Comments on: Can Hafner return to past glories? http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/ Indians, Aeros and Major League Baseball Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BTL http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/comment-page-1/#comment-1250 BTL Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:51 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=2534#comment-1250 No question that Hafner had a great, if brief run. That's not the issue. The problem is that they made an injury prone DH the highest paid player in Tribe history when they should've been thinking about other, much more valuable soon to be free agents. The Hafner contract is just the most glaring sign of incompetence. There are numerous others with this management team. No question that Hafner had a great, if brief run. That’s not the issue. The problem is that they made an injury prone DH the highest paid player in Tribe history when they should’ve been thinking about other, much more valuable soon to be free agents. The Hafner contract is just the most glaring sign of incompetence. There are numerous others with this management team.

]]> By: marv http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 marv Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=2534#comment-1238 For three years, Hafner had an OPS over 1000. In those years, he was probably the best hitter in the American League. Even in 2007, when he had a disappointing season compared to 2004-2006, he had a 385 on base percentage and had more than 50 xbh. To say he had one good year is more than a little disingenuous. Going forward, he can be an important part of the a good offensive line-up next year. If he can manage to hit 280 and 25-30 homers, he could anchor the middle of the line-up that looks like: Brantley, Cabrera, Sizemore, Choo, Hafner, Laporta, Peralta, Marson, and Valbuena. If Brantley can produce and Hafner can get put up numbers similar to 2007, I like how this offense projects a lot. For three years, Hafner had an OPS over 1000. In those years, he was probably the best hitter in the American League. Even in 2007, when he had a disappointing season compared to 2004-2006, he had a 385 on base percentage and had more than 50 xbh. To say he had one good year is more than a little disingenuous. Going forward, he can be an important part of the a good offensive line-up next year. If he can manage to hit 280 and 25-30 homers, he could anchor the middle of the line-up that looks like: Brantley, Cabrera, Sizemore, Choo, Hafner, Laporta, Peralta, Marson, and Valbuena. If Brantley can produce and Hafner can get put up numbers similar to 2007, I like how this offense projects a lot.

]]> By: Kirk http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Kirk Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:20:34 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=2534#comment-1235 he had one good (fluke) year. big deal. he had one good (fluke) year. big deal.

]]> By: Meyer http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Meyer Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:48:48 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=2534#comment-1233 Hafner has been the albatross that's killed the Tribe's chances of competing. He saddled us with that longterm bloated deal when he KNEW he wasn't 100%. Shoot, *I* knew he wasn't 100%, and how Shapiro didn't know it is a mystery. But yeah, we're stuck paying one useless DH about 1/5 of our team payroll. And for what? Numbers that Ben Francisco could've put up for us. Can Hafner recapture the old glory days? You've gotta be kidding. Those fluke, likely-juice-driven seasons are far in the past. We're more likely to see 200 strikeouts in a season before we ever see him post 100 RBI or even 25 homeruns. Travis, you and your agent should be ashamed of yourselves. You've single-handedly helped to destroy a franchise for the period of about a half-decade or more. This market could never afford to make such a costly mistake. And yet, you forced it. And Shapiro bit. Hafner has been the albatross that’s killed the Tribe’s chances of competing. He saddled us with that longterm bloated deal when he KNEW he wasn’t 100%. Shoot, *I* knew he wasn’t 100%, and how Shapiro didn’t know it is a mystery. But yeah, we’re stuck paying one useless DH about 1/5 of our team payroll. And for what? Numbers that Ben Francisco could’ve put up for us.

Can Hafner recapture the old glory days? You’ve gotta be kidding. Those fluke, likely-juice-driven seasons are far in the past. We’re more likely to see 200 strikeouts in a season before we ever see him post 100 RBI or even 25 homeruns.

Travis, you and your agent should be ashamed of yourselves. You’ve single-handedly helped to destroy a franchise for the period of about a half-decade or more. This market could never afford to make such a costly mistake. And yet, you forced it. And Shapiro bit.

]]> By: BTL http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/2009/10/04/can-hafner-return-to-past-glories/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 BTL Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:09:31 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/tribe_matters/?p=2534#comment-1232 Seriously. What were they thinking when they decided to build the team around an injury prone DH? Yes, Hafner had a couple of great years. But was he juicing? The loss of timing was eerily reminiscent of Sosa when he tried to play after the drugs. To Hafner's credit he battled back from that and his latest injury, but folks, he was injury prone as a young player. That's why Texas was willing to deal him for next to nothing. Seriously. What were they thinking when they decided to build the team around an injury prone DH? Yes, Hafner had a couple of great years. But was he juicing? The loss of timing was eerily reminiscent of Sosa when he tried to play after the drugs. To Hafner’s credit he battled back from that and his latest injury, but folks, he was injury prone as a young player. That’s why Texas was willing to deal him for next to nothing.

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