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Bring On Trevor Hoffman

by on 13 July 2006 6:56 am

Mr Met bats

Trevor Hoffman, losing pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game, quoted in the Post, on the chances of the New York Mets winning the World Series:

You’re not just necessarily going to wrap up the trophy and send it to them. We’re three months away from that. I don’t think there is enough pitching in their rotation. Not to knock anybody down, but when you look at what it’s going to take to get through the postseason, a short series to begin with, and the depth that you have to go, once you get past that first round, that’s a lot of pitching.

1) No, you and the other 14 National League teams will not knowingly surrender.

2) At least not until October, if I’m reading this quote correctly. Any time you’re ready Bells Boy, we’ll take delivery.

3) The Padres have some very good starting pitching, but not so good that an admittedly accomplished reliever who has, yet again, failed spectacularly on the national stage should be saying anything uncomplimentary about the pitching on the best team in the league.

4) Padres gotten through a ton of short series? Not last October. Not in 1996. Aced two of ’em in 1998 but then conspired with the Yankees to create a very short World Series.

5) This All-Star break is way too long. Thus, I have an extra day to stew over Trevor Hoffman blowing the home field advantage for the National League champion, whoever that champion may turn out to be.

6) Y’know what, though? Doesn’t matter where our games wind up.

7) “We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.” Winnie Churchill said that, but I think he cribbed it from Willie Randolph.

Anyway, I’d rather the Mets not face Trevor Hoffman when the Padres come to town next month because it would probably mean we are trailing entering the bottom of the ninth. On the other hand, when has that stopped us?

The Mets are ready for you, Trevor. Wrap it up and send it over.

Mr. Met is taking practice swings over at Zed Duck Studios in anticipation of batting against Trevor Hoffman with the game on the line.
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