Tigers to Sheffield: Go hit #500 with another team

[Willie Bee]

I'm sure Sheffield will turn this into a race issue. Hope he sticks on 499 forever.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=4029706

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have released nine-time All-Star Gary Sheffield, who is one home run away from 500 for his career.

Detroit parted ways with the designated hitter Tuesday after a disappointing stay with the Tigers. The team was hopeful the 40-year-old Sheffield would be a powerful presence at the plate in the final season of the $28 million, two-year contract extension it gave him after acquiring him from the New York Yankees for prospects.

[Bread]

I'm pretty sure that Magglio and Hugo Chavez are behind this.

[Chi_archie]

nice....


hope no one picks up Shef either...

[konck]

Sounds like back to the Yankees

[jjgold]

Someone will pick him up

[louisvillekid]

being a Braves fan i wouldn't mind seeing him come back, but i think his wrists and knees are done. And like WB said he can be troublesome with everything being a race issue all the time.

[BatemanPatrickl]

The Stephon Marbury of MLB; he's a cancer.

[solobass]

bateman that is funny as hell! i am glad to see him gone (i am from detroit).

[Willie Bee]

Sounds like back to the Yankees

That wouldn't surprise me, but at the same time he'd have no room at all to DH for them -- Or at least until June when Matsui can start playing in the field again regularly -- so the Yankees would have to be convinced he could play 4-5 games per week in the outfield before it would make sense for them.

The only AL team that I can see him fitting with right now is Toronto where he could DH over Travis Snider and Kevin Millar maybe. Someone will sign him, no doubt, just to attract some crowds for a little bit going for HR #500, but it's difficult to see where he really fits right now.