Trevor Hoffman is done

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 Trevor Hoffman is done
Here's what people don't always understand about sample sizes. At this point in his career, we are not observing a random small sample of Trevor Hoffman's pitching performances. We are observing a trend, and the trend is telling us that he is done. Put it this way. Baseball Reference tells us that Trevor's appeared in 890 games. If we were to randomly take seven of those appearances and ... [link]

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PM Roundup: It’s Been Real, Trevor Hoffman
Published 4/24/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
There’s no link, but Sports Business Journal is reporting that SNY, home of the Mets, has signed Harold Reynolds to be a studio guy. This is Cassie. Next up: The Commenter Draft. Declaring the end of Trevor Hoffman. (Gaslamp) The NHL’s Octopus situation. (Yahoo) Some photos from Maria Sharapova’s 21st birthday. (Down the Line) The plot to kill a 13-year-old was foiled, thankfully. (Courier-Journal) Old school Costas. (Red Sox Monster) Could the Houston Dynamo be on ...

The Bitching Mounts Over Kazmir’s Pitch Count
Published 4/24/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
No matter how grim things might seem this morning for Trevor Hoffman or Manny Corpas, at least the troubled Padres and Rockies closers can rest comfortably knowing that unlike Scott Kazmir, they’re not subject to the voodoo curse of Al Leiter.  From MILB.com’s Bill Whitehead (link swiped from Repoz and Baseball Think Factory) : Kazmir gave up four earned runs and worked into the fifth inning on Wednesday in the Class A Advanced Vero Beach Devil Rays’ 4-3 loss to the Palm Beach Cardinals in a game that ...

Friday's Frosty Mug
Published 4/25/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... game in Des Moines last weekend. She didn't really know much about baseball, but was a big fan of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, based purely on his very large name. Sometimes you take what you can get. Maybe they've been watching the Brewers: The A's tried out a lineup with nine right handed hitters last night against the Twins. It seemed to work. It certainly worked better than anything Ryan Howard has tried in April. The market for closers grows as we speak: Gaslamp Ball is ready to pull the plug on Trevor Hoffman. Former Brewer notes: The ...

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