Jon Heyman Continues One-Man Campaign Against Gary Sheffield.

Jon Heyman talks tough regarding Gary Sheffield's contract negotiations:

" 'Don't test me,' Sheffield warned the other day.

I say, fine, don't test him. Trade him."

No, Heyman is not kidding. Heyman seriously thinks the Yankees should trade Gary Sheffield. His proposal is that the Yankees trade Sheffield to the Red Sox for Manny Ramirez.


"If either team can get past the hatred between them and consider the logic, they'll realize how much sense this makes.

With Ramirez, the Yankees get a New Yorker, the nicer guy, and what's more, the better hitter. Sheffield is supremely talented, but as one American League scout pointed out, 'As a clutch hitter, Sheffield's not even in the same league as Manny Ramirez.' "

So why would the Red Sox trade Manny Ramirez to the Yankees? So the Yankees could get better and more clutch?


"The Red Sox, surely tiring of trying to appease Ramirez, would get a superb middle-of-the-order hitter."

Okay, so they're tired of trying to appease Ramirez. That's their motivation for trading him.

But you just said that Manny was "nicer" than Sheffield.

You also just attacked Sheffield's character: "And judging from history, the possibilities range from Sheffield publicly ripping teammates' salaries (he did that in Los Angeles) to purposely throwing balls away (that was in Milwaukee)."


Heyman knows this deal won't happen:

"Until further notice, this trade is about as likely to happen as George Steinbrenner showing up on a cool day without a white turtleneck. Maybe it simply makes too much sense."

No, it doesn't make any sense. It really, really, really, really doesn't make sense.


Yankee fans and teammates are not "sick of Sheffield." Only Jon Heyman is "sick of Sheffield."

Heyman hasn't liked Sheffield from day one. I'm not sure why. Maybe Heyman wanted the Yankees to get Guerrero instead and he can't admit he was wrong about Sheffield.

I suppose it's okay for a writer to personally dislike a player. But I also think it's a problem when it affects the writer's judgement. The writer's ability to think coherently may be affected. The writer may present a skewed view of the player's abilities.

Next thing you know, you're throwing darts at Gary Sheffield posters and proposing cuckoo trades.