what a clubhouse cancer!

"Gary Sheffield and Tony Clark, experienced players who know how it is, were talking before the game Tuesday.

Sheffield was talking about the pain in his left shoulder and how many more cortisone shots he may need to get through the season.

'I was asking him, What am I doing this for? What am I trying to prove?' Sheffield said.

Clark, known as a good listener, nodded and agreed that a lot of players wouldn't be playing.

Then I said, 'You got a lot of guys in here fighting for a ring,' Sheffield said. 'That's what I'm doing it for.' "


- hartford courant