Mr Sheffield:
You are the weakest link, goodbye
The tribe has spoken
You're fired
There is a red tag in your locker
You've been chopped
You are no longer in the running to become America's next top model
You are out
Its not you, its me
I think we should see other people
However you want to say it, the Tigers no longer employ Gary Sheffield. And I, for one, could not be happier. I know he is sitting on 499 home runs. I know he is probably the most patient hitter in the lineup. I know he has hit everywhere he has been. Call it a gut feeling, this guy is bad news. I hated the move when they traded for him. I talked myself into the mindset of, "I am glad they did something after losing the WS and not just standing pat. I am sure he will take walks and help the lineup." However I never got over the following, he can hit, but he's trouble. Sheffield clogs up the DH spot because he is such a liability in the outfield. He hit .220 last year and complained about having to DH.
I love, love, love this move. Bad clubhouse guy, gone. Clog at DH gone. Now Leyland can give Maggs, Guillen, Cabrera, and Thames days to rest at DH. Newly acquire Josh Anderson can be speed off the bench.
To me this is the textbook addition by subtraction.
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