[新聞] Sheffield willing to shift to first

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Sheffield willing to shift to first

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer
August 2, 2006

出處 : http://0rz.net/5d1EA


NEW YORK (AP) -- Gary Sheffield embraced Bobby Abreu's arrival with the New
York Yankees, saying he would shift to first base if needed.

"I gave him a hug. I wanted him to feel welcome," Sheffield said Tuesday
after Abreu reported to the Yankees, who acquired him in a trade with
Philadelphia two days earlier.

Abreu played right field and batted fifth in a 5-1 victory over Toronto,
going 0-for-3 and drawing a nine-pitch walk in the fourth inning that set up
Bernie Williams' tiebreaking, three-run double.

Sheffield, recovering from left wrist surgery in June, hopes to return in
September. Left fielder Hideki Matsui, who broke his left wrist in May, also
hopes to return next month, and the Yankees could have four outfielders for
three spots.

Manager Joe Torre revealed that he and hitting coach Don Mattingly -- a
former All-Star first baseman -- have discussed for several months the
possibility of shifting Sheffield from right field to first base. Torre said
he would have broached the subject with Sheffield in June if he hadn't gone
on the disabled list.

"I talked to Sheff Sunday, before he left, and just told him that there's no
guarantee that this makes him odd man out just because we got a right
fielder," Torre said. "We may just have to find some other thing to do. I
didn't specifically say first base the other day, but we did today. He,
Donnie and myself talked today. He's already working drills with Donnie."

Torre said Sheffield told him he had already ordered a first baseman's mitt.

"I think he can play that as a regular," Torre said. "I'd be very surprised
if he wouldn't be able to handle the defensive part of that game. He's quick.
His hands are good."

Sheffield has played the outfield, shortstop and third base in 18-plus major
league seasons. If he shifted to first base, Jason Giambi would see even more
time at designated hitter.

"Who is playing first base for us?" Sheffield said playfully. "If he can do
it, I can do it."

Abreu, who is 32, is signed for next year at $15 million, and the Yankees
hold a $13 million option on the 37-year-old Sheffield, who at times has
expressed dissatisfaction with his contract.

Sheffield was jovial when he spoke in the clubhouse, and seemed to take
delight that reporters appeared to be trying to find out if the trade upset
him.

"It's funny how people could think for you and tell you what you're going to
do," he said. "You all think you all know what I'm going to do, and you all
don't. Nobody knows. That's the mystique of me."

Sheffield admitted he thrives on having something to motivate himself.


"At this point in my career, I need something," he said. "Everybody always
(said) I wouldn't hit home runs when I came to Yankee Stadium, and I just
kept that in the back of my mind, that I'm going to prove everybody wrong.
And I did that. Whatever the next task is, I'll prove it again. That's what I
thrive on.

"Trust me, I'll be laughing at the end. Watch me."

New York's acquisitions of Abreu and Craig Wilson just before Monday's
non-waiver trade deadline are likely to cut the playing time of Bernie
Williams, Andy Phillips and Bubba Crosby. Torre said Wilson will start
Wednesday.

Since hitting a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby before the 2005
All-Star game, Abreu has just 14 homers in the regular season -- and none in
132 at-bats since June 13 entering Tuesday.

"I've been hitting the ball very hard but for some reason I haven't elevated
the ball," he said. "It's all line drives and groundballs."

He also addressed what he said were "all the rumors that talk about that I
didn't hustle."

"They don't really realize the way that I play the game. Now, here, I think
everyone is going to see the real thing, how I just play the game," he said.
"You guys are going to decide whether it's true or not."

Notes

Abreu took No. 53 from third-base coach Larry Bowa, his former manager in
Philadelphia. Abreu wouldn't say what he gave Bowa, who shifted to No. 50.
... The Yankees optioned RHP T.J. Beam to Triple-A Columbus. ... RHP Cory
Lidle, obtained from the Phillies in the Abreu deal, backtracked from
comments he made questioning the preparation of Philadelphia players. "What I
meant was over the last couple weeks, when the trade rumors started, we had
about 10 to 13 guys that possibly thought they could have been traded. And on
any given day, it just seemed like the focus wasn't always on baseball," he
said. "I made a lot of good friends in Philadelphia and the last thing that I
would want to do is dog anyone in that clubhouse. If I made it sound like
that, it was a mistake."






感想摘要 :

1. Sheffield willing to shift to first 驚!!!
   明年來降個友情價怎麼樣? 反正明年一壘手 FA 沒大物，只有幾個沒棒子的防守達人，
   老人，和前 AL 明星 SS....

   附帶一題，sheff 的生涯從 MIL 開始，那時候他是 SS 和 3B !!!
   後來轉隊到教士，一轉過去就拿到 1992 "三壘手" 銀棒獎，不過接下來就都守 OF 了
   可見 sheff 防守應該蠻抱歉的 : SS - 3B - OF ，越來越好守

   sheff 生涯數據 : http://0rz.net/2d1GX

2. sheff 信心喊話 : "Trust me, I'll be laughing at the end. Watch me."

3. Torre 說 Wilson 星期三會先發，即明天

4. Abreu 從三壘指導教練 Larry Bowa 得到 NO. 53 ，Bowa 換到 NO.50

5.  T.J. Beam 被 option 到 3A Columbus , 25 人名單確定

6.  Lidle....... 老師告訴你和媒體說話要小心有沒有再聽









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