Trevor Hoffman Quotes (27 Quotes)

This is where I'll live the rest of my life. I'd like to play here the rest of my career.

I pride myself on being consistent. So, yes, it definitely means something, even though I don't set goals.

But there's been no dialogue. With the new direction they've thought about going, I don't know if I'm in their plans. I don't know what they're waiting for.

Hopefully we can think about some things over the next couple of months and figure out a way to improve ourselves and get to the next level.

It's gotten old. Regardless of what your stance is on what he's done, how he did it, whether he was enhanced or not enhanced, I think a lot of players and people in general are fed up with the constant talk surrounding this. The guy's coming up on some immortal names, Ruth and Aaron, yet there isn't the sense of celebration that's usually attached to great feats.

To be able to get to 40 saves six or seven years shows consistency. That creates separation from a lot of closers.

He asked me for some identification and I couldn't understand why he would be doing that.

I was honored to have that opportunity to go out and get it done,

I thought this was going to be a little bit of a tough situation,

He takes great pride in it. He's always attentive to the game situation, knows when we're going to probably crank 'er up a little bit more than normal based on the situation. There's no dialogue he's there before I ever get there. Kind of like you see guys in the Home Run Derby. They bring in their own batting practice pitcher. There's a select comfort you get from somebody.

It just puts a little added pressure. You want to find out if you've still got it and get out there and help the club. But they come in spurts, so you've got to be ready.

You don't get that charge of being a complete team, walking away from the field with that winning feeling. Half the time you're walking away pissed off about the things you didn't do right.

It's gone through my mind that I could be leaving, ... I'd love to tell you I'll be here for the next three years, but with (CEO) Sandy Alderson coming in, we know he has a history of not wanting to go with multiyear deals with older players, particular pitchers. We'll see. But I really don't want to see me in another uniform.

It obviously makes them a better ballclub. The presence in the lineup is a factor in itself. But at this stage of the game, our focus has to be worrying about ourselves. It's one player, albeit a very good one. If we do what we're supposed to do and play good baseball, we'll be fine.

It's nice to see some youth running around and not see achy backs and necks and arms, ... It's nice to see some young guys feeling spry.

I'm not very (comfortable) with that, but I know that it's a realistic situation that I need to become more comfortable with, ... Not to point any fingers, but there are people in the organization now who aren't into long-term deals.

But the truth is, this might be the end of the run.

It's been seven long years. Take a look around I don't think anybody cares about our record. Regardless of what our record was, these guys played like it was playoff baseball. So hopefully we're gaining momentum.

It was a great honor to be able to do that.

The pitch was up a little bit. Make a better pitch with the changeup down, it's going to be hard to drive it that far. Randy had a great night. It seemed to keep going and keep going and keep going. One of those things. He got good wood on it.

The ability to do it for a long period of time, I think, is something that kind of separates a little bit from other guys that had phenomenal years. The ability to hold the position down for a few years and go out and do your job is something I'm proud of.

It might be a little more subdued, but we'd still be winning a title. Everyone can say what they want about how bad it looks. It would be like persevering to get a college degree. Whether it takes four years or six years, you've still accomplished something.

I enjoyed my time with Grady a lot. He's a class act. Very country. Very easygoing. He's not rattled by much.

To get Adam back to where he was before he went down, that's a big lift for this ballclub. It's also nice to see some youth running around without aching backs and necks and arms, feeling spry.

Coffee sales will be up.

It's my job to nail it down. Unfortunately, it provided a little bit of momentum for these guys going into tomorrow.

They're all tough. This is a different situation when your horse is out there and pitches his butt off. My job is to nail it down.