September 20, 2008
Angry Old Man
The Tigers and Indians brawled last night after a throw to first base:
Shortly after Cabrera hit his second home run, starter Fausto Carmona pegged Gary Sheffield on the left elbow with a fastball. Sheffield glared at Carmona as he walked to first base, bat in hand.
Once Brandon Inge stepped to the plate, Sheffield took a modest lead at first base. Carmona threw over. Sheffield barked at Carmona for a moment, then started toward the mound, igniting the most ferocious in-game confrontation during Jim Leyland's three seasons as manager.
Usually these fights get the emotion out of the players' systems, but not in the case of Sheffield:
Carmona also hit Sheffield with a pitch April 17. Sheffield said he believes Carmona has hit him a total of three times.
"Three strikes, you out," he said. "And if there's a fourth, it gets more violent. Trust me."
After the pickoff throw, Sheffield said he told Carmona, "Throw the ball to home plate." Then he said Carmona gestured toward him.
"He called me out," Sheffield said. "I answered the call. If you call me out, I come. That's the way it is."
Of course, given Sheffield's poor performance this year, it's not clear how much he'll get to play in 2009.
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The really unusual thing was Sheffield's post-game threats. I have to believe at least part of the impetus was humiliation. He tried to tackle Carmona and couldn't knock him down. It's part of the sad reality of hitting 40, I'm afraid.
Sheffield about 8 years back put out a huge article about getting religion. Since then he has bad mouthed good mgrs such as Torre & Leyland and asociated with Bonds but always denies any wrongdoings. He should have been booted by MLB way back when he openly admitted throwing away grounders at 3B to get back at booing Milwaukee fans. That episode was denied many years later as if it never happened. Is Rose's game betting a worse sin than deliberately tanking. Shef had talent, but was always a bad apple inside.
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Sheffield will be an interesting HOF discussion. If he is really done, he is borderline. If he wasn't such an ass he'd be quite likely to get elected. However, he doesn't have the numbers to overcome his crappy reputation.
Let him and Carmona go three rounds. My money is on the guy 17 years younger. Turning 40 does something to your reaction time and your stamina.
