Sheffield batting sixth and playing left field
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The drastic move has been made - Gary Sheffield is going to play left field and bat sixth. Huh?
WDFN has tonight's starting line-up and some quotes from Jim Leyland. Here is how they will line up:
Granderson cfPolanco 2bGuillen 3bOrdonez dhCabrera 1bSheffield lf
Joyce rfRenteria ssRodriguez c
It was apparently Sheffield's idea to play left field as he thinks it will help his offense. I'm
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Thoughts on Jones and the lineup shuffle
Published 5/6/2008 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
... So like the Guillen-Cabrera switch, this realignment seems to be a reactionary move that solves little. The move was at Sheffield’s request because he thinks he can focus better by playing the field. That may be the case, but if he’s not healthy the focus part won’t make a big difference. Like Lee, I’m skeptical that it will result in an increase in his numbers. ...
