Is there a bigger scumbag in baseball than Sheffield?

[PissedPrincess]

http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/39931.htm

[rockin500]

whatd he say so wrong? :notme:

[PissedPrincess]

You mean other than throwing his team mate under the bus for doing the same thing he did?

[I Are Baboon]

or the "we have to support him" comment. How about you support him because you CHOOSE to, not because you HAVE to.

Yeah, pretty shitty commentary on the part of Sheffield. He's mighty full of himself, isn't he?

[PissedPrincess]

I should have posted the Herald article, but you have to register for certain stories. Sheffield says he's the best player on the Yankees by far, and has always been the best player on every team he's played for.

[cxlx]

Hes still griping about coming in second for the MVP. He can kiss my ass, cuz he should have came in 4th behind Manny and Ortiz. Sheffield is the worse POS ever. Hes pretty much down there with Canseco. :D

[Cyberlibrarian]

I should have posted the Herald article, but you have to register for certain stories. Sheffield says he's the best player on the Yankees by far, and has always been the best player on every team he's played for.

The answer to your prayers: www.bugmenot.com

As for Sheffield, he is a legend in his own mind. :hmm:

[BayStateBabe]

As is typically the case with him, he was on his best behavior the first season. He's sounding more like the Sheffield that's worn his welcome out on just about every team he's played for.

For those keeping score, this year's NYY clubhouse will feature the following darlings: Gary "I'm the best player on the team" Sheffield, Alex "George told me not to worry about Jeter" Rodriguez, Randy "Don't talk back to me" Johnson and Kevin "Never met a wall his fist didn't like" Brown. This in additon to Giambi who will be crucified in every stadium this season including his own. Toss in the fact that they now have to chase the Sox for what they feel is their birthright.

Methinks it will be one verrrrrrrrrrrry interesting season in the Bronx. :lmao:

[Cyberlibrarian]

As is typically the case with him, he was on his best behavior the first season. He's sounding more like the Sheffield that's worn his welcome out on just about every team he's played for.

For those keeping score, this year's NYY clubhouse will feature the following darlings: Gary "I'm the best player on the team" Sheffield, Alex "George told me not to worry about Jeter" Rodriguez, Randy "Don't talk back to me" Johnson and Kevin "Never met a wall his fist didn't like" Brown. This in additon to Giambi who will be crucified in every stadium this season including his own. Toss in the fact that they now have to chase the Sox for what they feel is their birthright.

Methinks it will be one verrrrrrrrrrrry interesting season in the Bronx. :lmao:

The past 4 seasons have been pretty good ones for those of us who don't worship at the Shrine of the Magical Pinstripes, and this one has potential to be right up there.

[Liter22]

I don't care how much of a POS Shef is Chipper Jones still surpases him on my list.

[Timberwolf]

What else is new? He has been acting like a punk since his Brewer days. He brings all the negativity from the media upon himself.

[Cyberlibrarian]

I don't hate Larry anymore. I actually respect the way he handles himself and the way he plays the game. He gets a kick out of the way Mets fans treat him. He plays hard every day and doesn't brag about his abilities and doesn't gloat. He's changed positions at the drop of a hat and we never hear a peep out of him (Mike Cameron could follow his example) because the TEAM is all-important to him.

In other words, the anti-Gary Sheffield.

A few years ago, he did say something stupid about how Mets fans should put on their Yankee gear, but he did apologize for that. He also said how glad he was to be at Shea on 9/21/01, the first game back in NY after the Towers were attacked.

I may not approve of his personal life, but as a professional? I have the utmost respect for him.

[BayStateBabe]

I agree with Jules. I think Chipper has come to appreciate Met fans passion for their team, especially since he plays for a team that's made the post season for the last 12 years and can't sell out playoff tickets. He has fun with it now. Besides...he named his kid Shea. How can you hate the guy?

[Fragmentsofme]

Sheffield's an arrogant ass. And as for Chipper...well, I don't like the fact that after they lost last year in the playoffs, he said it was good for the younger players. Losing is never good. He said that they needed to know how it feels. How does losing 12 out of the last 13 years help? It doesn't. It makes the team lose heart. That's why I stopped rooting for the Braves. Yeah, Chipper plays hard, but he doesn't put his heart into it anymore. But I hate Sheffield. The man has no loyalty to anyone. Makes a perfect fit as a Yankee.

[riverdunesrat]

The past 4 seasons have been pretty good ones for those of us who don't worship at the Shrine of the Magical Pinstripes, and this one has potential to be right up there.
LOL, that is freaking funny.......I've not heard of that reference before.

[Cyberlibrarian]

LOL, that is freaking funny.......I've not heard of that reference before.

That's because I just made it up. :D

[BayStateBabe]

I'm writing that one down :D

[Cyberlibrarian]

I'm writing that one down :D

Gina, I figured you'd have picked up that my comment was inspired by some of the writings of our "great" mutual friend. ;)

[rowdyBostonfan]

Yes him name is A rod

[robmik]

Some of my favorite ball players of all time have been Yankees.
You know...Ruth, Gehrig,...guys I never saw.
Of the ones I DID see,and thinking very hard about it, the last ones to make my favorite Yankee list, are Elston Howard, Yogi, and The Mick...I kind of like Nettles & Mattingly, too.

