http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/583 Recent articles about Gary Sheffield en-us Gary Sheffield wants to keep playing so that he can reach 3,000 hits for his career.  Nothing like individual goals to get yourself motivated, but whatever.  Maybe Sheffield can help a team a little bit with depth, but Sheff may have a different idea of how valuable he is: Sheffield would have to average 155.5 hits [...] Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/GARY_SHEFFIELD_IS_DELUSIONAL/1624159 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/GARY_SHEFFIELD_IS_DELUSIONAL/1624159 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/GARY_SHEFFIELD_IS_DELUSIONAL/1624159 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8d639c0b90c96393bf022fbdb57e801204b4a9c4/small/MLB_MAY_25_568d.jpg I've always counted Gary Sheffield among the most imposing looking batters. Not that he'll ever be mistaken for Mr. Rogers outside the box, but when he steps to the plate, he seemingly transforms into a deranged, Night Train-swilling 'Nam vet who was bitten by a vampire bat and just watched some asshole swipe the last parking spot at the Natick Mall from under his nose. He's the guy muttering to himself about squirrels and "those bastards at the circus" while stumbli... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Have_Homicidal_Tendencies_Will_Travel/1622843 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Have_Homicidal_Tendencies_Will_Travel/1622843 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Have_Homicidal_Tendencies_Will_Travel/1622843 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de52cbab756f95211323d6e100102c2b2529a62a/small/Gary_Sheffield_10_8a16.jpg 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 expla... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_wants_to_return_to_the_Marlins/1348188 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_wants_to_return_to_the_Marlins/1348188 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_wants_to_return_to_the_Marlins/1348188 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f235c9223de6c0321a5d9e005fa9d22cbc48b6cf/small/MLB_MAY_18_c125.jpg On Saturday, Jerry Manuel said that Gary Sheffield (back spasms) likely will not play again this season. It’s kind of strange when you consider that the Mets had an opportunity to get something in return for Sheffield on August 20th when he was claimed on waivers by the San Francisco Giants. The Giants were in the [...] Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:42:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Out_For_The_Season/1132666 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Out_For_The_Season/1132666 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_Out_For_The_Season/1132666 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f235c9223de6c0321a5d9e005fa9d22cbc48b6cf/small/MLB_MAY_18_c125.jpg For 400k the Mets got more then most of us would have expected from Gary Sheffield, the 41 y/o slugger hit .279 with 10 home runs and 43 RBIs.But once the Mets fell out of contention, Sheffield, regardless of how much of a clubhouse leader he was to start the season, was a time bomb waiting to go off. Omar's mistake with Sheffield wasn't with how he handle the Giants situation but more that he didn't move Sheff before the deadline when he had a chance of possibly getting something... Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:23:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_the_real_deal_withg_Sheffield/1125923 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_the_real_deal_withg_Sheffield/1125923 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_the_real_deal_withg_Sheffield/1125923 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/2/c21564cf7dcf0dfd5b4be2ecfc83247061c1efe7/small/MLB_MAY_09_909e.jpg Gary Sheffield clarified himself and was backed on his story by the seldom seen anymore Omar Minaya.Sheffield disputed that he demanded an extension or a trade, Sheffield is his own agent and reports that he wanted to know what his future is with the team. Someone might have told Gary not to ask Omar since he might not be the one making the decisions next year. Reading between the lines, Sheffield was brewing over being pulled back off waivers and finding out from the media instead of Omar di... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_makes_nice/1026020 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_makes_nice/1026020 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_makes_nice/1026020 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/4/04a62097a5bda6efd4fd1d10753f0fa8d109d950/small/BravesMets_aec0.jpg Gary Sheffield causing choas! What else is new? "Gary Sheffield's future with the Mets is up in the air.The veteran slugger was a late scratch from tonight's lineup, and a high-ranking club source confirmed that Sheffield was threatening to leave the team after the Metsrejected his request for a contract extension."The biggest problem that I have with the idea of giving Sheffield a extension is not that he can't hit anymore...because obviously he can. His numbers this s... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Gary_Sheffield_is_Ridiculous/1023431 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Gary_Sheffield_is_Ridiculous/1023431 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Gary_Sheffield_is_Ridiculous/1023431 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/b/ab71587038f5364179f8f4b000d3f0fa2e9f7d2f/small/MLB_MAY_09_d153.jpg There are all kinds of rumors swirling around Gary Sheffield, one thing is for certain, Sheffield was a late scratch from the line-up due to what Jerry Manuel called an emotional and physical break. According to rumors Sheffield requested an extension and when Omar denied the extension, he threaten to walk out on the team. When cooler heads prevailed, Sheffield was on the bench and pinch hit in the 8th inning.If Sheffield is our starting LF and power bat in 2010 something has gone terribly wr... