Comments on: Gary Sheffield is actually right this time

By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:34:05 +0000

And Sam, you must be right. It was Sheffield’s negativity that caused the entire Tigers pitching staff to suck like hell in 2007 and only win 88 games. It was because of Gary Sheffield’s cancerous attitude that they kept running Kenny Rogers out there every five days despite having nothing left in the tank in 2008.

And his negativity and utter depravity must be the reason why he’s only been to the playoffs in 2006. And 2005. and 2004, 2003, and 2002. Plus a World Series win in 1997. Just imagine what that Marlins squad could’ve done without Sheff’s attitude!

Sorry. I’m a jerk.

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:04:52 +0000

Well one distinct possibility that we didn’t discuss yet – whomever claimed him, whether or not it was the Giants, could’ve just done so to block another team from getting him and never had any intentions to trade for him.

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By: Coley Ward

Coley Ward — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:07:41 +0000

Now Sheff wants the Mets to trade him to Florida. I’m envisioning a scenario where a Mets front office person is trying to explain to Garry that it’s not that easy, and that there was a trading deadline, and that now he’d have to pass through waivers, the Marlins would have to claim him, and that he’d have to hope that another team didn’t claim him first…and Sheff just looking at him like, dude, just trade me — and while you’re at it get me some more of that cream that can’t be steroids b/c it doesn’t come in a needle.

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By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:14:47 +0000

Gary Sheffield should keep his mouth shut and do whatever the Mets want him to do. NOBODY wanted Sheff after the Tiger’s cut him, and the Mets gave him an opportunity to play.

Sheffeild is a huge CANCER in a clubhouse. The Tigers of 2006 and 2009 are both first place teams.

2007 and 2008 with Sheff and his constant whining a prima donna attitude negatively affected the team.

Chemistry is vastly overrated, but Sheff does nothing to help any teams chemestry. Despite what a fawning Media may say.

-Sam
Loving the D without the Sheff

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By: Nick Kapur

Nick Kapur — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:12:59 +0000

Yeah, I don’t get it. When a guy is claimed through waivers, you pretty much just have to take whatever warm body they are willing to send you, because you don’t have a lot of leverage. It’s still better to get something, because you get nothing by keeping Sheffield around, other than a very unhappy Sheffield. Nobody is going to buy more tickets just to see Sheffield at this point.

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:53:22 +0000

I hear that the Giants claimed him and that the “reasoning” behind pulling him off of waivers was because the Mets wanted too much from SF. The Mets were looking for a pretty decent prospect in return, and when that wasn’t going to happen, they decided that they’d rather keep him around in an effort to sell some tickets for the rest of the year. Now, I don’t know how many more tickets Sheffield would sell. I’m sure that the Mets marketing department has projections on this that I can’t even fathom. So at the very least, I’m hoping that it makes financial sense.

With that said, I still wish that they had just dealt him.

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