Trevor Hoffman has 594 career saves and is a shoe-in for Cooperstown, but after his fourth blown save yesterday how long will his leash on the closing job be? Ken Macha has already said if there was a save opportunity tonight that Hoffman would likely get the night off. Hoffman has never blown away anybody with his fastball yet he still continues to rely on it over the change-up. My guess is LaTroy Hawkins gets the next save opportunity and obviously Hoffman will get another chance to redeem himself, but things could get messy if he blows another save in the near future.
The Brewers had plenty of opportunities to win the game yesterday, but had Hoffman not blown his second straight game, they would have won the series anyway. How can any Brewer fan be optimistic right now after losing a series to the Pirates? Their starting pitching actually improved over the last three games, but Hoffman cost them the series. We shall see what happens in San Diego, but things will not get any easier since the Padres are sitting in first place in the NL West.
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