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
MLB Network Presents: Mr. Padre – A Quick Review
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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 […]
One Hundred Eleven
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 […]
Trevor Hoffman, the Face of San Diego
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 […]
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock and Roll)
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.
HOFfman – It’s In The Name
Today is a good day. Despite what the critics think or have to say, today is one of those days you can never take away from Padres fans. It’s a day we don’t get very often and we may never get again. One of our own is in the Hall of Fame. In his sixteen […]
The Battle of the Sexists
A couple of weeks ago Dan Sileo announced he would be leaving the Mighty 1090. In the following days Sileo would make it sound like he chose to leave 1090, but a spokesman from 1090 informed that his contract simply expired. Whether 1090 or Sileo decided not to renew wasn’t clarified, and neither I nor 1090 seemed […]
2017: The Year San Diego Grew Two Balls by Losing One.
San Diego did something in 2017 that no other city has done: they didn’t let themselves be held hostage by a professional sports team. I’ve been a conflicted football fan for years now trying to decide if I wanted to support a league that made cities feel small, harbored abusers, and took no interest in […]
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