Ker-Pronk! - Indians Fans Be Warned

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Dugout Central: Caimano: Ker-Pronk! - Indians Fans Be Warned
Published 11 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Dugout Central: Caimano: Ker-Pronk! - Indians Fans Be Warned Pronk: Part Jim Gentile Project...Part Dick Stuart Donkey. Cleveland Indians management and fans are becoming more concerned with each passing day with the struggles of Travis “Pronk” Hafner. They should be. In fact, they’re getting worried a little bit late. Hafner’s sharp drop-off at that plate shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody because players of his type (tall, thick, defensively challenged power hitters) have a history of not aging well. This point has been demonstrated many times, but every time a new behemoth ...

Bronx Banter: Cleveland Indians Redux: Bullpen Elimination Addition
Published 10 days ago at Baseball Toaster
... he's been able to win while wild, odds are he'll settle down and return to his overall dominance before too long. The Yankees certainly hope that doesn't start tonight. The Yankees found Carmona unhittable in the ALDS last year, but won both of his starts against them in the regular season. On the other side of the ball, the Indians have responded to their inconsistent and generally underperforming offense by rejiggering their lineup in the last week, dropping Travis Hafner and his Perdue pop-up timer to sixth and moving right fielder Franklin Gutierrez up to second on the ...

Advance Scout: Cleveland, May 9-12
Published 7 days ago by Anders at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... Travis Hafner's days as one of the most feared hitters in baseball seem to be drawing to a close. After a disappointing 2007, Hafner is off to an even worse 2008, and was benched two days in a row earlier in the week. He hasn't homered since April 17th, and is hitting .209 on the season. Dugout Central thinks he might be done, which certainly seems possible. ...