Johnny Damon appreciation thread

80 million clearly isn’t enough to raise and feed a family nowadays. For shame.

We all wanted you back, you’ve made more money than most generations of people wil dream of, but you’ve decided that money is more important, adios.

Johnny, thanks for four great years
We will miss your energy
….only if scot boras wasnt your agent….

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Incredible.

Get a new agent!

You were filling big shoes replacing Bernie. You did great. Thanks for making your years in pinstripes memorable, espicially 2009. Too bad we’lll see 28 without you in the dogpile. Couldn’t have had 27 without you.

I will surely miss Damon’s double steal in a single play in the the World Series against the Phillies. Pedro Felix will miss Damon too.

and all the talk about how by ‘09 he would be worthless. if there is one good thing to say about Damon, it’s that he produced well through his entire contract. good luck.

I hope the results of your mistake will keep others from doing the same in the future.

That I would be commenting in a Johnny Damon appreciation thread on a Yankee site, I would have thought he’d signed a long term high money deal with the Red Sox then promptly been injured.

I was never crazy about Damon, and if he wasn’t playing through an injury he was telling us how he was playing through an injury. But his blend of speed and power was a great dynamic to have in the lineup for the last 4 years.

And I do not care what anyone says that can’t be taught.A certain few have it and the rest do not.

thank you for a terrific four seasons. I wish he would have come back, but it would have been an insult to him to have to come back at 2 million. Nady got 3.3 million without even playing last year. Hairston got 3 million. Damon is a far better player than either of those guys, and it’s understandable that he didn’t want to take that big a paycut, especially from his previous employer.

I will NEVER forget that double steal. Granted, I almost shit my pants when I saw him running while watching on TV, but that was a huge play in that game which pretty much won game four. That was very important because if the Yanks lose Game 4, they may not win the World Series. I think that when people think of Johnny Damon 30-50 years from now, that is the play that will come to mind. Players don’t get too many chances to have a moment like that. That was a huge play.

Good luck Johnny Damon. Thank you for being a big part of the 27th Championship for the New York Yankees. I’m pretty sure that when you come back to Yankee Stadium as a visiting player, you will get a far bigger ovation than you get at Fenway Park. I hope the Yankees don’t come to regret letting him go.

It’s tough to see you go, especially with the great years you’ve given us, especially 2009.

Hopefully, you’ve learned your lesson: no one is irreplaceable. No one is equal either, but I hope you and Scott learned that when doing battle with the Empire, you don’t make threats and you don’t bluff, because they’ll call you every time.

I tried to muster up some sympathy for you but I can’t. You let Scott lead and perform this charade and circus act. You turned down not one but two decent offers from the Yankees to return and play once more to win a WS ring.

So, best of luck to you. There’s sure to be some fans here who will throw you a pity party even if you sign with another team.

wherever he ends up. A four year contract he signed with the yankees and played his ass off every game ahd got another ring in the process. to bad he wont be here for # 28

He was so-so with the glove, but was super clutch with the stick, a great presence in the clubhouse, and an all around valuable guy on the roster. Grandison, Swisher, Gardner/Winn ? WTF Kind of an outfield is that??

I don’t think anyone can replace Johnny Damon, or Melky or the Hitman. We waited so long to get that 27th WS. Why did they have to break up this team? Cashman could have gone after another starter earlier, and worked it out with Damon. The Yankees could have bypassed Boras with a simple call to Johnny and a get together. I think Wolf, or Jason Marquis would have been available, and I think either one of them would have worked out. Now as it is, we still have to rely on a pitcher that will be walking on egg shells. Whats the old saying? if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I hope we haven’t broke it now.

As a matter of fact if you would have thought about what I was trying to convey in the post instead of trying to shoot off your pie hole it was exactly the opposite. Team chemistry.
I hope this team can have as much fun as last years team. I hope they jell like last years team.

This was suppose to be about Damon, and I never said that other players didn’t contribute. Im saying I think we are going to miss him on the field and in the clubhouse. I also think that we’ll miss Matsui’s bat, and Melky’s arm, despite waving at pitches in the dirt, he played pretty good D. I wanted to express my thoughts toward those players. I never said we cant win with out them. I think we can and will. But some of us have favorites, and if you disagree with the post ok, but dont give me your Bull Crap. Your little inuendos don’t impress me. You aint Clint Eastwood, Punk!!!

“Good Yankees” Maybe you out to refresh your memory. Anyways When I said walking on egg shells it was a reference to Vazquez. What happens if he comes out his first outing and gets shelled (It happened to CC) then he has another bad game after that? Does he do a Carl Pavano and claim all kinds of injuries? Or worst he morphs into Ed Whitson. The ideal scenario is for Javey to pitch lights out the first time out and I pray it happens, but there are a lot of “IF’s” surrounding him and Johnson. Im sure Granderson will be fine, but I think we could have gotten Granderson without giving up Melky. It didn’t happen the show will go on, lets hope it’s a hit.

I know Melky wasn’t traded for Granderson, but he was traded because we made that deal. I liked Melky, I loved his defence, good arm, and young and he’s got some great years ahead of him , I wish they could be have in pinstripes.