Pronk Needs You!

Some Pre-Opening Day ThoughtsFree Andy Marte!
Andy Marte is on the 25-man roster to open the season. He’s out of options. If Eric Wedge’s past trends are any indication, Andy Marte won’t play much - maybe once or twice a week. Wedge has proven himself smitten with the league average production of Casey Blake, Super Utility [...]

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A pest in baseball is typically one of those annoying players like David Eckstein who seems to bother the opposition. Yesterday, the pests were really pests - midges swarming Jacobs Field in the 8th inning. Forces of Evil and Darkness in the Baseball Universe (FEDBU) uber-phenom Joba Chamberlain got rattled and uncorked two wild pitches [...]

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The Tribe got outlucked by the Red Sox last night, 1-0, wasting a fine pitching effort from CC Sabathia. The Red Sox lone run was scored on two bloop hits, and Matsuzaka had the Tribe helping him out by swinging at bad pitches all game. The Indians appear to be pressing at the plate in [...]

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After spotting the White Sox an 11-2 lead, the Tribe made it close before losing 11-10.
Cliff Lee pitched poorly, but the Indians were in the game 5-2 when he left with 1 out in the sixth. Unfortunately, Fernando Cabrera came in and pitched batting practice, letting in 2 more charged to Lee and giving up [...]

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Pronkwatch: 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 GIDP. No BB, No Ks.
Pronk has been moved to fifth to accommodate an en fuego Casey Blake in the 3 hole. While Blake did hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth, he also struck out with the game on the line in the ninth.
Pronk’s Mojo [...]

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“Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;But there is no joy in Cleveland—for mighty Pronk struck out.”
(with apologies to Ernest Thayer)
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the Indians down 4-3 after [...]

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Pronkwatch: 1/3, a single, with 2 BB.
Another theory on Pronk’s Mojo - Perhaps he has loaned it to Casey Blake, who has been en fuego lately.
Among the people who do not have Pronk’s Mojo:

Chauncey Billups
Scooter Libby
The country of Oman
The Ottawa Senators
Andrew Speaker
Stray-Rod
Daunte Culpepper
Bjarne Riis

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Pronkwatch:
Friday, June 1: 0/3, 2 runs, 2 BBSaturday, June 2: 2/4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1BB, 2KSunday, June 3: 0/3, 1BB, 2K
The spirit of Pronk was very evident all weekend of Cleveland, even if Pronk himself was only using a limited portion of his mojo. The comeback win on Friday night was helped by a [...]

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Pronkwatch: Yesterday (5/30, v. Red Sox) 3 for 5, 2 RBI, with 2 doubles.
Pronk made a big stride forward yesterday, and your positive energy helped. But it’s just one day, and until Pronk makes an extended display of continual Pronkitude, we cannot assume that he is fully back.
Woody Hayes used to ask his [...]

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Pronk, aka Travis Hafner, is in a deep, deep funk right now. Why?
Theories abound. Among the possible explanations:

Dr. Evil has stolen his mojo, and Austin Powers is busy right now.
Standing in as a stunt double for Shrek in Shrek 3 has zapped his energy.
The Cleveland Curse (you know what we’re talking about, Cleveland [...]

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