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...
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.
appreciate fans four great hope remember series three tried
(Red Sox) fans are going to be upset. I hope they remember the great World Series and the three out of four years we made the playoffs. I appreciate them. I tried to come back.
fans felt regardless
Regardless of the reaction, I felt the fans wanted to see that.
cheers fans felt heard regardless
Regardless of the reaction, I felt like a lot of fans wanted to see it. I heard more cheers than jeers.
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.
baseball life parts remember
I don't remember some parts of my life because of it.
boston expect
I expect him to be on. We need him to be on. There's no way we can get back to Boston down 2-0.
april game good ready reason spring training
For me, this is getting me ready for April 3. Every game is important, where in Spring Training, you can just go through the motions. Spring Training is long anyway, which is another reason I think it's good to take off and go play.
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.