Trevor Hoffman - January 2009 |
youtube.com - 1/8/2009
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(2:27) With Thursday's announcement comes fan flashbacks to
a better time - when 'Trevor Time' was a...
mantra and the man was at the peak of his powers. --- Here is one classic example made by a fan at Petco Park in September 2006; this became his 478th save (tying Lee Smith's all-time record)...
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Video: "Hell's Bells" classic Trevor Hoffman entrance
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![BREWERS: Hoffman, team close in on deal [UPDATED]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/08/brewers_hoffman_team_close_in_on_deal_updated.jpg)
milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com - 1/8/2009
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January 8 --- MLB.com: The Milwaukee Brewers are
nearing a deal to sign free-agent closer Trevor Hoffman,...
a baseball source close to the negotiations told MLB.com on Thursday morning. --- The 1-year deal with an option for 2010 would move "Trevor Time" and MLB's all-time saves leader...
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BREWERS: Hoffman, team close in on deal [UPDATED]
www3.signonsandiego.com - 1/8/2009
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(from the San Diego Union-Tribune) It appears the
Padres will allow Trevor Hoffman to leave without putting...
an offer back on the table for the all-time saves leader. --- Blame it on a budget squeeze, under orders to slash the payroll to $40 million, near its 1997 level, says GM Kevin Towers...
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PADRES: Towers on Hoffman - "We just don't have the money"
mlb.mlb.com - 1/9/2009
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(from MLB.com) Breaking News Report from January 8:
All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman signs a one-year contract...
with the Milwaukee Brewers...
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Video: BREWERS sign Trevor Hoffman
mysportsrumors.com - 1/8/2009
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In a big shock to me Trevor Hoffman
is no longer a member of the San Diego...
Padres. It was announced today that the Milwaukee Brewers and the first ballot Hall of Fame pitcher agreed to a one-year contract worth six million dollars.
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Hoffman joins Brew Crew
nctimes.com - 1/8/2009
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January 8 --- San Diego North County Times:
The Milwaukee Brewers and free-agent closer Trevor Hoffman have...
agreed to a one-year, $6-million contract with another $1.5-million in incentives. --- Hoffman's agent, Rick Thurman, confirmed the deal in an e-mail with MLB.com ...
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PADRES: Hell's Bells! Trevor's gone...
![BREWERS: Hoffman has far-reaching impact [UPDATED]](http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/08/brewers_.jpg)
mlb.mlb.com - 1/9/2009
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January 8 --- MLB.com: With one big move,
the Brewers might have strengthened both their bullpen and...
their starting rotation...
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BREWERS: Hoffman has far-reaching impact [UPDATED]
baseballprospectus.com - 1/10/2009
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Small-market teams should be more careful and more
thoughtful about what they wish for....
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Let Freedom Ring: Busting the Myth of the Salary Cap by ...
msn.foxsports.com - 1/8/2009
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January 8 --- AP / FOX Sports: Career
saves leader Trevor Hoffman is closing in on a...
deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. --- A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press the sides are near an agreement. --- Read Ken Rosenthal's late Wednesday article with updates here...
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BREWERS deal with Hoffman close, say FOX and AP sources ...
fantasypros911.com - 1/30/2009
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Who will close games for the Cardinals? Will
Trevor Hoffman be a reliable closer this season? Here...
is a look at the closer situations for each of the NL Central teams.
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Skimming the Closer Pool: NL Central
rumorsandrants.com - 1/9/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
As I’m sure you’ve heard, yesterday baseball’s all-time
saves leader agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee...
Brewers , officially ending his 16-year tenure with the San Diego Padres. As a lifelong Padres fan, I’m not happy. In ...
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The Padres Front Office Is Dead To Me
bizofbaseball.com - 1/11/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
With the Yankees spending like, well… the Yankees
this off-season, there has been a chorus of “we...
need a cap” conversations from fans and owners alike. Whether it has been Brewers owner Mark Attanasio , or Astros owner Drayton McLane , or Pirates President Frank Coonelly , the ...
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On Baseball Prospectus: Why a Cap in MLB Isn’t Needed
ducksnorts.com - 1/12/2009
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ducksnorts.com —
Trevor Hoffman has signed a 1-year deal with
the Milwaukee Brewers for $6 million with incentives that...
could kick it up to $7.5 million. Like football’s Brett Favre, Hoffman now has the pleasure of being almost universally associated with one team despite neither starting nor finishing his career...
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You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
dodgers.gearupforsports.com - 1/11/2009
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So word around the Dodger camp is that
Broxton will likely be their closer for the 2009...
season since Hoffman has turned down the Dodgers for the Brewers. This has me nervous, how about you? Broxton isn’t as bad as Yhency Brazoban but the two share a similar repertoire of pitches.
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Jonathan Broxton: Full Time Closer for 2009?
rumorsandrants.com - 1/16/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
It’s been well documented by our resident Padres
fans that the Fathers haven’t done a whole lot...
this offseason to make anybody feel great about their chances next year. Trevor Hoffman is gone, they haven’t added any more offense ...
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Worry Not, Padres Fans, David Eckstein May Be Coming
sports.espn.go.com - 1/7/2009
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The Dodgers have offered all-time saves leader Trevor
Hoffman a one-year contract, according to sources....
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Sources: Dodgers offer Hoffman one-year deal
thesacrificebunt.com - 1/9/2009
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I had the pleasure of attending Trevor Hoffman's
likely last appearance as a Padre, and what might...
be the final Trevor Time in San Diego. It was September 27th, 2008, an otherwise not too noteworthy Saturday night game against Pittsburgh. Here's the video.
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Video: Trevor Hoffman's Final Padres Save
hardballtimes.com - 1/13/2009
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hardballtimes.com —
A look at the long time Padre closer
who recently signed with the Brewers. Click the title...
to read more. Order the Hardball Times Annual 2009 today !
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Anatomy of a player: Trevor Hoffman
baseballreflections.com - 1/19/2009
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baseballreflections.com —
Season Wrap Up Like most of the NL
West, the Padres had a disappointing 2008 season going...
63-99, the third worst record in baseball last season! Who would have thought that the Giants would finish higher than San Diego at Spring Training last year? I for one did not even think it ...
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San Diego Padres Off Season Report
chicagotribune.com - 1/6/2009
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Jim Murray, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist,
once referred to Lee Smith as the active player...
most likely to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Murray described Smith as "the best one-inning pitcher the game ever saw" and "the ...
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Ex-Cub Lee Smith doesn't understand lack of Hall love -
