Trevor Hoffman Quotations

When your horse is out there and pitches his butt off, my job is to nail it down, ... We would've liked to have fed off Jake's energy. The kid threw the heck out of the ball.

When he left, ... he was the best the game's seen.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

He has been a breath of fresh air. The way he takes the mound, he brought a lot of intensity with him. We really need him.

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.

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.

He was happy I wasn't able to get it in Atlanta or Florida. I might actually have him sign it.

I threw him a good changeup and it had good bite, ... He's a good hitter. He's shown that.

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

Really, the hard work that I get accolades for, he's the guy behind the scenes that has much more on his shoulders than going out and pitching a ballgame. This is something that we'll share together.

Regardless of how the outcome happens, it's how you get over the failures that matters more than anything else in this role, ... If you do screw up, 24 hours later, there's a chance the ball's going to be in your hand again.

Mark knows me so well, ... He knows exactly what I want to do and sets up where I need him to be. It's a routine. There's seldom any talk between us when I'm getting ready. Mark just goes through the routine.

Mark is going through so much, ... There's a lot of significance in really the hard work I get accolades for. He's the guy that's behind the scenes that has much more on his shoulders than going out and pitching a ballgame. This is something that I'm sure we'll share together. ... He was happy I wasn't able to get it in Atlanta or Florida. I might actually have him sign it.

Mark is going through so much, ... He is the guy behind the scenes. I'm glad he was here tonight. I'm going to have him sign the ball. The save was his.

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

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.

The only thing is they might be getting tired of looking at me.

That pitch was up a bit. If the change-up was lower, he can't drive it that far.

You've got your horse out there, and he pitches his butt off in that situation, it's my job to nail it down. Unfortunately, it provided a little bit of momentum for these guys going into tomorrow.

They had a guy by the name of Barry Larkin ,

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

It's an option that you knew was lurking out there.

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'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.

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

That just showed the all-out effort he's given all season, on one play,

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 was a great honor to be able to do that.

That's as big a play as any, to save that ball from going to center field. And he was still trying to get the play at the bag. That's how athletic Greeney is.

The key to a five-game set (is) to get out of the gates early,

I'm the last guy who hasn't been used, ... Our lifeline is not very long. You might see me earlier in the third game.

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.

I don't know if I'd call it a reckless abandon, but he's always played with a fearlessness. I think it's going to take him a while to feel comfortable going into the gap hard again.

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

The underlying theme of all year is how well guys have responded with brief stints in the lineup. It's been a group of role players that have stepped up.

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

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.

Velocity is one thing, but the thing that worries me is my ball-strike ratio is about 1-to-1.

Confidence is everything. If you start second guessing yourself, you're bound to run into more bad outings