Whither the Old Young Pronk, or maybe we should just shoot ourselves

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Last season, the question was, what's wrong with Pronk?  This season, the question is, is there any reason to think he's coming back?  And by "he" I mean, the old Pronk, the young one, the Old Young Pronk, the Scary Monster.  Hell, you know exactly what I mean, why am I trying to explain it? All the major projection systems are calling for a mild bounce-back for 2008, but this ... [link]

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Whiter Pronk?
Published 3/8/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
Whiter Pronk? by Dave Studeman March 08, 2008 One more suggested link for a Saturday morning. Jay at Let's Go Tribe has an in-depth look at the #1 question on the minds of Indian fans: Which Travis Hafner will show up in 2008? Dave is the manager of the ...

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Published 3/12/2008 by SC <sachrist@gmail.com> at Camden Chat
... Pinstripe Alley: It's 45ish degrees out today, sunny and most of the snow has gone away. It's supposed to stay warm this week. I'll tell you, I felt it walking out to go to breakfast this morning, and watching the video posted here, I can't help but feel it even more. BASEBALL, BY GOD! AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL Bless You Boys: Curtis Granderson "wow"ed by Jacque Jones' basic understanding of logic. Let's Go Tribe: The case of Travis Hafner, as told by fanatics with a sense of fearing the ...

Didn’t you used to be Pronk?
Published 5/9/2008 by jake at Luft On Deck
... Hafner finished last season strong, batting .316 with five home runs in September before slumping again in the postseason. Still, that brief spark was enough to fuel optimism from the offseason projection rankings. (Letsgotribe.com had a comprehensive breakdown of Hafner’s positive PECOTA outlook back in March.) ...

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