Hoffman hears boos in Twin killing

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 Hoffman hears boos in Twin killing
Boos rained down on a Padres icon Tuesday night at Petco Park. Not just scattered boos, but loud booing directed at a franchise hero whose excellence helped bring San Diego's downtown ballpark into existence. Trevor Hoffman, head down, walked slowly off the field to the widespread and vocal disapproval after the Minnesota Twins walloped two of his fastballs for home runs in the ninth innning. ... [link]

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The Griddle: Moments in my life when I know things have changed
Published 6/25/2008 at Baseball Toaster
Moments in my life when I know things have changed 2008-06-25 08:47 by Bob Timmermann February 27, 1968 - Walter Cronkite says on national TV that the war in Vietnam is unwinnable. August 9, 1974 - President Richard Nixon resigns. June 24, 2008 - Padres fans boo Trevor Hoffman after he gives up two ninth-inning home runs as the Twins beat the Padres, 3-1. Post a comment ( ...

Smithers… are they booing me?
Published 6/25/2008 by Ray Lankford at The Sacrifice Bunt
... understand it. When you look at all of his achievements, what he has meant, it’s ridiculous.” —– Said teammate Shawn Estes: “How soon they forget.” —– (Heath) Bell didn’t hear the boos that came after Hoffman gave up two home runs in an inning for the eighth time in his career. “If the fans were booing him, shame on them,” he said. Hoffman hears boos in Twin killing While we here at The Sacrifice Bunt don’t condone booing, we ...

Hoffman Boos Really About Franchise
Published 6/30/2008 by ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at Friar Forum
The recent advent of boos directed at future Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman are disheartening. FF does not support this behavior - not one bit. With that out of the way - we suggest that Hoffy was not the target of the boo birds. It was the organization. Michael Barrett figured it out in the previously linked Union-Tribute article: ...

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