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If you listen to what Sheffield actually says, it is not so outrageous. I think we "hear" a lof of what Shef says through a veneer of media reaction and hysteria.

Sheff, you're a very good player but your views on the politics of baseball are skewed. You should examine your own personality to explain your experience and stop blaming racism.
For all the talent you have, no team is sorry to lose you when you leave. Why do you think that is?

Mr. Sheffield stated that soon after joining the Yankees, he was disrespected by another player or someone in the front office of that team, and that he still harbors negative feelings over that incident. Does he believe there anything that can be done to amend that wrong all these years later?

When Gary Sheffield broke into Major League Baseball he was in the shadow of his uncle, Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden. Twenty years later, Mr. Sheffield is in the same category as Ken Griffey, Jr.; Barry Bonds; and Cal Ripken, Jr., players who turned out to have better careers than their famous fathers or, in this case, uncle.