Gary Sheffield Still Wants To Play For The Rays

by Tommy Rancel on Jun 22, 2009 11:34 AM EDT Comment 43 comments

Hat Tip to SBN's newest MLB Blog MLB Daily Dish for the link. It seems that even though he is currently playing for the Mets and getting his fair share of playing time, Gary Sheffield still wants to end his career with the Tampa Bay Rays. Daily Dish contributor Matt Buggenhagen ends his piece with this comment

However, for this season lets hope Sheffield keeps his mind focused on his current team, and lets hope for the Rays sake they want nothing to do with Sheffield in the future.

Sheff has hit .276/.389/.487 and is tied with Carlos Beltran for most home runs on the team (8). I find the timing kind of odd, but it is Gary Sheffield.

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I still want to play for the Rays one day too.

Maybe if I say it enough it’ll happen.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We have enough scrappy middle infielders

www.draysbay.com

by Tommy Rancel on Jun 22, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm as tall as Zobrist.

Cevallos needs to hook me up.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that if he'd play for $1 mil he's worth it. He's got a veteran presense that can really help out in the clubhouse.

He could mentor guys like CC and BJ.

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Why not Evan?

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Different kind of player

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why not Joyce?

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joyce is a minor league outfielder

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Troll fu weak blah blah

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a troll. I fucking love Gary Sheffield.

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If there is anybody that I don't want any of the guys on this team getting any veteran influence from, it's Gary Sheffield.

As a player, he’s fine. As a clubhouse leader, no.

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're missing the racial joke.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he's being serious, so will I.

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 22, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gary Shefflied is reponsable for MLB's greatest public charity work, the RBI program

“I called it years ago. What I called is that you’re going to see more black faces, but there ain’t no English going to be coming out. … [It’s about] being able to tell [Latin players] what to do — being able to control them,”

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You just want more hispanic players because they're easy to controll

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you joking or not?

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't fucking wait for him to hang out with Crapler

Sheff, a born-again Christian, on teammate Shawn Green missing a game with the Dodgers because of Yom Kippur during a crucial pennant stretch: “Religion is an important thing as long as you worship the right God.”

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I completely forgot about this. It's worse then I thought.

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like Gary needs to be unleashed in downtown Clearwater

Maybe I’m just an old fashioned BJ suck-off-er. (Good call Sandy)

by Lurch's Lobbyists on Jun 22, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is pretty much nothing on earth that could make me happier

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, he could mentor them into becoming bratty little bitches

Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."

by Brickhaus on Jun 22, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he wasn't such an asshole, he'd be a better fit than PTB this season, and at quite a savings

by Raymondo on Jun 22, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You'd be an asshole too if you were constantly persecuted

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you don't love Gary Sheffield please move out of the Tampa Bay area.

Native son, and greatest Tampa Bay Area ballplayer ever.

INCLUDING CRIMEDOG

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gooden?

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jun 22, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sheffield has over 20 years of sustained greatness

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doc furrows his brow at that statement

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jun 22, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cocaine's a hell of a druuuuuuuug

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish he would have actually made that movie

by nolesblogger on Jun 22, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sheff didn't ruin his career with cocaine

We know something you don't know
And if we don't share then we don't grow
Unabomber set the whole world on fire

by Orlando Rays on Jun 22, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would rather have Sheffield on this team than Pedro. And I fucking love Pedro.

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well Pedro on this team might be good, if nothing else, Pedro/Zimmer rematch.

Maybe we can get Gerald Williams and Jonny Gomes to come in and have a fatal four-way INSIDE A STEEL CAGE.

"Where we all wait in earnest with pudding in hand for the Upton comet to sail through the roofed skies, so that we may meet Him."

by kericr on Jun 22, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's been a pleasant surprise

but at the rate his legs are deteriorating, he’d have to be your DH or PH-only guy, and I’m not sure that’s an ideal fit. You might wanna sign him and Gooden just to hang out in B.J.’s posse.

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jun 22, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd take your sig-boy on the team too. Bay area 4-lyfe

Until Next Time,
The Sports Chief

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jun 22, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Veteran minimum, part-time PH and coach

That’s the only situation that works, unless Burrell goes in the outfield, which is highly unlikely.

We know something you don't know
And if we don't share then we don't grow
Unabomber set the whole world on fire

by Orlando Rays on Jun 22, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sheff has been pretty damn effective in that ballpark.

by walkoffwalk on Jun 22, 2009 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is PTB really $7 million a year better than Sheff?

by walkoffwalk on Jun 22, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fuck this guy

Sheff was numero uno on the Devil Rays free agency list about 5 or 6 offseasons ago and decided to sign w/ the Yanks instead for more $$ obviously. He probably took roids and I’ve seen him in bars at Tampa hanging out with 19 year olds. I hope u rot Gary

by TLane on Jun 22, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs