Not Very Classy San Diego

Apparently the San Diego Padres are having some financial problems. Actually they have one major financial problem. Their owner John Moores is going through a very nasty divorce and because of that he needs to cut costs. The Padres are on the verge of trading their 2007 Cy Young award winning pitcher, Jake Peavy. The story doesn't end there unfortunately. The Padres informed their future Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman that he wont be back for 17th season with the team.
Here's a quick history of Hoffman's career:

Hoffman has played 16 years with the Padres
He is the all time Major League Baseball leader in saves(554)
He has played over 900 games in the Majors
6 time all-star(1998,1999,2000,2002,2006,2007)
2 time Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award(1998,2006)
Holds MLB record for most Pitching Appearances with one team(803)

Hoffman isn't the first franchise player to be let go by the team he helped make relevant again and you would think that someone with his kind of resume should be told that he is being let go after a long sit down conversation with handshakes and well wishes at the end.

It didn't actually turn out that way.

Only there was no face to face conversation. The way Trevor found out that he wasn't coming back to the team made the Omar Minaya/Willie Randolph situation look great in comparison. There was no face to face conversation. A phone call at 3am would've been much better for Hoffman. The Padres didn't call Hoffman at his house or on his cell. The Padres didn't send him a text message. The Padres didn't even send him an email.

They faxed him.

Of all the ways to break up with someone that has to be by far the worse way to do it. Even Jennifer Aniston had it easier. Usually when someone would break bad news over the phone, through a text, or any other impersonal way of communication, its considered improper. But leave it to the San Diego Padres to take it a new low. Trevor is off to finish his amazing career somewhere else and we'll have to see his trade mark high kick delivery in a different uniform next year. And he deserves to add to his saves record with a team that will appreciate him and respect him a little better than San Diego.