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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 […]
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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I know without looking that Trevor Hoffman’s single-season career high in strikeouts is 111 and that he accomplished the feat twice. It’s a neat party trick: Folks either want to talk to you more or get the hell away from you. Stats are fun, occasionally meaningful. I’ve studied baseball numbers probably longer and more deeply […]
The timing is perfect. Trevor Hoffman is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A powerful flood of memories and emotions has overwhelmed the San Diego sports community. I can’t even think of Trevor without hearing AC/DC in the jukebox of my mind. Crazy to think that Hells Bells didn’t even become a “thing” for Trevor […]
After three years of excruciating debate amongst Padres fans on how much the BBWAA members are biased and horrible, Trevor Hoffman was named to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2018 class.