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Mets put shocked Sheffield on DL

HOUSTON - Gary Sheffield said before last night's game that he felt ready to play and expected to return to the Mets' lineup.

So of course the Mets put him on the disabled list instead.

In another injury-related circus that carried the smell of buffoonery, the Mets put a shocked Sheffield on the DL with a strained right hamstring to make room for pitcher Jon Niese, who was called up...

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