Gary Sheffield thinks it's the 1980's.

Speaking to reporters at a charity event in New York Wednesday night, disgruntled Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield was anything but charitable when it came to GM Brian Cashman.

Sheffield told the New York Daily News that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner wants the slugger in the Bronx, "But when you have middle men blocking him and don't let you do certain things and get in the way, they let their personal feelings get in the way."

Asked if he was referring to Cashman, the slugger retorted "You know who the middle man is; you talk to him every day."

I'm sorry, I was under the impression that Cashman won the power to make decisions on player personnel last year. Maybe Gary missed the whole Torre firing fiasco that showed pretty clearly George doesn't get everything he wants any more.

Cashman is making absolutely the right move for the Yankees. Sheffield, due to his rather low salary for what he's capable of producing, is worth more to the Yankees under contract than as a free agent. After all his years in the game, Gary should know that by now.