THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL COMING SOON, THE NAKED SHEFF.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH So the deal is, if he ain't dealt by Tuesday, he's gonna come clean with ``the truth.'' Meaning, up until now, he's been lying. ``Like I told you,'' he said last week, ``you don't have to worry about Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. right now. The best thing for Gary Sheffield is to wait and see what the Dodgers want to do.'' Later, he told another reporter: ``I don't really concern myself with how people perceive me. I have to worry about Gary Sheffield right now.'' Hold on. Let's take it one third-person reference at a time here. You can only endear en·dear tr.v. en·deared, en·dear·ing, en·dears To make beloved or very sympathetic: a couple whose kindness endeared them to friends. so many future employers at a time. ``To have Gary Sheffield and to have all of the pieces in place, and then to let this happen ... With Gary Sheffield, there's no question we're a better team. There's no doubt about that. I'm very disappointed with the way things have developed.'' Wait a sec. That last quote was from Mark Grudzielanek Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. Previously, Grudzielanek played with the Montreal Expos (1995-1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2002), Chicago Cubs , another probable Dodger-out-the-door. Whatever the Blue Man Group does to accommodate Sheff, Grudz and whoever else wants to build a mansion in suburban Tampa, please Sheriff, let it wait a few days. Let this deadline pass. We gotta hear all the stuff what's-his-name has been bottling up until now. ... --And if Adrian Beltre isn't ready, they can always make a deal for Kevin Orie Kevin Leonard Orie (born September 1, 1972 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball third baseman. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, where he was a standout for the Hoosiers baseball team. , right? ... --Not that they're trying to cash in on the death of Dale Earnhardt The death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. on February 18, 2001 was a significant event in NASCAR history. A seven-time series champion and fan favorite, Earnhardt is considered one of the best NASCAR drivers of all time. He died in a crash in the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. , but The Sporting News offers ``high quality'' reproductions of recent Earnhardt magazine covers. For $35, plus shipping. Stay tuned for autopsy photos. ... --Last week, the XFL XFL Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada - Shawinigan / via Rail Service (Airport Code) XFL X-Treme Football League XFL Exit Flight Level XFL X Football League agreed to outlaw the bump-and-run rule. Maybe this week, the no-tackling rule will stop being enforced. ... --Doug Flutie didn't flake. Rob Johnson will. ... --Reggie White may tell everyone he's retired again, but no one's listening ... --Ryan Leaf must not have heard about the deal that Tampa Bay quarterbacks only succeed after they leave the city. Then again, he doesn't have much choice. ... --The Arena Football League can't start soon enough. ... --Total Request Lowdown low·down n. Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. lowdown low (inf) n he gave me the lowdown on it → : MTV's Carson Daly was such a hot-shot golfer growing up in Santa Monica - his stepdad owned a golf shop - that he became buds with Tiger Woods, playing with and against him in junior tournaments during the '90s. Daly (thankfully, no relation to John) accepted a golf scholarship at Loyola Marymount but left after a semester to try to start a pro career in Palm Springs. Then Jimmy Kimmel got ahold of him, steered him into radio, and blah, blah, blah. ... --No chalupas here: Shaq has filed a suit against Del Taco for falsely implying in radio ads last year that he endorsed its product. Next, Shaq takes on Del Harris. ... --The New Orleans Saints --When you see a sweeter Bob Knight doing new TV commercials for an orange juice maker, just remember how effective Monica Lewinsky was for those weight-loss program ads. ... --This really happened: At Aqueduct, a horse named Fickle Fanny overcame another called Sexual Harrasment in the feature race Friday. ... --Finally, I'd be remiss re·miss adj. 1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent. 2. Exhibiting carelessness or slackness. See Synonyms at negligent. if I didn't clarify a quote attributed last week to Fox Sports Net's Lisa Guerrero. She did not say that the new major-league baseball strike zone would be 2 1/2 balls down from the chest. It's actually 2 1/2 balls up from the waist. Sorry. Please consider my distraction, er, accept this retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. Cross-references Libel and Slander. . |
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