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Hoffman sees promising future for Jake Peavy.(Trevor Hoffman)(Brief Article)
AS TREVOR HOFFMAN HAS WATCHED PADRES teammate Jake Peavy evolve into a staff ace at age 23, memories of Kevin Brown have flooded forth.
"There's a let of Browny to Jake," Hoffman said. "He's a very aggressive pitcher from pitch one to the last pitch he makes."
One season after he helped the Florida Marlins win the World Series, Brown brought his searing competitiveness to the Padres in 1998 and promptly directed them to the Series.
"The San Diego Padres should be excited to be getting the same type of dominance we got from Browny from a 23-year-old kid," Hoffman said. "The Padres made a pretty good move signing Jake for four years."
Recalling Brown's confidence-building influence on the 1998 club, for which Hoffman amassed 53 saves, Hoffman said another starting pitcher ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire June 5, 2007 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Christensen, Joe July 5, 2009 700+ words
...the World Series, and the year Trevor Hoffman converted 53 of 54 saves. I remember the electricity whenever Hoffman entered a game at Qualcomm Stadium...After 16 years with the Padres, Hoffman has taken that song to the Milwaukee...
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- Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal Glazer, Joyce June 23, 2008 700+ words
San Diego Padres pitcher Trevor Hoffman partnered with Sony to present 50 Sony PlayStation Portables and...and football games for patients at Rady Children's Hospital. Hoffman visited patients and signed autographs on June 4. Please send...
