If you have a curiosity about how Gary Sheffield will fare as an outfielder with the Mets, you’ll have to wait until Wednesday to see Sheff patrolling right at Citi Field, so says ESPN.com’s Rumor Central [$]: For the second time this week, coaches hit fly balls to Sheffield in the early afternoon to get him acclimated, after he served as DH with Detroit. Sheffield has suggested a pinch-hitting role would be acceptable, but Manuel reiterated that performance would dictate who starts in right field and noted that players need semi-regular starts anyway in order to remain sharp for pinch-hitting duty. This I gotta see.
In case you were wondering, Gary Sheffield hasn’t gotten a hit yet this season. Even if you aren’t interested in the Sheff Saga, click the link to see some lackluster Photoshopping by Mets.com designers.
Last July 9 I attend a Tigers/Indians game at Comerica Park — the one when the Tigers came back from six runs down to win it in the ninth on a Miguel Cabrera line-drive homer — and found myself utterly transfixed on the father and son duo sitting in front of me. The dad, possibly sauced, assuredly angry, took every opportunity to rip the Tigers’ DH that night, Gary Sheffield. His major beef was the wasted talent sitting on the bench in the person of Marcus Thames. His poor teenage son looked weary and sat mute as dad ripped Sheff — who, by the by, went 2 for 4 that night. In other words, at least four times he tore into Sheffield and twice…
Gary Sheffield #3 Height: 6′ 0″ | Weight: 215 2008 Stats: .225 – 19 HR – 57 RBI Gary Sheffield entered the 2008 season looking to improve on a sub-par debut campaign in Detroit. A shoulder injury sustained in an outfield collision in ’07 required surgery and off-season rehab, and it slowed Sheffield at the plate during the season’s first two months. A left oblique strain landed him on the disabled list at the end of May, leaving little time for a strong first-half finish. Sheffield posted a .217 average and just five home runs before the All Star break. The second half featured flashes of the power stroke – 14 homers in 220 at bats – that might eventually put Sheffield in the…
If you’ve been a long-time Daily Fungo reader, you know that I’ve posted a semi-regular series called The Non Sequiturs. More recently I’ve posted similar items under the Wednesday Walewanders banner (or Friday Fungoes, Three for Thursday, etc.). You may ask: What’s the difference? Truth is, there isn’t any. Just thought I’d come clean on that. Without further ado, here are the first Non Sequiturs of the 2009 season powered, as usual, by a fresh pot of Peet’s Coffee: We have our first box score of 2009 for the Tigers. Enjoy it in all its linear glory. Did you catch the MLB Network’s “30 Clubs in 30 Days” program focused on the Tigers on Monday? (If you missed, catch it here.) I caught the…
