Why Don't We Like Gary Sheffield?

Jeff Passan from Yahoo! Sports thinks that, with Gary Sheffield’s recent admittance, the 500 home run club has lost the reverence it used to command. And yet here Sheffield is, the club’s 10th member in the last 11 years after the game’s first 120 years produced 15. Of the 10 to reach the milestone since 1999, [...]

Doing some research for an article, flipping through Baseball America’s 1989 Almanac. The book doesn’t list top prospects by team, but it does list them by league. Here are some familiar (and not-so-familiar) names for you: Triple-A Gary Sheffield, 3B, Denver (Brewers): American Associat...

Congratulations Gary! Gary Sheffield’s first career hit with the Mets came in dramatic fashion. Down one run in the bottom of the seventh inning, Sheffield came in as a pinch-hitter and blasted the ninth pitch from Brewers reliever Mitch Stetter over the left-field fence to record his 500th career home run on Friday night.   The fated ball was [...]

Humberto Sanchez. Remember him? The 24-year-old, 6-6 right hander was supposedly the crown jewel of Detroit's package for Gary Sheffield. With a nice 12-to-6 curveball to compliment his impressive plus-fastball, Sanchez, who grew up a Yankees fan in the South Bronx, was supposed to be a stud. Unfortunately, Sanchez's promising start to '07 was cut short after discomfort...

Game 11: Mets 1 - Brewers 0 I don't know what's more amazing -- the fact that Johan Santana has only given up 2 earned runs in three starts or that if he allowed another 4 runs in those three games he could be 0-3 and his ERA would still be under 2. I thought Santana's most dominating start of the season was the hard-luck loss to the Marlins his second time out, but this one was...

Gary Sheffield is one of my favorite players, and I was thrilled to be watching live when he hit his 500th home run last Friday, just as I was when I saw Barry Bonds break Hank Aaron’s career HR record in 2007. Hearing Sheffield interviewed by and discussed on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight, it saddens me that so many fans and writers have such negative feelings towards Sheffield.�...

I can't believe I am actually going to type this, but...nobody panic. I realize it is difficult to control the impulse to do just that, given the army of men the Mets have left on base, our recent history, and the media frenzy surrounding our lack of "clutchness", but I beg you - DO NOT PANIC! I promise, I will tell you when it is time to panic. Instead, let's try something different...

I think everyone understands what signing Gary Sheffield was going to mean for Ryan Church. Obviously based on how much Sheffield has accomplished in his career, we all knew it would lead to some complications in terms of finding playing time for everyone. It was tough to see one of our hottest hitters riding the bench [...]

Gary Sheffield hits his 500th homerun, the first to ever do so in a pinch-hit at bat.THE BBTN Minute discusses Sheffield's 500th homerun.Tim Kurkjian talks about Gary Sheffield's journey to 500 homeruns.Jason Kubel Cycles in a memorable night at the Metrodome.Alfonso Soriano homers to helo the Cubs beat the Cardinals.

Join Howard Megdal and me for the “Weekly Digest” at its new time of 8pm. We will discuss the struggles of Chien Ming Wang, the Yankees bullpen, and if the new Yankee Stadium is a launching pad. In Queens, Johan Santana has been dominant and Gary Sheffield historic. Hear Howard’s take on the “Mike Silva vs. [...]

Game 10: Mets 5 - Brewers 4 This game featured important roles for three players for whom I have some concern. Livan Hernandez had a good first outing against the Marlins, and looked good for about 4 innings last night. Then he just seemed to lose his control and started leaving everything up in the zone, where he is eminently hittable. I guess how much of a concern this is would...

I was planning to watch the game today and write a post on how the Mets have pigeon holed themselves with Dan Murphy. In my opinion when a team consistently shows the same trend or flaw then an adjustment has to be made. Nothing drastic or permanent but something to shake things up a little and try to jolt them out of the funk they're in. Since the start of the season the line-in...

After 10 games into the 2009 inaugural baseball season for the New York Mets at Citi-Field, the team is at .500 with 5 wins and 5 loses.This report will not be about 5 Met hitters being over .300 or Gary Sheffield’s 500th home run tonight or beyond my wildest dreams, Luis Castillo’s reemergence. This will be about the Mets rotation which I wrote numerous articles and comments...

I wonder how Nelson Figeruoa feels right now as he looks down the line-up card. Figgy knew his call-up wasn't permanent but I'm sure he was hoping to stick around as the long man until Redding returned or audition for another team.The odds are certainly stacked against him today, Figgy is a contact pitcher who has a very questionable defense behind him. Jerry has decided to give...