Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon
Johnny David Damonis an American professional baseball outfielder who began playing in Major League Baseballin 1995. He last played in 2012, though he has not officially retired. In his MLB career, Damon has played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Raysand Cleveland Indians. Damon also played for the Thailand national baseball team and was a member of the squad for the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifiers...
expects upset
He expects us to win. And if we don't, he's not going to be the only one who's upset about it.
afraid ball care gets takes
He gets the ball and takes care of business. He's not afraid of anybody.
looked
He looked good. His sinker was working and his changeup was good. He's going to have a big year.
looked
He looked good. His sinker was working and his change-up was good. He's going to have a big year.
beat loved loves spotlight
He loved the Big Apple. He loved the spotlight as a Yankee. And now he loves to beat 'em.
breaks players position ready season spring start training
Spring training is too long anyway. I think this team, we're ready for the season to start right now, the position players anyway. It can be long and tedious, and this breaks it up.
bats gotten guys mode swinging
Some guys haven't gotten into the mode of swinging the bats real well.
bigger great maybe numbers people role valuable wants
That can't go unnoticed. You look at his numbers and he's had a great career. I don't know how many years he wants to play, but Bernie is going to have a much bigger role than maybe people think. He's going to be valuable to us.
boston franchise greatest playing team time
My time in Boston was great. But now I'm here playing for the greatest franchise in the world. The team with the most championships.
boss
Nah, I don't think you'll see the Boss (George Steinbrenner) here.
guy hit throwing trying
Matsui was incredible. Trying to hit a guy throwing 95-plus in 40-degree weather, that's hard.
concerned power problem supposed
If there was a problem I was concerned about, I wouldn't have been in the lineup on Wednesday. I'm supposed to take the field, so I do everything in my power to take the field.
captain hitting since waiting win
I just know I've been waiting for this ever since I signed. To win like that, with the Captain hitting a homer. It's something I'll take with me forever.
heard planned
I planned on doing it if I heard enough cheering, and I did.