# Time for Trevor Hoffman to retire?

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**Created:** [May 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038 "2010-05-19T19:25:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038/1 "2010-05-19T19:25:26Z")

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Trevor Hoffman is having a horrendous season. He has 5 blown saves in 10 chances, a 13.15 ERA, and has surrendered 6 home runs in 13 innings.

Yesterday, he came in to face the Reds in the bottom of the 9th inning with a 4-2 lead. He surrendered a single, tying home run, double, walk, and a walk-off single that would have been a double if needed.

Time to retire?

[http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/hoffmanmeltdown.html?22675](http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/hoffmanmeltdown.html?22675)

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038/2 "2010-05-19T19:34:35Z")

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It would be an easier decision, I’m sure, if he were not sitting on 596 career saves…

As a Cards fan I’d like him to stick around, but preferably not blow any more saves against the Reds.

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038/3 "2010-05-19T20:11:04Z")

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I think he’ll grind it out to 600, then retire.

Although the giant fork in his back is probably the cause of his pitching woes.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038/4 "2010-05-19T20:13:09Z")

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My Fantasy Team says “yes.”

I picked up Hoffman in the hope that i could get some much-needed saves for my team, but so far he’s actually had my Saves total going backwards.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-trevor-hoffman-to-retire/540038/5 "2010-05-19T20:24:16Z")

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It’s surprising just how precipitously he’s declined, since he was pretty darned good last year.

As a Brewers fan, it’s frustrating. And, it’s sad to see a guy who was so good, for so long, finally run into Father Time.

Unless he’s got an undisclosed or undiagnosed injury causing him to have lost something off his pitches, I do think it’s probably time.