Comments on: Johnny Damon on Loyalty

By: Paddington

Paddington — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:33:21 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with that. I was at Trot Nixon’s first game at Fenway Park as an Indian, and they gave him standing ovations each time. Cabrera, Roberts, Millar, and many others still get a lot of love. I don’t know anyone who really turned on Pedro or Nomar.

By: Paddington

Paddington — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:30:49 +0000

Damon talks like the Red Sox said to get the hell out. They offered him two comparable deals with the Yankees: one for four years with less money, one with three years and the money as New York was offering. And all this after Damon had said he could never play for the Yankees. He has a lot of cajones talking about loyalty, especially in regards to ‘Tek, for whom (as has been pointed out numerous times) the Sox offered unneeded arbitration. This just smacks of Damon angling for a contract extension and trying to get everyone to love him.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:51:17 +0000

I think he meant three guys, but still.

By: Heath

Heath — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:17:35 +0000

Trammell and Whitaker in Detroit. Evans and Rice in Boston. Just off the top of my head.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:11:53 +0000

I meant OPS+ obviously. although depending on who you ask I guess he could even be a league-average pitcher.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:26 +0000

The Jeter decision in a couple of years is going to be interesting. Keep in mind that he will most likely be on the doorstep of the 3,000 hits club by that time. And unless he turns it around in a major way, he will also likely be a ~100 ERA+ shortstop with terrible fielding. As little sense as it makes baseball-wise (and the Yankees have indeed made some good decisions lately, for a team for which money is a non-issue), I don’t see them let the “clean” face of the franchise go and hit #3,000 elsewhere,

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:38:51 +0000

I will give him a one-up on me, though, I bought “Idiot”.

Definitely should’ve known better.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:38:15 +0000

So, Johnny Damon.
The same Johnny Damon that grew his hair and beard out, pimped out his 2004 championship team’s catch phrase into a book, made millions, left for NY when the Red Sox decided to not give a 32 y/o (at the time) outfielder w/ a 108 OPS+ in his time in Boston a contract to exceed 4 year / $52,000,000 while we had both Jacoby Ellsbury and David Murphy (yes I know he’s been bad in ’09) chilling in the farm system.
This is the Johnny Damon that is talking about “loyalty”.
The same loyalty the Yankees showed Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams, Billy Martin, etc?

He’s really not a bright man.

By: R M

R M — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:57:06 +0000

Red Sox fans are some of the quickest to turn on players….Coco Crisp, Nomar, Manny, Pedro….that’s the one thing I hate about being a Red Sox fan.

By: R M

R M — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:52:42 +0000

haha can’t believe he’s bold enough to talk about loyalty either.