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Hoffman Negotiations: Ready, Set, Judge
Hoffman Negotiations: Ready, Set, Judge
Trevor Hoffman by SD Dirk I know it isn’t going to sell newspapers or generate controversy, but I don’t think we’ll ever know exactly who is responsible if Trevor Hoffman is no longer a Padre. None of do. What we do have, is a heaping truckload of confirmation bias ready to ...
Trevor Hoffman Stats, News, Photos - San Diego Padres
sports.espn.go.com — 2008 Season Stats SPLITS G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO W L SV HLD BLSV WHIP ERA Season 48 0 0 45.1 38 19 19 8 9 46 3 6 30 0 4 1.04 3.77 Career 930 0 0 988.0 762 336 305 90 274 1055 56 66 554 16 67 1.05 2.78 Through November 11 - Current stats updated ... (more) Trevor Hoffman Stats, News, Photos - San Diego Padres
F–king Padres
F–king Padres
rumorsandrants.com — It doesn’t take a genius to see the San Diego Padres aren’t a rich team. But they aren’t a poor team either. Yet suddenly the team is dumping good players left and right. Well, they’re dumping both good players because of ... (more) F–king Padres
Hello, Trevor?  This is Mark Shapiro…
Hello, Trevor? This is Mark Shapiro…
waitingfornextyear.com — The title above needs to be the start of a conversation, pronto. While other closers like Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes want $75 million deals, it appears that one of the games most consistent ninth inning arms is going to be available. If you thought that Cleveland was on tad the ... (more) Hello, Trevor? This is Mark Shapiro…
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