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...
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.
counting games hand help job march promote sooner start win
March 6. The games are going to start counting tomorrow. That is sooner than expected. But we know what our job at hand is. That's to try and win this tournament, but also to try and help promote the game.
days game hits hopefully runs team understand wins wish
I wish I had more hits and runs and more wins for this team. It comes in time. I understand it's a game and some are going to be better than others. Hopefully for this team there's a lot of better days to come.
came cutting hair knew thinking
I was thinking about cutting my hair right after the season. I knew if I came here it would be a big deal.
good seeing stopped
He was on the phone. He's always on the phone. So I kind of just stopped him and said, 'Hi. It was good seeing him.
clear focus happens helpful love mind night outfield ready year
I actually love it. It's a night where I can just clear my mind and focus on hitting, not think about positioning in the outfield and that kind of thing. I think it could be very helpful if it's something that happens during the year because I think it will keep me fresher and ready to play more games.
good players return walked
He didn't even want to look at me when he walked back to center. He's done that to many players -- especially me -- so it's good to return the favor.
fastball throw
He can set you up with a changeup, then throw an 88-mph fastball by you.
body feels great ready
It feels like it's really close. My body is getting ready for what's going to be a very, very, very great season.
people
I think most people would have done the same thing.
chasing feels incredible tough yankees
It all feels tough still. It's not just the Yankees chasing us, it's all the wild-card teams, too. It's been an incredible race.
changed clicking definitely exciting game momentum needed seemed
It definitely changed the momentum of the game. It got pretty exciting there. We definitely needed a game like this one. It seemed like we weren't clicking today.
black blue move stuck
I thought it was broke. I thought I was done. It was black and blue ... I couldn't move it for about 10 minutes. It was stuck open.