Gary Sheffield didn’t stay homeless for long. The Mets signed him in for $400,000 as a security just in case it doesn’t work out between them they could easily let him go without costing them too much. With a new ballpark and a younger team, is Mets doing the right thing by revisiting the past by signing in Sheffield who is already 40 years old with a dwindling career? His name is also one of those included in the George Mitchell report for allegedly taking performance-enhancing drugs. However, the best batter of all time says that he didn’t know that the cream he used during his training had steroids in them. For many, steroids are steroids. Whether Sheffield knew or not, his name was mentioned in the report. That alone can taint his reputation. But the Mets are not at all worried
From The Daily News:
But of course, those memories can always turn out to be really, really bad. That’s where we get to Sheffield, who is bound to make noise of one variety or another.
This is supposed to be a no-lose move, because the Mets are only paying Sheffield $400,000 and can cut him more easily than they mow the infield grass. Except that it isn’t. The Mets can lose a great deal. They can mess with the chemistry of this still-young team, and revisit dark places where only the Mitchell Report has gone before.
Jerry Manuel spoke frankly before the game Saturday about how he isn’t worried about nursing along Daniel Murphy or Fernando Tatis. “I’m not trying to develop or evolve,” Manuel said. “I’m trying to win a championship.”
Good behavior will not change the fact the Gary Sheffield still took steroids. It will not change things for him, nor will it make the Mets win. The team is family oriented and signing in Sheffield could be a bad idea. But then again if he proves to be a good omen then maybe people can just forget that he was into PEDs in the past.
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