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Travis Hafner: further down the spiral
WaitingForNextYear — [image] On a night in which we watched former slugger Travis Hafner struggle once again with that impressive 2-foot drive with the bases loaded on Wednesday, I can’t help but wonder if this is actually not a slump anymore and rather a new phase in Pronk’s career. It really is frustrating to watch. In a relatively short time, Hafner has gone from challenging David Ortiz as the AL’s premier DH to now swinging the bat like the Buddhist version of Pedro Cerrano in Major League 2. Some people have their theories as to what the problem is. I’ve heard some drunks at Johnny Malloy’s swear Hafner lost his swing the moment he got married ( Keep in mind one of these guys was ...

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