On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:52:06 -0700 (PDT), Padredog
<padredog69@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>...and so does every reliever, no matter how great they are. The
>Padres have had relievers like Craig Lefferts,Rollie Fingers, Gary
>Lucas, Goose Gossage, Mark Davis, and Trevor Hoffman. They could have
>their best stuff on a given night, with the game on the line, and the
>guy at the plate could be that late inning pinch hit specialist, who
>gets paid to get that clutch hit off our best guy. Has Trevor lost
>something off his stuff. I dunno. Will he scare the crap outta me with
>the game on line in the 9th. Hell yes. That is the way this game is.
>It will always be that way. Here's to Trevor Hoffman, and all his
>years in a Padre uniform.
Bonus points for the Gary Lucas reference. Nobody dug in too deep
in the batter's box with that wild man on the Hill.
As for closers... Yes, they are supposed to be scary. We just need
to remind ourselves that this is the guy Sports Illustrated put on
their cover with the memorable headline:
"The Best Closer Ever. Period."
Nuff said !
Hoover
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