Travis Hafner

Indians welcome back Thome; too bad offense is not the issue

Yes, the Indians needed to do something, anything, to try to keep their fading-by-the-minute postseason hopes alive. And Jim Thome — back where he began his awesome major league career 20 years ago, as a third baseman, no less — is a good addition. They’re without Travis Hafner, maybe for the year. They’re without rookie … Continue Reading →

Introducing the top hitter in the AL ... Matt Joyce (seriously)

A guy here in the office, a pretty knowledgeable baseball fan actually, was asked the other day to name the former Tiger who’s leading all of the American League in hitting. So in his head, he went up and down just about every team’s lineup before he got to Tampa Bay, where he quickly dismissed … Continue Reading →