Oddly enough Gary Sheffield’s final game was played in a New York Mets uniform. Up to this point he managed to accumulate 499 career HRs and of course he was going to hang around until he reached that magic number. On April 17th, he belted his 500th off some dude from the Milwaukee Brewers. He …
Category Archive: Sheffield Wednesday
Aug 17
Sheffield Wednesday – Motor City
This was supposed to be posted on Wednesday but I was traveling to Dallas and didn’t have time. Sheffield’s stop in Detroit is what I would call his last stand. He was on the decline of his career, he wasn’t the same player he once was but still has moments of showing that threat. At …
Aug 09
Sheffield Wednesday – Pinstripes
Maybe the most conflicted time in the trips of Sheffield’s career came in his seasons with the New York Yankees. He chose to sign there as a free agent and expected to win a world series. That never panned out with Sheffield in pinstripes. He was psyched to play under Joe Torre and then left …
Aug 03
Sheffield Wednesday – Hotlanta
I don’t even know if we should call this one a stop on the tour, more like a vacation or cameo appearance. Sheffield only spent 2 seasons with the Atlanta Braves but if you’re a Sheffield fan he sure made the best of it. The season was 2003, he switched to #11 because some guy name …
Jul 27
Sheffield Wednesday – Los Doyers
Anyone that knows me knows that I cannot stand the Los Angeles Dodgers fan base. It’s Top 3 worst in all of sports. LOS DOYERS MENG! Anyways, after Sheffield was traded from the Marlins in the Mike Piazza deal, he played 3.5 seasons in Los Angeles. Statistically these were his best years. From a pure numbers stand-point to …
Jul 20
Sheffield Wednesday – The Fish
As we continue down the Sheffield Memory Lane tour the next stop might be where I liked him the most. The Florida Marlins. Sheffield spent 2 full seasons in Miami and 2 half seasons there. From 1993 to mid 1998. It was the longest stay in one place Sheffield will see in his entire career. Of course …
Jul 13
Sheffield Wednesday – The Fathers
Today’s stop brings us to San Diego, CA the second on the Sheffield Wednesday tour. At this point in Sheff’s career he was a 3rd baseman wearing #10. He played for the Padres n 1992 and half way through 1993. He was selected to 2 All-Star Teams and finsihed 3rd in the NL MVP Voting in …
Jun 29
Sheffield Wednesday – Brew Crew
New segment entitled Sheffield Wednesday where I will put up a sweet picture of Gary Sheffield on all the different teams he’s played for and list each uniform number worn. Also inclued are his stats from that team. Today = 1st Team, Milwaukee Brewers he wore both #1 and #11 4 Years in Milwaukee with …
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