Trevor Hoffman
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
It's my job to nail it down. Unfortunately, it provided a little bit of momentum for these guys going into tomorrow.
They had a guy by the name of Barry Larkin ,
You don't get that charge of being a complete team, walking away from the field with that winning feeling. Half the time you're walking away pissed off about the things you didn't do right.
It might be a little more subdued, but we'd still be winning a title. Everyone can say what they want about how bad it looks. It would be like persevering to get a college degree. Whether it takes four years or six years, you've still accomplished something.
It just puts a little added pressure. You want to find out if you've still got it and get out there and help the club. But they come in spurts, so you've got to be ready.
It's an option that you knew was lurking out there.
This is where I'll live the rest of my life. I'd like to play here the rest of my career.
They're all tough. This is a different situation when your horse is out there and pitches his butt off. My job is to nail it down.
That just showed the all-out effort he's given all season, on one play,
When your horse is out there and pitches his butt off, my job is to nail it down, ... We would've liked to have fed off Jake's energy. The kid threw the heck out of the ball.
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.
The only thing is they might be getting tired of looking at me.
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.
When he left, ... he was the best the game's seen.