by Tom KrasovicFiled under: Brewers, Padres, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB Milestones
That Trevor Hoffman is going from retirement to the place where he most belongs -- the San Diego Padres -- is a reminder that prunes can become lemonade, in time.
When the all-time saves leader left the Padres two winters ago, he blasted the club for how it handled his departure. (And not without good reason.) Hoffman and his agent weren't blameless, either. The messy public rift stained both the franchise icon and Padres management, from owner John Moores down to CEO Sandy Alderson and general manager Kevin Towers.
Make no mistake: the decision for Hoffman to move on, so that Heath Bell could assume the closer's job, was the right one. But the club told Hoffman by phone that it was pulling its offer. Later, Hoffman described the club as dysfunctional, and went on about it.
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