I wish I could be in the clubhouse to hear him explain his comments as to why Latino players are more obedient/subservient than black players. Should be comfortable.

This is great news. I don’t much believe in “team chemistry” — at least not in a positive sense. In other words, I don’t believe that a single player (see: Rowand, Aaron) can be such a good influence in the clubhouse that it helps the team win. I do believe, however, that it is more likely to work the other way. A player can be such an ass in the clubhouse that it actually hurts the team. I hope that Sheff is the baking soda to the Mets vinegar.

I’m not at all sure I wouldn’t rather have him on the Mets than the Phils.

I think our clubhouse could have handled his antics, while theirs will see some strain.

i wrote this on bsg:

it’s hard to know whether sheffield is done or not, but if there’s one thing the mets have shown us time and time again, it’s that they are awesome at figuring out when players the wrong side of 30 are going to be done: from pedro to castillo to alou to wagner to glavine to cliff floyd to el duque to piazza, the mets have time and time again reminded us that they can properly determine when a player is finished and make sure not to sign him passed that point. i, for one, am shakin in my boots.

I am glad the Mets signed him and not the Phillies. I agree with Fuqua’s comments from above. Also, I am not sure how this works, but… Sheffield’s batting excellence has been built on his amazing bat speed for so many years. Now that he is 40, does that mean his bat speed is diminished and now he is only an ordinary player, or since his bat speed is diminished, he no longer possesses his greatest skill and is therefore finished? I hope it is the latter.