Trevor Calls It Quits

Last season, after Trevor Hoffman's 600th save, I wrote (9-8-10) that it would be neat if he retired with exactly 600 saves.
Well, he added one more save for the Brewers and today announced his retirement.
He'll go into the Padres front office, the team he recorded 552 saves for.
Hoffman is one of my favorite players of all time. The reason being, I've been in the Padres clubhouse at Coors Field on a couple of occasions when Hoffman blew a save against the Rockies, including the play-in game in 2007. In that game, Hoffman was handed a 2-run lead heading into the bottom of the 13th inning and he gave it up.
Most players would have run and hid from the media. Not Hoffman. Win or lose he was at his locker ready to talk to the media and that game at Coors in 2007 was no exception.
Of all the ballparks that Hoffman pitched in, Coors was probably where he had his least success. But he was always a class act on and off the field, win or lose.
The Padres are better off today now that Hoffman is back with the organization. I wonder if they'll play Hell's Bells when he walks into the office each day. I also wish he didn't get that last save. An even 600 sounds more impressive than 601, at least to me.
Here's hoping Hoffman has a long and rewarding post-playing career. He also better get into the Hall of Fame. Relievers are under-represented in the Hall and if it takes a long time for Hoffman to get in, that would be a shame.