{"id":3786,"date":"2013-06-10T05:26:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T11:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2013-05-31T20:11:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:11:03","slug":"301-guy-hoffman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/301-guy-hoffman\/","title":{"rendered":"#301 &#8211; Guy Hoffman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ghoff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3811\" alt=\"ghoff\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ghoff.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Name:<\/strong> Guy Hoffman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank:<\/strong> 301<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong> P<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years With White Sox:<\/strong> 1979-1980, 1983<\/p>\n<p>Guy Hoffman, hailing from Ottawa, IL, was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent on July 17, 1978. \u00a0Less than a year later, he was making his major league debut, throwing 2 innings of scoreless relief in a blowout victory against the Indians. \u00a0The rest of the 1979 season did not go as well for Hoffman, as he finished with a 5.34 ERA in 24 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>After opening the 1980 season back in Triple A, Hoffman came back strong, posting a 2.63 ERA over 23 appearances. \u00a0Good fortune was not on his side, however, as he spent the entire 1981 and 1982 seasons back in Triple A. \u00a01983 saw his valiant return to the major leagues, just in time for the White Sox to run away with the American League West title. \u00a0Hoffman spent the entire 1984 season back in Triple A once again, and following the season, the White Sox released him.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-script to the Guy Hoffman era, his supposed female cousins were sitting behind me at the White Sox\/Rays game back on April 27th, which they were sure to announce to the guys they were with.\u00a0 Hopefully it got them the play they were hoping it would.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman\u2019s\u00a0numbers in a White Sox uniform were:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; 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