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Behind the hype of the regular season "total save stat"
XM MLB Chat — 1997-2009 ytd, Regular Season only Multi Inning appearances: Hoffman 75 Rivera 177 Runners on base: Hoffman 112 Rivera 171Save Opportunities (1999-2009, available since 1999 in free stats): Hoffman 611 Rivera 542 (69 fewer)Win/Loss Record, total reg. season career Hoffman 56-67 .455 Rivera 69-51 .575The ...

The Greatness of Mariano Rivera
The Yankee Universe — ... , trailing only the 41 year old Trevor Hoffman by 71 saves. I’ll leave it up to your imagination how Mo would have fared pitching most of his career in the perpetually weak NL West and Trevor Hoffman pitching most of his in the AL East, though we certainly got a taste of that in the 1998 World Series. But I’ll get to Mo’s adjusted numbers in a moment. ...

Mariano Gets Save No. 500
MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, and Analysis — ... href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoffmtr01.shtml">Trevor Hoffman (41) 571 R 2. Mariano Rivera (39) 500 ...

NL East Daily Recap from 6-29-09
NL East Chatter — ... (6-4) worked 6.1 innings against his former club only giving up one earned run and three in total and even contributed an RBI single.  Trevor Hoffman was summoned unexpectedly in the ninth inning to pick up his 18th save after ...

How to Manage the All-Star Game
Baseball Analysts — ... players left on the bench. National League: Pitchers: Charlie Manuel has announced Tim Lincecum as his starter, and as the ace of the staff he should go two innings, followed by Santana, Haren, and Billingsley. Ted Lilly and the hometown Franklin can divide the 6th, with Lilly coming in to face the left-handers. The 7th through 9th can be handled by Cordero, Hoffman, and K-Rod. The emergency pitcher should clearly be Zack Duke, a pitcher ...

Can Nats Prey On Friars?
Center Field Gate — ... . Padres’ fans are also quick to note that perhaps baseball’s best all-time reliever, Trevor Hoffman, was a Friars’ mainstay before moving onto Milwaukee at the beginning of the year. That’s true, but it’s also irrelevant. That was then, this is now. ...

Redleg Trade Review: The Lost Closers
Redleg Nation — ... November 17, 1992: Trevor Hoffman is drafted by the Florida Marlins from the Cincinnati Reds as the 8th pick in the 1992 expansion draft. ...

Random Dave Weathers info
The Hardball Times — ... He's second in career games pitched among all current players. Strangely, the only guy ahead of him is a teammate, Trever Hoffman. ...

Roto-Rx
Around the Horn Baseball — ... Question #2: I see the Brewers re-signed Trevor Hoffman. He had a pretty good fantasy year. I don’t know anyone who expected that. Do you see him as a quality closer again next year? – Michael, Post University ...

Honoring Mariano Rivera
The Yankee Universe — ... 154 R 3. Lefty Grove+ 148 L 4. Trevor Hoffman (41) 147 R Walter Johnson+ 147 ...