I'm still not sure what exactly happened with Gary Sheffield, it's been reported that prior to the trading deadline, teams were interested in acquiring the aging slugger.A combinations of not wanting to appear to be sellers and keeping the only home run threat in the line-up as a box office draw, seems to be the only reasonable explanation for keeping him. Then in August when Sheffield was placed on waivers and claimed by the Giants, there doesn't appear to be any legitimate explanation for keeping him. Even with the Giants only willing to take on his salary as a blocking move, by then every fan knew the team was no longer in contention.What ended up happening was, Sheffield found out about his waiver claim and the Mets withdrawal, expected that meant he had a future with the team and went looking for a contract. When Omar refused to discuss a contract, Gary suddenly had a back injury that limited him to pinch hitting duty for the rest of the season. Now the team he wa...
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