Earlier today, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the all-time leader in saves after achieving his 602 saved game in his career.
Rivera tied Trevor Hoffman’s 601 record last Saturday, and today he surpassed Hoffman after shutting the door on the Twins at the New Yankee Stadium. “Apaga y vamonos,” (Turn off the lights and go) is what [...]
09/19/11
The all-time Major League Baseball saves’ leader, Trevor Hoffman, has officially retired, according to Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com.
“It’s time to retire. It’s time to move on,” Hoffman said via phone. “This is more of a self-evaluation. I expect to pitch at a certain level and I had to be honest with myself [...]
01/11/11
After 17 seasons and 601 saves, is Trevor Hoffman ready to retire? In an article by Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, it doesn’t sound like he’s ready to hang it up yet.
“I haven’t come to grips yet whether, if something comes along, I want to pitch. That needs to be cleared up first,” Hoffman said. “I’m [...]
12/24/10
As you read this posting, it’s quite possible that it’s already out of date. Free agents have been moving quickly over the last few days, but if your favorite team has not made its move yet – don’t be down in the dumps. There are several good free agents left. Here’s a list of some [...]
12/17/10
The deadline for teams to decide to offer arbitration for their free agents has finally come and gone, and we have the final tally of the 2010 edition of Major League Baseball arbitration. Here’s a quick review of what you may have missed:
– You can see the list of what happened today per team at [...]
11/24/10
Free agent closer Trevor Hoffman wants to give the free agent market a try before he decides whether he’ll play in 2011 or retire, according to MLB.com’s Barry M. Bloom.
If there’s a good fit for him to return as closer in 2011, he’ll take it. Otherwise, the likely future Hall of Famer will retire after [...]
11/10/10
The Milwaukee Brewers have declined options with Trevor Hoffman, Doug Davis and Gregg Zaun, according to MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy.
The 43-year-old Hoffman had a $7 million mutual option for 2011. His buyout increased from $500,000 to $750,00 when he finished his 35th game on September 26.
Davis had a $6.5 million option for 2011 with a $1 [...]
11/02/10
Many will be watching the San Diego – San Francisco – Atlanta tie-breaking triangle on Sunday that could make this one of the most exciting playoffs in the history of Major League Baseball. However, others may tune in to watch a few notable people that will either be ending their careers by retirement or will [...]
10/03/10
The umpires must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed on Tuesday. They had no problem throwing out a manager, coach, player and even a fan from the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals game. Home plate umpire Bob Davidson must have really been irked – he tossed out Cardinals’ pitching coach [...]
09/08/10
Tom Haudricourt of the Journal-Sentinel says Trevor Hoffman (aka Mr. 600 save man) will wait until the end of the season to decide on whether to retire or continue pitching. The Milwaukee Brewers and Hoffman have a mutual option on his contract for $7 million with a $500,000 buyout should the option not be exercised.
Hoffman [...]
09/08/10