Trevor Hoffman...thanks for 15 years of 110%

WCBias · Sep 25, 2006

More like him....any day.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9683081

"Individual success comes from team play" how rare these days.

WCBias · Sep 25, 2006

I've been to hundreds of Padres games and quite frankly, there were many times I went for two reasons...eye candy, and this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKW-RLA9D8

whormoan · Sep 25, 2006

Was there last night W.C.
Electric evening. One of the classiest individuals in sports. Hall of fame voters need to recognize his accomplishments and character. By the way, he has a couple good years left.

WCBias · Sep 25, 2006

whormoan said:
Was there last night W.C.
Electric evening. One of the classiest individuals in sports. Hall of fame voters need to recognize his accomplishments and character. By the way, he has a couple good years left.

to think the Padres contemplated letting him go....I would have boycotted. He's put up his best stats in years. 479 saves and one out pitch...a change up.

whormoan · Sep 25, 2006

WC Bias said:
to think the Padres contemplated letting him go....I would have boycotted. He's put up his best stats in years. 479 saves and one out pitch...a change up.

The irony is they didn't re-sign him as much for his ability as they did as a PR move. Letting him go would've been a PR disaster. As for having one out pitch - he's also as predictable as clockwork with fastballs early in the count (always 1st pitch) anc changeups with 2 strikes.

WCBias · Sep 25, 2006

whormoan said:
The irony is they didn't re-sign him as much for his ability as they did as a PR move. Letting him go would've been a PR disaster. As for having one out pitch - he's also as predictable as clockwork with fastballs early in the count (always 1st pitch) anc changeups with 2 strikes.

He's one of two ML's I'd love to hit against, the other being Greg Maddux. I'm sure they'd both strike me out 9 out of 10 times but they wouldn't blow it by me.

Talk about PR Move...Barry Bonds is going to make it tough for the Giants to get rid of him...he's been on fire since the start of August. 42 years old and has more HR's, higher Slugging % and OB% than anyone on the Padres. Raised his batting average 50 points too. I heard he's been injecting wheaties

Railbird · Sep 25, 2006

guy overrated imo, pitchers park guy, Ive seen him blow many a big saves including last Monday. Marginal fastball, not big on his satanic rock music either.

WCBias · Sep 25, 2006

Railbird said:
guy overrated imo, pitchers park guy, Ive seen him blow many a big saves including last Monday. Marginal fastball, not big on his satanic rock music either.

Hoffman's .895 percentage in converting save opportunities ranks No. 1 in the majors since the blown saves rules went into effect in 1988.

The vast majority of his saves occurred at Quallcomm, which was a modern day launching pad and made average players like Phil Nevin and Ryan Klesko appear like homerun hitters. He has no fastball.

More shit you don't know. The only thing overrated is your sense of self-worth.

SATAN

Arodd · Sep 25, 2006

amazing stuff....been a fan of this guy for a long time. the hells bells intro is THE MOST BADASS thing in baseball.

sharky99 · Sep 25, 2006

Gotta love that change up!

Railbird · Sep 25, 2006

Dodgers punked him Monday, guy also choked all star game away. He was uselss in 98 post season. Reason Sterling Hitchcock was left in. Wake me up when he makes his first big time save.

sharky99 · Sep 25, 2006

Agree with you Rail that his best days are behind him and that he has blown many saves and games the last few yrs....Pitcher with average stuff pitching in a pitchers park....That's what has impressed me, average stuff that has lasted so long and played at this level.

Still can't take his consistant numbers away but he definitely would not be my choice as a closer even in his best yrs.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/playerStats?categoryId=85819

Jake · Sep 25, 2006

Trevor is THE best closer in the game...that INCLUDES Mariano Rivera. Rivera has Steinbrenners bankroll and an incredible team of talent behind him. Hoffman has had the Padres...nuff said. I am a HUGE Padres fan, worked as a security guard on the field back at Jack Murphy, so I can say that about the Pads and get away with it.

P.S. Not saying Hoffman is the best closer in the history of the game, but he should DEFINITELY rank up there.

Jake

SkinsRaj28 · Sep 25, 2006

I got to see him pitch when I was in SD on a trip a long time ago, and got to see Hoffman come out to this...and he immediately became one of my favorite players.

The intro to Hell's Bells is one of the most badass intros ever. So tight.

Guy's a class act too...unselfishness/modesty are two qualities that my favorite players must have.

Journeyman · Sep 25, 2006

agree, you can't get any better than that intro....it was like they made that for a closer....bells start slow , music kicks in then explodes like a fastball.

EveryGamblersDream · Sep 25, 2006

I applaud him for his accomplishments. However to say he is better than Rivera is flat out stupid.

I guarantee ask all GM's & managers who they would pick of the two to close out a WS clinching game or big game in general. The answer would overwhelmingly be Rivera.

Journeyman · Sep 25, 2006

There is only one guy on Rivera's level and that is Eckersley....

Yeah the Dodgers punked him, the Dodgers also have choked away the division again and look who is ahead, the Padres.

Railbird · Sep 25, 2006

Ill take an inform Krod over anybody

royboy_3831 · Sep 25, 2006

WC Bias said:
Hoffman's .895 percentage in converting save opportunities ranks No. 1 in the majors since the blown saves rules went into effect in 1988.

The vast majority of his saves occurred at Quallcomm, which was a modern day launching pad and made average players like Phil Nevin and Ryan Klesko appear like homerun hitters. He has no fastball.

More shit you don't know. The only thing overrated is your sense of self-worth.

SATAN

ahahaha... remind me to never argue with WC, he will put a beatdown on you...

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<HR style="COLOR: #fdde82" SIZE=1>On my voice mail this morning was my father calling form PetCo last night.

He always calls when thier playing the AC/DC;s intro to Hells Bells

He is 75 years old just recently moved to dowtown and walks to all the games.

He has Padres fever and I hope they go all the way for Dad
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