Travis Hafner has now reached base in 10 straight plate appearances. He's hitting .353/.450/.882 thus far in 2006.
But all that pales in comparison with the honor of getting his own candy bar:
"I was pumped," said Hafner, nicknamed Pronk. "I felt like a proud papa."
The new candy bar is called, appropriately, Pronk. I haven't been able to find the new confection on Malley's website, but the way Hafner is hitting, it'll rival the "The MDP" as most popular athlete tie-in in Cleveland history.
From the Bizarre Injury Files:
The good news is that Belliard should play on Sunday.
Jody Gerut knows the CBA inside and out, and he's putting that knowledge to good use:
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It would seem then his motivation in this matter could be major-league service time. An injured player cannot be sent to the minors. If Gerut had been placed on the Pirates' disabled list instead of sent to the minors, he would be gaining big-league service time.
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