Okay, full disclosure, I don't really like Sheffield, when he was a Yankee I thought he was an asshole and sure enough after we trade him he starts running his mouth about how he hates the yankees and torre and everyone else because he's such a classy guy. Regardless, the guy could hit, with 499 home runs he's been one of the more dangerous hitters for a long time and he's probably a hall of famer. But at this point in his career, now 40 years old and years removed from being a great player, there's no way he should be starting for the mets last night or any night for that matter, he's just garbage now.
Now I think I'm alone on this becuase from what mets fans whom I've spoke to they're all generally happy about him being there because hey its Gary Sheffield! Sheff is awesome and we got him for nothing! While this is true that he was a great player, he's a shell of a guy he once was and all you need to do is see him last night. His bat was slow he doesn't run as well, he's hacking at bad pitches, a combination of all of the signs of serious decline for a slugger. And yet against a righty pitcher Kevin Correia, who's garbage by the way, playing at Citi Field, a vast outfield with some serious quirks and weird angles, why? You've got Ryan Church, coming back from a lost season thanks to concussions, a lefty swinging a hot bat hitting over .400, while he's not a great fielder he's not 40, why take him out? He's a bright spot, why take him out and put an automatic out? I mean in the first two at bats alone Sheffield left SEVEN on base, and it wasn't like he even looked good in those at-bats he was an atrocity!
Who knows, perhaps in a limited role Sheffield as a pinch hitter giving them some pop off the bench he can be a useful player, but judging by his steady decline and the way he just looks so old and finsihed I feel like the less Mets fans see of Sheff, the better.
Also, as sort of a preview, I'm going to the Mets-Brewers game, the first day game at Citi Field, I'll give a comprehensive review of my thoughts of the stadium, as well as some thoughts on the game.
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