Lets Hope Hoffman Can Play Ping-Pong

You might be wondering why there have been so few posts as of late and the answer, for me, is that I am extremely lazy. However, I refuse to take responsibility for things when I should, so I am going to place the blame solely on the fact that nothing worthwhile has happened in Spring Training.

That is, of course, until today. The official first exciting moment of Spring Training occurred when Trevor Hoffman opted to throw a bullpen session instead of playing in an exhibition game. I'll give you a moment to let your head recover from the violent spinning motion which occurred upon receiving that news.

Of course, the exciting moment isn't so much Hoffman not pitching, but the reaction from Ken Macha:

“Those are the guys you want,” said Macha. “If you’re going to play ping-pong against somebody, you want them to say, ‘Game on.’ Or if you’re playing pinochle or pluck or whatever.

There are many things that separate me from Ken Macha. One of them is 52 years of living on earth. Another is believing that ping-pong passion and closing games are related. Personally, I don't give a shit if Trevor Hoffman is an intense ping-pong player, or if he puts in absolutely no effort when playing Stratego, or even if he totally mails it in when throwing horseshoes in the front lawn with his neighbors. As long as Hoffman commands his pitches, posts a low WHIP, and is able to save games, I will be more than satisfied.

EDIT(10:28PM): Just A Bit Outside has located file footage of the kind of intensity that Trevor Hoffman brings to the ping-pong battlefield.