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/More_on_the_Sheffield_Incident/1020626 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/More_on_the_Sheffield_Incident/1020626 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/More_on_the_Sheffield_Incident/1020626 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/b/ab71587038f5364179f8f4b000d3f0fa2e9f7d2f/small/MLB_MAY_09_d153.jpg Remember when Gary Sheffield was signed, there were many who felt that he would be detrimental to the clubhouse, especially to Dan Murphy who at the time was the starting left fielder and Sheffield would be sharing time with.But Sheffield has been nothing but a model citizen to his fellow players and even became a major contributor offensively to this team. Even Sheffield said on several occasions that he never expected to be this relied upon, there were several stories about him changing the... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:03:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_going_on_with_Gary_Sheffield/1019429 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_going_on_with_Gary_Sheffield/1019429 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Whats_going_on_with_Gary_Sheffield/1019429 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de52cbab756f95211323d6e100102c2b2529a62a/small/Gary_Sheffield_10_8a16.jpg New York Mets slugger Gary Sheffield(notes) apparently thinks he's a goner (and soon) from the Mets roster, according to the New York Post. Sheffield apparently is thinking the Mets are going to just put him on waivers and let him go before season's end. The team actually had him on waivers and took him off when he was claimed by an unidentified team last week. So if the Mets put him on again, it couldn't get anything in return for him. Still, Sheffield tells the Post he expec... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:53:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_might_be_on_another_team_soon/1017964 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_might_be_on_another_team_soon/1017964 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_might_be_on_another_team_soon/1017964 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8d639c0b90c96393bf022fbdb57e801204b4a9c4/small/MLB_MAY_25_568d.jpg It was an interesting comment this morning from Gary Sheffield who stated he didn't think he'd finish the year as a Met.What made the comment strange was that Sheffield was already placed on waivers, claimed and pulled back.The Mets would have to place him on irrevocable waivers in which they would receive nothing in return and wouldn't have control of who claimed him. I'm guessing the reason they pulled him back was because a team in the NL east claimed him and they didn'... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_not_staying/1014095 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_not_staying/1014095 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_not_staying/1014095 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/2/c21564cf7dcf0dfd5b4be2ecfc83247061c1efe7/small/MLB_MAY_09_909e.jpg Just the other day Jerry Manuel was praising Gary Sheffield and campaigning for him to return next year, but I thought that was just a coach being a coach. Of course Manuel is going to pump up one of his only productive offensive players, especially after they just had a fight over when Sheffield would return from his latest hamstring injury.But when it's all said and done, the GM picks the players that the manager gets to work with, so it really doesn't matter who Jerry wants back. A... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_must_be_staying/977324 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_must_be_staying/977324 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Sheffield_must_be_staying/977324 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/4/e412424371aba86a1fa9dbd7e71d4b7bb13e6f11/small/50.jpg I don't believe a word this teams medical staff says anymore, until I see a player on the field and playing pain free, I'll have my doubts about there return.I know some of the experts say all medical staff's go through these types of situation, between the organizations wanting their stars on the field and players wanting to play, it's hard to give a true diagnosis unless something obvious shows up. That the Mets just seem to be in the forefront because of the amount of injur... Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:54:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Gary_Sheffield_reportedly_only_cramps/831503 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Gary_Sheffield_reportedly_only_cramps/831503 Gary Sheffield missed his third game in a row due to his sore right knee and now it's being disclosed that Sheffield had a cortisone shot in the knee.Missing so many days in a row, when the Mets are desperate for any kind of offensive output, has lead some to believe that Sheffield may end up on the DL. Others have speculated that the knee is much worse, then the 41 y/o veteran is willing to admit and that's why he canceled an MRI earlier this month. There's been rumors that he&#3... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:20:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_bad_is_Gary_Sheffields_knee/737011 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_bad_is_Gary_Sheffields_knee/737011 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_bad_is_Gary_Sheffields_knee/737011 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/051aa7eccb033ea4bdee72048aea0b535bf66a90/small/PicImg_BrewersMets_df15.jpg