S.I.: Heyman: Sheffield has only himself to blame for plight

Rich W... points out Heyman’s latest Daily Scoop.

In reality, there’s nothing Sheffield can do about any of this short of retiring, which we all know he’s not about to do, not with more moolah to be made, plus 500 home runs in sight (he’s at 455) and a chance for Cooperstown (though he won’t get my vote—between the steroid connection and the constant complaints that have dominated the last part of his career). He can hit, but he remains one predictable piece of work. He has become the embodiment of a caricature of a greedy ballplayer. Sheffield was upset in spring because the Yankees weren’t picking up the option. Now it’s the opposite, he’s upset because they are.

...Maybe someone reminded him that this is his deal, the one he was so proud to make. Because this week he’s been oddly silent. Yankees people are hoping that maybe the recent silence will help their chances to get what they want, which is a fair deal. As one Yankees person said, hopefully, “He’s shot his [bullets]. There’s nothing more he can do.”