After returning home from a memorable road trip, Padres third-base coach Glenn Hoffman joined Padres Social Hour on Monday to discuss his front-row seat when Matt Kemp hit for the first cycle in franchise history. Hoffman, who has served as the Padres' third-base coach since 2006, was only a few feet away from Kemp when he slid into third, and he was happy to describe the entire event as it unfolded before him:
"My first thought was in scoring the run, as we had a runner on first base," Hoffman said. "But then when the ball went out and hit the fence and it ricocheted … I said to myself, 'Oh, here we go, we've got a triple.