Pronk to return soon

Pronk's not done for the season, after all. He'll return and split DH duties with James Howard Thome, according to Y!

9 months ago JulioBernazard 17 comments 0 recs |

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In game 162 – if we are mathematically eliminated Acta should put Thome at 3B and Pronk at 1B just for the the heck of it.

Christopher Colombus got more tail in 1492 than you get in a lifetime.

by AmbienTribe8 on Aug 31, 2011 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Awkward…

by tabler84 on Aug 31, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

… and yet hilarious.

by Jay on Aug 31, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Here’s what I find remarkable: Hafner is seven years younger, and yet his baseball age is now essentially the same. John Sickels once wrote that Hafner would make Indians fans forget about Thome, and for a short burst, it was true. Now we’re back to wondering if Thome is the better player.

by tabler84 on Aug 31, 2011 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

and for a short burst, it was true

The future ain’t what it used to be.

Matt LaPorta is the bane of my existence.

by USSChoo on Sep 1, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Wondering?

by Jay on Sep 1, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Thome/Hafner seasons by WAR, post-2006:

3.4 — Thome 2007
3.2 — Thome 2010
2.5 — Hafner 2010
2.5 — Hafner 2007
1.6 — Thome 2008
1.4 — Hafner 2009
1.3 — Thome 2009
1.2 — Hafner 2011
0.8 — Thome 2011
-1.0 — Hafner 2008

by Jay on Sep 1, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I think maybe he meant at this very moment?

Matt LaPorta is the bane of my existence.

by USSChoo on Sep 1, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I smell a sitcom!

by AllenSmith on Sep 1, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

They should sit next to each other on the bench when the team is on the field. I mean really, really close to each other, and not say a word.

by hans on Aug 31, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Thome should PR for Pronk.

by JulioBernazard on Sep 1, 2011 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

I’ll believe it when I see it. The way this season has gone, I’ve lost all hope of anyone having good news in regards to health.

by callmrplow on Sep 1, 2011 9:23 AM EDT reply actions

To be honest, i’d rather not see Pronk back this year if his foot is bothering him. You brought in a guy with a very similar skill set, let Pronk get all the way healthy for his 2 months of [redacted] teasing next season before some other part of his body leprosy-like falls off.

"Mixed emotions. Rather see him hit PEDroia [with that pitch]. I don’t care if he is in the dugout"

by Gradysmanldy on Sep 1, 2011 10:20 AM EDT reply actions

I came here just to say that. If he’s just going to be the same guy he’s been in the last couple of months, I don’t need to see it. That’s circa-2008. “Healthy enough to play” doesn’t cut it here. If his foot can’t stand it and allow him to hit off a stiff front leg, then he shouldn’t come back this year.

Different injury, but same goes for Grady.

by TribeJay on Sep 2, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

New rule, listen to Soloff and then do the opposite.

by Roger Dorn on Sep 2, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I generally agree, but it’s different with a 40-man roster. They can start one guy and pinch-hit the other guy every day we face a righty starter. Hell, they might pinch-hit both of them in the same game. That has some value. You can pinch-hit a guy in the 5th whom you otherwise might have saved for later.

by Jay on Sep 2, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not speaking from a roster-crunch perspective, only from an effectiveness viewpoint. The Hafner that was playing hurt before he really hurt his foot was awful…his OPS over the last month was .559. And if he’s able to play hurt again, you know Acta will use him some. I’m just saying I’m not interested in seeing Hafner this year unless he’s much closer to 100% than he was from late-July on.

by TribeJay on Sep 3, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions