Here’s what went down Wednesday on G&A

Trevor Time? - Trevor Hoffman wants to come back to the Padres but the feelings not totally mutual. Hoffman’s agent says that a handful of teams are in the running for the all-time saves leader-one of those is the Diamondbacks. Gambo thinks he would be a great fit here, even if just for a year or two. He feels the revolving door at closer never made much sense since Brandon Lyon never got the job done in place of the departed Jose Valverde. Ash likes the idea simply because T-Hoff is better than any of the incumbents (Tony Pena, Chad Qualls, Jon Rauch, etc.). Would the former UA Wildcat make sense here? We took calls.

Arizona State Director of Athletics Lisa Love checked in LIVE from Washington D.C. where the National Champion Sun Devil softball and track and field were being honored by President Bush today at The White House. She also previewed Saturday’s homecoming game against Washington State and the tip-off of Herb Sendek’s nationally-ranked Sun Devil hoops’ season on Friday.

ESPN and ESPN.com BCS guru Brad Edwards discussed the chances of three Big 12 teams possibly getting bids and how the breakdowns might play out over the final month of what has been a very unpredictable college football season. There is also a chance a team like Ohio State could get in over a one-loss Big 12 school because of the top-heavy and talented Big 12. Edwards thinks BYU still has a good chance of making a BCS game if they run the table, beating Utah the final week of the season.

The Mess of the BCS - The college football season is winding down and the BCS is crazy as ever. Would you believe Ohio State and possibly BYU still have a chance of making a BCS game? The guys agree a very good Big 12 team could be left out of the BCS picture, like Missouri was last year. G&A know nobody wants to see a Ball State-Ohio State BCS game. They debated if the BCS will work itself out in the end as, like it or not, it usually does.

My Bad - 49er offensive coordinator Mike Martz is blaming everyone but himself for the botched play-calling towards the conclusion of San Fran’s MNF loss to the Cards. He blamed the officials for “mis-spotting” the ball in the closing moments. Martz said he already had a play called from the one-yard line, not the three where the ball was spotted. G&A place total blame on Martz and the coaches for not taking control of the situation. Ash thinks he has been living off his “Greatest Show on Turf” days and the game has clearly passed him by. We took calls.

Gambo & Ash caught up with 1967 Cy Young Award winner Mike McCormick who was the only Giant in the franchise’s storied history to win the award before Tim Lincecum took home the honor yesterday. McCormick, a 2-time All-Star himself, said Lincecum were deserving, but felt all the other finalists (Brandon Webb, C.C. Sabathia, Johan Santana) each had outstanding seasons. He is also in the history books for giving up Hank Aaron’s 500th homerun.

Thursday we’ll be joined by ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler and Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti.

 

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