David S. Glasier
DGlasier@News-Herald.com
For weeks, Indians veteran outfielder Kenny Lofton has been regaling younger teammates with stories about Jacobs Field at its electrifying playoff best.
Lofton, 40, is in his third tour of duty with the Tribe. This is his sixth playoff appearance as an Indian.
Now, Travis Hafner understands that Lofton wasn't exaggerating.
Sellout crowds of 44,608 and 44,732 turned out at the Jake for the first two games of the American League Division series pitting the Indians against the Yankees.
They came, they roared, they watched the Indians stake themselves to a 2-0 lead in the series with a 12-3 rout Thursday and a 2-1, 11-inning thriller Friday.
Hafner definitely heard the roar after he singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th last night to put his team in the driver's seat of the best-of-five series.
"This has been unbelievable. In my career, I've never seen anything like it,'' Hafner said.
He hasn't heard anything like it, either.
"It's a tremendous atmosphere out there,'' he said. "We're having a blast playing right now.''
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