August 12, 200422 yr probably all talk but... ARLINGTON, Tex. -- Gary Sheffield is hitting .295 with 26 home runs and 83 RBI in the first year of a three-year $39 million contract with the New York Yankees. The Yankees' 35-year-old right fielder has made more than $90 million during his 17-year career and is comfortable enough, he says, that he could walk away from the $26 million remaining on his contract. More numbers: Sheffield's had one cortisone shot this season for the chronic pain in his left shoulder and will have another when the Yankees return to New York later in the month. In an interview reported by the New York Times Thursday, Sheffield said the mental and physical pain caused by what has been described as bursitis in his shoulder makes it possible he will retire following this season. Asked whether he ever thinks about retirement, he said, according to the Times, "All the time." Sheffield also has a damaged acromioclavicular joint in the shoulder and when the joint is disrupted, as can happen with a checked swing, it can result in a shoulder separation. Furthermore, he's also playing with a torn ligament in his right thumb. Manager Joe Torre said team trainers have told him Sheffield can't damage the shoulder further through normal baseball activity, though Sheffield did hurt himself on a checked swing in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to Texas. "Some days are worse than others where you can't deal with it mentally or you want to quit the game altogether," Sheffield said Wednesday. If the Yankees win the World Series, Sheffield said, it would probably make retiring easier. "I know what I can do and I know the level I can go to, and I planned on going to that level when I became a Yankee," Sheffield said. "I haven't been able to do that, and that's what's frustrating."
August 12, 200422 yr god willing he's a cry baby hitting a little slump so he's looking for a new excuse. he can go. he's got a bad attitude, he's a racist, goodbye
August 13, 200422 yr Still a great player, needs to finish out that contract to end up with HOF worthy numbers though, I doubt he will retire. I always liked him, and like him even more since I was there for his home runs number 400 and 401.
August 13, 200422 yr eh, unless it's an official announcement of retirement it's not at all newsworthy.
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