Trevor Hoffman Retirement Ceremony

In the history of the San Diego Padres, there have been a few names that have been able to associate with the team.  Tony Gywnn, Randy Jones, Ken Caminiti, and Trevor Hoffman.  Trevor Hoffman, who by a huge margin is the best closer to ever play the game, was the face of the Padres organization for over a decade and one of the nicest people you would ever meet.

This past Sunday, the Padres organization honored Trevor with a beautiful ceremony, retiring the number 51 and making sure that nobody ever wears that number ever again.

A few interesting notes about the ceremony were:

• The ceremony lasted 51 minutes
• The lead singer of AC/DC referred to Hells Bells as Trevor's song
• August 21, 2011 was dedicated Trevor Hoffman Day in San Diego County

Here is a link to the Channel 4 broadcast of the ceremony.  

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18291081&topic_id=&c_id=sd&v=3&tcid=tw_video_18291081

I was unable to attend, but watching this video gave me goosebumps.  Remembering everything that I learned through observing Trevor go about his business as a professional and just being an amazing human being.  

Thank you Trevor, for everything you have done for the city of San Diego and for having such a huge impact on myself as a player and a fan.

Enjoy the video!