Travis Hafner Quotations

Since we've been home, it's only been the one game where we scored any runs. We're missing out on a lot of chances and not hitting with men in scoring position. Everybody is frustrated that we're not swinging the bats better.

I don't know what happened this last week. We just didn't finish it off.

I don't know what happened. I thought we were good to go. I thought we'd be in the playoffs. I thought we could win the division.

But it's like when you're 0-for-10 against a pitcher. This is a new chance. I think we're a different team now. We're a lot more confident, and I can tell the guys have a winning attitude.

He has been pretty impressive to watch the last couple of months.

He has really good hand-eye coordination. There's no type of pitcher that really gives him trouble. And he always seems to put the ball in play.

He's a guy that's well respected on the team. That's a huge pick-me-up for everyone in this clubhouse, having him back on the mound.

He's a guy that's very well respected on the team - the ace of the staff. It's a huge pick-me-up for everybody to have him back on the mound.

has that shtick about being a dumb country boy, but he's mentally tough and intelligent.

It almost feels like they're taking over the clubhouse. I guess it's a good thing, because you're in a playoff race. Hopefully it's something that we all need to get used to. I'd much rather have this than to be .500 and playing out the season.

I think we were the best team in baseball the second half of last season. With the young guys getting a lot of experience last year, we really improved.

We played lights out all of September. I don't know what happened this last week.

We aren't the same team we were in April. Last year, guys just hit the wall. Now, I think we understand how important each day is.

With a small payroll, you need young, cheap players to play a big part in your success.

We had played lights out in the month of September, but I don't know what happened last week. Coming into this last week I thought we had it nailed down, especially how we were playing.

Baseball's weird sometimes. You can't really explain things. Guess we need to throw another quarter in the merry-go-round.

Baseball is weird. Sometimes you can't explain things,

Even after losing two of three to Tampa, I still thought we were in great position.

Probably in my dream we would have won all three. I was able to get in a pretty good groove and put some good swings on some pitches.

Coming into this last week, I thought we had it nailed down, especially with the way we were playing,

You stop and look where we were Tuesday, finishing with six games at home and playing the way we were playing, it was a great position to be in.

This is the kind of game that can get you pretty high for tomorrow or else be tough to come back from.

They're in first place and we're in second. Let's go out there and see who has the best team.

It was frustrating. I kept waiting for the next day to feel better. After about 10 days, and I wasn't getting better, I started to get concerned. I finally got to the point where I knew it was going to take some time.

It was important for us to get some runs early and put last night (a 1-0 Tribe loss Wednesday) behind us, ... And the way C.C. has been pitching, if we get him some runs, we knew we'd be OK.

It's the same team out there, but the difference is before we'd get men on base and the merry-go-round started,

It's the part of baseball that (stinks). You can form some great friendships with teammates, and in an instant, they're gone.

It's tough to tell with baseball. We've been playing pretty well and hopefully we can continue to win games. Hopefully, that series at the end of the year means something, it would be pretty exciting.

The best part of it probably was when he got up and he had dirt on his face and didn't wipe it off. It made him look tough.

It's no big deal. I haven't even thought about it.

I really didn't feel like I was able to get any good swings off Garland all night, just had trouble getting anything timed. I was just able to get a pitch and stay inside of it.

I guess we need to throw another quarter into the merry-go-round.

I just made a little mechanical adjustment. I'm getting ready for the pitch a little earlier. That way, I see the ball better. It's something I do all the time, but if I don't, I rush my swing.

I don't know if they really knew me, but the guy who was taking us around, said, 'This guy plays baseball for Cleveland. They thought that was pretty cool.

I don't know if you ever get over it. We were really close and weren't able to finish it off.

I didn't know what he was doing. I thought maybe he had to run to the bathroom or something, ... If I had swung and hit Grady in the face I would have had every woman in America mad at me.

I didn't know what he (Sizemore) was trying to do. I thought he had to go to the bathroom or something. I guess he didn't have any confidence in me (to bring him home).

All we want to do is win. If we win, we make up ground in the wild card and the division. All I care about is getting to the playoffs any way possible.

All of the games right now are big, so I just hope we go out and score 10 runs off him.

The last few years, we've gotten off to some slow starts. This season, there's been much more of an emphasis on getting off to a good start, and we had a good approach towards that today. I don't think you can ask for a better home opener.

I've been streaky throughout my career, but I've been trying to become a more consistent hitter.

If you work hard, good things will happen. I will never be in a situation where if I fail I can look back and say, 'If I'd only worked harder.'

North Dakota is a great state. Everybody is real supportive up there. I couldn't ask for a better place to call home.

It's so much easier when you've got guys on base and the whole offense is clicking.

I'm not one for a lot of media attention.

When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who got the most out of his ability, not the guy who never fulfilled his potential.

I'm not really satisfied. I've done all right, but there's room for improvement.

If I'm asked to play first, I should be ready. It's nice to be in the lineup, regardless of where you're at.

It's nice when you put in a lot of hard work and you're recognized and a few people appreciate what you've done.

I hated farm work. I always got stuck with the jobs my father and brother didn't want to do.

I read a lot of Socrates in the off-season. Don't print that, or it'll ruin my rep.