"Trevor Hoffman has been comfortable in his first season with the Brewers, so comfortable that he'd like a return engagement in Milwaukee next year for what would be his 18th Major League season. "I don't want to start over in an another organization, I can tell you that," Hoffman told MLB.com, referring to his adjustment after 16 seasons with the Padres. "Everything has gone very well here. They've made me feel more than welcome. If I have the choice, I'd really like to come back here. But that isn't my decision." Hoffman signed a one-year contract with the Brewers this past season, shunning a possible club option for 2010 because he wanted to determine how he felt pitching a season away from his wife and three young boys, who remained most of the year in San Diego. Now, he's about to be a free agent again. "And we'll see what happens," said Hoffman, who will turn 42 on Oct. 13. There are just 21 games remaining in a season where the Brewers were expected to vie again for a playoff spot. That didn't happen, but it wasn't because of Hoffman, who now needs only 15 saves to become the first closer ever to reach 600. He's at 585, 64 ahead of the Yankees' Marino Rivera on the all-time list. "You never know, it could still happen this season, I could get on a roll," Hoffman said, almost a tad facetiously. Despite missing the first three weeks of the season coming back from an oblique strain he suffered during Spring Training, Hoffman has 31 saves in 34 opportunities and his 2.00 ERA would be his lowest for a full season since he had a 1.48 ERA (with 53 saves) for the 1998 National League-champion Padres. He's recorded at least 30 saves every season since 1995, except for 2003, when he missed the first five months after undergoing shoulder surgery in Spring Training."