Trevor Hoffman
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Trevor Hoffman
Trevor William Hoffmanis an American former baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseballfrom 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, Hoffman pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers, including more than 15 years for the Padres. He was the major leagues' first player to reach the 500- and 600-save milestones, and was the all-time saves leader from 2006 until 2011. He currently serves as senior advisor for baseball operations for the Padres...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 October 1967
CityBellflower, CA
When he left, ... he was the best the game's seen.
He was happy I wasn't able to get it in Atlanta or Florida. I might actually have him sign it.
The key to a five-game set (is) to get out of the gates early,
It's gotten old. Regardless of what your stance is on what he's done, how he did it, whether he was enhanced or not enhanced, I think a lot of players and people in general are fed up with the constant talk surrounding this. The guy's coming up on some immortal names, Ruth and Aaron, yet there isn't the sense of celebration that's usually attached to great feats.
It obviously makes them a better ballclub. The presence in the lineup is a factor in itself. But at this stage of the game, our focus has to be worrying about ourselves. It's one player, albeit a very good one. If we do what we're supposed to do and play good baseball, we'll be fine.
I'm the last guy who hasn't been used, ... Our lifeline is not very long. You might see me earlier in the third game.
But there's been no dialogue. With the new direction they've thought about going, I don't know if I'm in their plans. I don't know what they're waiting for.
The underlying theme of all year is how well guys have responded with brief stints in the lineup. It's been a group of role players that have stepped up.
He takes great pride in it. He's always attentive to the game situation, knows when we're going to probably crank 'er up a little bit more than normal based on the situation. There's no dialogue; he's there before I ever get there. Kind of like you see guys in the Home Run Derby. They bring in their own batting practice pitcher. There's a select comfort you get from somebody.
Mark is going through so much, ... There's a lot of significance in really the hard work I get accolades for. He's the guy that's behind the scenes that has much more on his shoulders than going out and pitching a ballgame. This is something that I'm sure we'll share together. ... He was happy I wasn't able to get it in Atlanta or Florida. I might actually have him sign it.
They had a guy by the name of Barry Larkin ,
I don't know if I'd call it a reckless abandon, but he's always played with a fearlessness. I think it's going to take him a while to feel comfortable going into the gap hard again.
Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings
To get Adam back to where he was before he went down, that's a big lift for this ballclub. It's also nice to see some youth running around without aching backs and necks and arms, feeling spry.