Sheffield calls out Torre, Jeter, Bonds in HBO interview
SportsFilter —
Gary Sheffield has strong words about New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, former Yankees teammate Derek Jeter, San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds and steroids in an interview with HBO's "Real Sports" that will air next Tuesday.
Sheffield says Torre treats black players differently from white players and says Jeter, who is from a mixed-race marriage, "ain't all the way black," during the interview with Andrea Kremer, as reported by Newsday.
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Clemens Stinks Up the Trop
Depressed Fan —
... Also, more Sheffield tomfoolery. ...
Sheffield: "Joe Torre Mistreats Blacks but is not a Racist"
YanksBlog.com —
From ESPN.com : Of course there is no place for racism in baseball, and I don't doubt that it might be an issue in some clubhouses, but considering the account of some of the other minority players who've played for Torre, I think I'd give the Yankees' skipper the benefit of the doubt here. I don't sit in the Yankees' dugout everyday, so I could be wrong, but considering the relationships he's had with guys like Darryl Strawberry, Derek Jeter, Tim Raines, and Doc Gooden among others, that just doesn't seem like Torre to me. I like Sheff, and it is unfortunate if he truly feels that way, but I think it is time for him to move on and just worry about the Detroit Tigers. He is somewhat of a shock jock with his mouth, and considering the amount he talks, I think if this was really an issue he'd have said something already and not waited until 8 months after he was traded. Also, I like how this is the first story up on ESPN's ...
Gary Sheffield And His Mouth.
Signal to Noise —
... , because what he was guilty of was not being the most articulate with what his “Latin players are easier to control” bit in GQ Magazine — and I was leaning on the fence that he was just outright stupid. So, with that in mind, I’m gonna catch the Real Sports interview first on HBO before I make a final decision, but there are things that bother me about the initial reports out about the interview and the pontifications already populating newspapers and websites about it; these fail to separate “prejudice” and “racism.” Sheffield isn’t accusing Joe Torre of racism; he’s accusing him of involuntary, unconscious prejudice. There’s a difference, and it would serve the discussion better to acknowledge this first. Drew Sharp and Kevin Blackistone both tried to get this in the discussion on Jim Rome is Burning and Around the Horn, but it didn ...
Dwight Gooden's sad relapse into drugs/alcohol
NYY Stadium Insider - A New York Yankees blog —
... uncle, but refuses to make it available to Gooden until he seeks help. Not even that incentive has been enough to keep Doc clean. Ray Negron, one of Doc's former handlers, tracked down Gooden in November. He, too, had heard the worst, and was ready to come to Gooden's aid. But like Strawberry, Negron ran into a wall of denial.Pretty cool of Sheff to put that cool million aside for his uncle. We here at NYYSI are just waiting for Sheff to blame this all on Joe Torre's racism and for the media to blame it on A-Rod being a slumlord. ...
Gary Sheffield needs OUR help
Wax Heaven —
... A couple of weeks ago the Detroit Tigers sent former all-star and 20-game winner Dontrelle Willis all the way down to the Minor League to play in Single-A ball. As terrible as that was, it pales in comparison to what Detroit has done to the reserved, soft-spoken, and shy Gary Sheffield. ...
Gary Sheffield Released
New Stadium Insider —
... Sheffield is best remembered by Yankees fans for his near-MVP regular season in 2004, and his contribution during the 4-game collape in the ALCS that season. He's also remembered in the Bronx for calling Joe Torre a racist, a claim ...
Geoff Jenkins Released; 5th Starter Determined
Phightin' Phils Phorum —
... And then there is my favorite issue: personality. Sheffield is the same guy who picked fights with Joe Torre and Derek Jeter of the Yankees; two of the MOST respected guys in baseball. He called Torre a racist and then turned around and said Jeter “ain't all the way black.” Hypocritical, if you ask me. Not to mention, Joe Torre is one of the best managers in the game and wouldn’t hurt a fly. ...
Top 10 Reasons Mets Signed Gary Sheffield
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations —
... "I tell myself every offseason I'm not going to say anything crazy. I'm just going to have a peaceful season ... Can't do it. I'm cut from a different cloth." ...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 1997 Marlins
priced out of the citi. —
... when he first signed on for the major league minimum. So far he hasn't been the brash, cocky, cancer that I thought he was going to be for this team. You know that guy. He yapped a bit here and then went ahead and opened his mouth again ...
Today's Magic Number: Gary Sheffield
The VOTL.com —
... franchise while avoiding a jinx on their chance at a division crown. The St. Louis Cardinals hold a 9.5 game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central. With 18 games remaining in the season, that puts their magic number at 11. Rather than stating his team's daily number, Leitch substitutes the name of a former Cards player who wore that day's magic number on his uniform. I am stealing this idea. Five facts about Gary Sheffield: He's all the way black. He grew up living with his uncle, Dwight "Doc" Gooden, who is just four ...
