Shysterball weighs on the potential signing by the Phillies of Gary Sheffield:
The Phillies are said to be interested in Gary Sheffield and/or Andruw Jones. Signing either of those guys would likely require the release of postseason hero Matt Stairs. Which is something you only do if the player coming in actually has a good shot at bringing something more to the table. Signing Sheffield (bad shoulder, bad wheels, bad attitude) or Jones (bad everything) however, would be an exercise in applied pipe dream studies.It's funny how radically different Phillies fans are approaching this season, as opposed to every other since I've lived in town. This time last year, everyone was bashing the owners and wondering when Charlie Manuel would be fired already. Sam Donnellon wonders when the boos will come again.Thankfully the fans in Philadelphia are an understanding, passive and oblivious lot and would never take issue with such a move.