the way C.C. has been pitching, if we get him some runs, we knew we'd be OK.
Coming into this last week, I thought we had it nailed down, especially with the way we were playing,
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.
He has been pretty impressive to watch the last couple of months.
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.
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.
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,
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.