I used to have this friend I did standup with named Nick Spears. He was a big guy, big beard and he was probably the happiest guy you’d ever meet, and he loved everyone and everything. The only thing he didn’t love was cancer. He actually used to do fundraisers for a group called “F*ck […]
Month: January 2018
Trevor Week and The Top 100 – TKF Pod #118
This week the guys recap Trevor Week on the website. Nobody can take his induction away from us! Then they discuss the great news that the Padres got 7 players on the MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects list. Will we ever get to know these players? It’s hard to say but the guys discuss ways […]
MLB Network Presents: Mr. Padre – A Quick Review
New documentary captures how Gwynn captivated the City of San Diego and baseball fans across the country during and following his 20-year Hall of Fame career
Save Us Trevor Hoffman, You’re Our Only Hope
There is a famous quote that goes something like “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” I forget who said it. That is how true that quote is. I don’t know Trevor Hoffman’s career stats. In a sport that prizes numbers above all else, I could […]
A Dodgers/Padres Email For Trevor
It’s been a fun week celebrating Trevor Hoffman. I wrote a piece last week discussing my feelings with things still up in the air on whether he was going to get in this year. Now that it’s a done deal I decided to reach out to my Dodgers fan friend and TKF Contributor Q. We […]
Trevor Hoffman, the poor mans Mariano Rivera?
Trevor Hoffman, the poor mans Mariano Rivera? That’s what a lot of baseball fans not familiar with the Padres Hall of Famer seem to think. I, like most of you I assume, think differently. For me Trevor Hoffman was the best pitcher I’ve ever watched make that slow walk out from the Bullpen. But a […]
Trevor Hoffman in Context
We can’t help but compare things: apples to apples, apples to oranges, Trevor Hoffman to Mariano Rivera. The Hoffman-to-Rivera comp is obvious, of course. They were both great closers with overlapping careers, and they met head on in the 1998 World Series; shoot, Hoffman and Rivera even had competing heavy metal songs as entrance music […]
Chicks Dug The Change Up
I don’t think there should be any doubt that Trevor Hoffman should be in the Hall of Fame. Now that he’s made it, I’m ecstatic. I will not rehash his stellar numbers, or the “firsts” that he accomplished, or recount the stories of how he was a great teammate. There are several places you can go […]
Hoffman is Great. Now Let’s Talk About Mussina.
Trevor Hoffman was really great at baseball. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. It’s good to see that the voters got it right, and that Trevor Hoffman is heading to the Hall of Fame. It’s a wonderful occasion, and it calls for celebration. I’m glad the good people here at the Kept […]
Dave Palet and Jeff Dotseth – TKF Pod #117
This week the guys sit down with SD Radio veterans Dave Palet and Jeff Dotseth from the Dave and Jeff Show. They talk about the big Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame news and what it means for the Padres fan base. Then they talk about the current direction of the franchise as the […]