Similar tothe Manny/Boston situation, they accused him of not really trying because he wanted out, which he was vocal about. But then again, I could be confusing it with his Padres exit. I know it happened with him once early in his career. IIRC, he hated the idea of playing in small market/abysmal team Milwaukee. I think he relied on his uncle (Dwight Gooden) as a mentor and really wanted the big market glitz that Gooden had in NY. This was when Sheffield came up as a shortstop. I think he was the reason the Brewers moved Yount from SS to CF.