From a public standpoint, for me it was Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali. These two are/were head and shoulders above everyone else. In a completely different league.

Because you’ll be giddy with excitement that Wang threw 8 innings of 1 hit ball.

I don’t look at Sheffield or most other athletes as role models because they have not proven to me they are capable of carrying a message that helps me in my life, and at the same time the things they do say that would otherwise be embarrassing at the least are non-factors in my opinion. Jeter probably has it right to just ignore his rantings, just like I would ignore the rantings of a John Rocker. Ultimately, it only really affects their own lives. There are a lot of other people to speak for me concerning what I want to say when people can’t or don’t hear me.

“Just let your Soul Glow!”

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It’s Eiland’s fault that Joba is 23 and has less than 200 IP in the majors? It’s Eiland’s fault that Pettitte is 37 and has back problems? Maybe there’s something to be said about Wang, assuming there aren’t lingering issues with his foot, but I still think it’s ridiculous to put the pitching problems on Eiland.

Sheff never has grown up, sadly.

Jeter was laughing and looking back at Sheff after that play. I don’t think there was any intent to injure jeter on the play, any more than there was intent when Tex did it last week to whoever. It’s part of the game.

As far as Sheff being racist – he definitely brings up race a lot and said that latin players are “easier to control” than black players.

Is he a d-bag, probably.

He has been inconsistent, but according to BP, his peripherals were significantly better.

Joba, Pettitte, and Wang have also struggled at times. Who can Eiland reach?

Raf (#7), that statement came from my belief that Sheffield is a racist d-bag. That quote about Jeter is from Sheffield, said to a reporter after the trade. Apparently, he didn’t feel the need to discuss those things with Jeter (or Torre, whom he also criticized) with them while he was in NY or at any other time. Apparently, he thought those grievances were best aired in the media after he departed. That’s the basis for my conclusion that Sheffield is a racist d-bag. As for the other times he has faced the Yanks, perhaps this is the first chance he had to take a hard slide into Jeter in a way that it would appear unintentional. Or perhaps he was just trying extra hard to break up a double play in a 15-0 ballgame. Either way, he’s a racist d-bag, IMHO.

wat? Where’d that come from? And what about the other times that Sheff faced off against the Yanks since the trade? What about when they played together? I’m sure that if Sheffield had issue, he would’ve said/done something while they both shared the same clubhouse…

Sorry …. I just didn’t come across any mention of it in the sources I usually consult by the time I put the post to bed (prior to 11:30).

Oh, and CMW now has a friend in the “AL pitcher getting injured while batting” club:
http://tinyurl.com/lrgzg8

In fairness to Eiland, Burnett has been that way the bulk of his career.

“Manager Joe Girardi said after the game the injury likely dates back to Sunday’s 15-0 win over the Mets, when Gary Sheffield slid hard into Jeter’s legs trying to break up a double play in the fourth inning.”

So, racist d-bag Sheffield (Jeter “aint all the way black”) has taken his grudge out on the field. Whacking that stupid f*ck upside the head is worth a six-game suspension. Wish we played the Mets again, but he probably would have been released by then anyway.