When all hope seemed to be lost, Travis Hafner pounded the first pitch he saw in the 9th inning deep into the CaliforniaLosAngelesAnaheimWestCoast night to salvage a much-needed Wahoo victory. With two outs, a 3-2 deficit staring the Tribe squarely in the eye, and another wonderful outing by Jake Westbrook on the verge of being wasted like Charlize Theron in Monster, something resembling offense returned to the Tribe’s bats after a brief self-imposed suspension. …
This article appears in Apr 9-15, 2008.