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
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.
Baseball's weird sometimes. You can't really explain things. Guess we need to throw another quarter in the merry-go-round.
I guess we need to throw another quarter into the merry-go-round.
I didn't know what he (Sizemore) was trying to do. I thought he had to go to the bathroom or something. I guess he didn't have any confidence in me (to bring him home).
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.
With a small payroll, you need young, cheap players to play a big part in your success.
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.
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.
has that shtick about being a dumb country boy, but he's mentally tough and intelligent.
He has been pretty impressive to watch the last couple of months.
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 is weird. Sometimes you can't explain things,