SHEFFIELD MAY RETIRE

According to this article on ESPN.com, Gary Sheffield is contemplating retirement at the end of the season. Sheffield is having a very good year again, hitting .295 with 26 HR and 83 RBI. He has bursitis in his left shoulder that requires the occasional cortisone shot and has torn ligaments in his thumb as well.


With as violent as a hack as Sheffield takes, it should be no surprise that he's falling apart. How many guys swing the bat as aggressively as Sheffield? There aren't many.