"Trevor Hoffman hasn't pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers for an entire year quite yet, but his teammates admit they get spoiled at times by the future Hall of Fame closer.

"Sometimes he appears to be Superman," said third baseman Casey McGehee. "'Hoffy's' human, too."

All too human lately against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hoffman blew his second save opportunity in three games Sunday night at Miller Park in stunning fashion before McGehee got him off the hook with a home run in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Brewers an 8-7 victory to avoid a sweep.

Given a three-run lead - what some folks call a "room service" save opportunity - Hoffman surrendered a two-run home run to Albert Pujols with two outs in the ninth and another blast by Matt Holliday that tied the score.

On Friday night, Hoffman was one strike away from saving a 4-3 victory when pinch-hitter Nick Stavinoha crunched a two-run homer to snatch the game away for the Cardinals."