Gary Sheffield can't play in the field, says so himself

Gary Sheffield has been shagging fly balls with some of the Mets in preperation to possibly play in the field this season.  He did not perform very well and he admitted that himself.

Via Adam Rubin:

Sheffield said there's no way he'd be able to play 130 games in the outfield this season, or whatever the equivalent of a regular player gets. "They'll see I can't do that real quick," Sheffield said with a smile.

I agree it wasn't the best signing in the world for the Mets, but he still will help the Mets off the bench.

Sheffield seems to have the right attitude here, as the article notes that he wants to tap the mind of Marlon Anderson, who seems to be the pinch hitting guru of the roster.

I guess this means Ryan Church and Daniel Murphy don't have much to worry about.