So whatever nasty stuff you say about any or all of the pinstripers since then, is A-OK with me. :) :thumbsup:
Mike

[Timberwolf]

There is one guy who is a bigger scumbag than Sheff. His name is Jose Canseco

While I think it's good that he is addressing this problem with steroids, I don't think he gives a crap as he praised people for taking steroids and he is ratting out of the guys just to make money. Jose Canseco is not what you call a character guy. He lacks zero honesty and integrity. He is a loser. I wish him luck making friends because he has alienated everyone with that book.

I ain't buying a book of his. His book has zero value and credibility. He is just a loser. I am glad the writers made an excerpt out of his book. I already learned enough. I am pretty sure some of the stuff he wrote was ficitious.

Oh and he is selling WS rings and his jerseys that he autograph. What a class act. You would thing those WS rings would mean something.

[Timberwolf]

I gotta this at Twinsbaseball.com and Gardenhire basically said what I have to say on Jose. I highlighted the comments in bold and those bold comments is why I think he is a real scumbag. Sheff is an a-hole, but he has more character than Jose Canseco.

Not a fan: Former player Jose Canseco's new book about steroids in baseball has become a best-seller. But don't expect Gardenhire to be one of the buyers of the book.

"We know that Canseco was probably low on money and started firing off bullets at everybody to make money," Gardenhire said. "That's what it looks like happened to me. Taking down a lot of people with him is a pretty sad thing in this world. He obviously doesn't care too much about that.

While admitting he took steroids during his playing career, Canseco also alleged that former teammates Mark McGwire, Ivan Rodriguez and Rafael Palmerio were using the performance-enhancing drug. None of the accusations have been proven true.

"At first I was a little disappointed. Now I'm really disappointed," Gardenhire said. "He's treated a lot of people pretty bad. He's shot at some good people."

[Cyberlibrarian]

Mike & Mike said this morning that Palmeiro is considering a lawsuit.

[Fragmentsofme]

I would too, if it's false. That's slander. I'd project how much Canseco is going to make off this book, then sue him for that much.

[Timberwolf]

I hope Raffy sues that scumbag in Canseco. I hope a lot of players that he mentioned in the book do the same.

I read in Wednesday's NY Post that the POS (Canseco) was at a bookstore in Ridgewood, NJ. I am disgusted that tons of people wasted their 35 bucks to read what he had to say and I am saddened that 200 people waited in line to get that shmuck's autograph. You would think they got other better things to do. I know where the bookstore is and I am thankful that I did not get to go.

[Cyberlibrarian]

I won't put money in Canseco's pockets by buying his book. Not in this lifetime, anyway.

So, while we're discussing scumbags like Sheffield, get a look at a column from today's Newsday (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-sphey254157382feb25,0,3668876.column?coll=ny-baseball-headlines):

Giambi isn't perfect, but he's looking like Gandhi compared to his BALCO brethren, Barry Bonds and Gary Sheffield, whose scandal-squelching strategies are totally loathsome and coincidentally similar even though they stopped speaking after BALCO broke. Both are fighting back with lies, obfuscation, finger pointing and intimidation.

Particularly in Sheffield's case, it's working. Sheffield, a man who's walked quite a few times if not as often as Bonds, is getting what amounts to the free pass of a lifetime.

Bonds deserves knocks for trotting out the oldest, lamest excuse, the blame-the-media defense, and he deserves even more hits for his nonsensical claims regarding the magical powers of flaxseed oil and supposed non-powers of steroids. Bonds threw everything at us on Wednesday. But unlike Sheffield, at least Bonds had enough class not to throw at any fellow players or teammates.

...If Bonds should be running second, it should be second to Sheffield, not to Giambi. Sheffield is hands down the biggest louse of this bunch.

Sheffield's attempt to push Giambi even farther under the bus was nothing short of vile. Giambi needs a hug now, which is what he's getting here from fans and other teammates, who continue to cheer his efforts to reclaim part of his name. "It's pretty humbling," Giambi said. "You never quite know in a situation like this. It makes you take a step back and think."

In any case, he certainly didn't deserve the sort of hypocritical body slam only a conscience-less person like Sheffield could deliver.

...Giambi and Sheffield are related in the sense that both cheated by using steroids and got caught. They only started to diverge after both were called in to testify. While Giambi gave honest testimony, Sheffield, according to the San Francisco Chronicle report, made the absurd claim he used steroids unknowingly.

...Giambi understood he was in trouble because .208-hitting cheaters are looked upon differently than MVP-caliber cheaters. So he apologized. Of course, it would have been better if Giambi told us what he was apologizing for, didn't hide behind some dubious claim prosecutors didn't want him talking about his testimony and admitted he was clamming up to preserve the considerable cash the Yankees owe him. But compared to Sheffield and Bonds, Giambi's a prince.

Giambi looks remorseful, humbled and human. As usual, Sheffield's just looking to blame others. First it was Bonds, now Giambi.

This is Sheffield's life. He's always claimed his numerous problems and run-ins are because of "guilt by association." He's been accused of various acts against ex-girlfriends and even once of leaving bullets with a threatening note on the doorstep of the mother of his children.

...It's not in Giambi's nature to confront anyone, so he simply accepted Sheffield's implausible explanation that he meant no harm. "Sheff and I are great. He's a great teammate," Giambi said.

"I don't sense any tension," Joe Torre said. If that's the case, it's only because Giambi's about the most forgiving man in baseball.

Once again, Sheffield gets away unscarred. He's smart. He knows exactly whom to pick on.

I think "loathesome" is a good word. He's even a bigger asshole than I'd thought (and I've hated him for years because he publicly admitted to intentionally screwing up plays). In other words, he's perfect for the Yankees.