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Gary Sheffield put himself in the spotlight again, and the Detroit Tigers slugger enjoyed every second of it.

"My family has been trying to get me to walk away for a while now because they don't like the negative stuff that comes my way. I love it," Sheffield acknowledged. "I try to explain it to them, but they think that's some psychotic thing."

Sheffield stirred things up Thursday morning by calling Scott Boras, his former agent, a "bad person" in part for going after money the All-Star says he doesn't deserve.

The dispute stems from the $39 million, three-year contract the former Atlanta Brave signed in 2003 with the New York Yankees.

Sheffield declined to comment on the specifics of the grievance, but the designated hitter has said he represented himself in negotiating his contract with the Yankees. Boras has said Sheffield agreed to let him represent the outfielder when his contract with Atlanta ran out.

Sheffield vowed to say a lot of "ugly things" about various topics when the case is resolved.

"It ain't going to be pretty," he said. "No fine is going to be big enough. No suspension is going to be long enough."

Boras declined to escalate the situation.

"I'm not going to comment on Gary's comments," Boras said.

Sheffield said he has given a deposition each year since the grievance was filed, and Feb. 28 or so will be the next one.

"Nothing happens. Then, he comes back, 'I want some more money.' That's basically the way he's acting," Sheffield said. "I don't know why. It's probably personal with him. But when it's done, it's going to be personal with me."


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