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Sheffield又放炮了，這次是針對他的前經紀人 $cott Bora$
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Gary Sheffield put himself in the spotlight again, and
the Detroit Tigers slugger enjoyed every second of it.
"My family has been trying to get me to walk away for a while now because they
don't like the negative stuff that comes my way. I love it," Sheffield
acknowledged. "I try to explain it to them, but they think that's some
psychotic thing."
Sheffield stirred things up Thursday morning by calling Scott Boras, his former
agent, a "bad person" in part for going after money the All-Star says he
doesn't deserve.
The dispute stems from the $39 million, three-year contract Sheffield signed in
2003 with the New York Yankees.
Sheffield declined to comment on the specifics of the grievance, but the
designated hitter has said he represented himself in negotiating his contract
with the Yankees. Boras has said Sheffield agreed to let him represent the
outfielder when his contract with Atlanta ran out.
Sheffield vowed to say a lot of "ugly things" about various topics when the
case is resolved.
"It ain't going to be pretty," he said. "No fine is going to be big enough. No
suspension is going to be long enough."
Boras declined to escalate the situation.
I'm not going to comment on Gary's comments," Boras said.
Sheffield said he has given a deposition each year since the grievance was
filed, and Feb. 28 or so will be the next one.
"Nothing happens. Then, he comes back, 'I want some more money.' That's
basically the way he's acting," Sheffield said. "I don't know why. It's
probably personal with him. But when it's done, it's going to be personal with
me."
Sheffield is known for saying what's on his mind.
Last year, he called the investigation into steroid use in baseball a "witch
hunt" that was all about "getting" Barry Bonds. The San Francisco Chronicle
reported that Sheffield testified in 2003 before the grand jury that he didn't
knowingly take steroids while working out with Bonds.
Sheffield also said Joe Torre, his manager in New York, treated black and white
players differently.
He paused only briefly when talking about the latest story involving him.
"Actually, I'm not supposed to be talking about this at all," Sheffield said.
"But, I am anyway."
Sheffield fired agent Jim Neader and hired Boras in the spring of 2001, when he
created a stir while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers by demanding a
contract extension or a trade. He had $30 million and three years left on his
deal plus an $11 million club option.
"I've known Gary since he was 15 years old, and I know he's a good person,"
Boras said then.
Sheffield fired Boras in 2003, saying he planned to represent himself in the
future.
Several months later, Sheffield signed with the Yankees and said he negotiated
the contract with owner George Steinbrenner. Boras later filed paperwork
requesting 5 percent of the $39 million deal.
Sheffield has said his problems with Boras cost him a longer contract when he
became a free agent.
"Can you explain why (Miguel) Tejada gets six years, (Vladimir) Guerrero gets
five years and I get three? He cost me two years of a contract because he was
trying to tarnish my name," Sheffield said in 2004. "The whole year in Atlanta,
I had to get the players' association to stop him from writing me threatening
letters saying, 'Either you let me do your contract or I'll be forced to sue
you.' That's a threat and harassment."
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said earlier this week he still hasn't spoken with
Boras since negotiating his new contract this offseason without his longtime
agent.
"Do you blame him?" Sheffield asked.
Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers fired Boras during this winter after the agent
tried to shop his services even though the pitcher only wanted to negotiate
with Detroit.
Boras does appear to have happy clients in Detroit, including reigning AL
batting champion Magglio Ordonez, All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez and
first-round pick Rick Porcello.
Sheffield said he is going to warn everybody about Boras when their dispute is
resolved.
"It's going to be the ugliest thing you've ever seen because certain people you
don't mess with," he said. "And I guarantee you, I'm one of them."
Sheffield said he will tell players to hire whom they want, but will share his
experience as one of Boras' clients.
"Total hell," he said. "I shouldn't have ever introduced myself to him. Period.
Bad person."
Tigers manager Jim Leyland is a fan of Sheffield both as a person and a player,
who is 20 homers away from the 500th of his career. Leyland made a point of
watching Sheffield hit during Thursday's workout and was encouraged with the
way he has recovered from shoulder surgery.
"I'm really pleased with what I see," Leyland said. "You can tell there's no
restrictions as far as swinging."
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W L ERA G SV SVO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO WHIP AVG K/9 H/9
1 3 2.13 47 2 --- 38.0 22 10 9 4 3 22 42 1.16 .172 9.95 5.21
4 5 2.49 74 38 45 72.1 47 24 20 5 1 37 104 1.16 .180 12.94 5.85
1 2 2.89 59 24 27 53.0 42 25 17 5 2 48 77 1.70 .210 13.08 7.13
2 2 3.09 30 19 23 32.0 25 13 11 2 2 16 36 1.28 .216 10.13 7.03
Atlanta Braves 49 John Rocker
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