Tony Gwynn Interview Part 6: On Trevor Hoffman

by jbox on Jul 18, 2011 2:48 PM PDT

Yesterday after the game Jon and I finally got around to buying our tickets for the August 21st game when the Padres will retire Trevor Hoffman's number 51.

Last week I asked Tony Gwynn if his former teammate was would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gwynn never liked to be referred to as a "Future Hall of Famer" because of his own uncertainty and now Hoffman has started to carry that same mantle. I wondered if that moniker was premature since in five years, when Hoffman is eligible, he will no longer be the All Time Saves Leader in all likelihood. I asked Gwynn if Hoffman would still be a sure thing and make it in on the first ballot when the time comes.

Here is Gwynn's answer:

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Not a Padres fan

Marlins fan here, just wanted to say welcome to Miami, looking forward to a good series this week!!

Icthyophobia- (n.) Fear of the Fish.

by miramarjuice on Jul 19, 2011 2:00 PM PDT reply actions

thank you

4 stopping by, we would like to wish you the same thing. Let’s hope for no hostility between 0ur teams. :D

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by Captain.Awesome on Jul 19, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Depends who else is on the ballot

Relievers usually aren’t elected their first time, regardless of who they are. Seems like they get in when there aren’t other clear-cut choices. I also don’t think the Saves record plays into it much. It never helped Lee Smith or Jeff Reardon.

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by strummer on Jul 20, 2011 9:03 AM PDT reply actions

It's not the record or the numbers that's going to get him to Cooperstown on the first ballot.

It’s this.

by Darklighter on Jul 20, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Whomever else is on the ballot will impact his chances significantly

2016 will be the first year for Griffey and Hoffman. But there’s bound to be a backlog of worthy candidates who didn’t get elected in 2013-15.
Smoltz, Maddux, Johnson, Glavine, Frank Thomas, Piazza, Biggio.

Then there are the players who probably won’t get in (at least at first), but will still get a lot of votes:
Mussina, Edmonds, Delgado, Jeff Kent, Schilling

That doesn’t include the steroid group, who, if McGwire is any indication, will do poorly.:
Clemens, Bonds, Sheffield, Sosa

But even if you ignore the steroid group, the ballot is going to have some stiff competition in Hoffman’s first year of eligibility.

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by strummer on Jul 20, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions