Jetlag Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Signing Johnny Damon was by far the dumbest signing this franchise has done in awhile, worse then Kevin Brown. They needed RP and a CF, what do they go out and get JOHNNY DAMON! JOHNNY F*CKIN DAMON!! That's like St. Peter going down to hell and recruiting Lucifer to fight evil. I will not stand for it. Not only is he satan spawn but he doesn't nearly have the speed/range he used to, nor have an arm. This was a terrible fit and the only reason George did it was to spite Boston. If Damon is coming from any other team and no way does he get the contract he does. So until Johnny Damon is an "ex-yankee" my new team is: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Bullseye. 13M for this guy was only because he wore a B on his lid for the past few years and speared the yanks many times. Enjoy the noodle arm in that BIGGER centrefield of the Bronx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaborJet Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Signing Johnny Damon was by far the dumbest signing this franchise has done in awhile, worse then Kevin Brown. They needed RP and a CF, what do they go out and get JOHNNY DAMON! JOHNNY F*CKIN DAMON!! That's like St. Peter going down to hell and recruiting Lucifer to fight evil. I will not stand for it. Not only is he satan spawn but he doesn't nearly have the speed/range he used to, nor have an arm. This was a terrible fit and the only reason George did it was to spite Boston. If Damon is coming from any other team and no way does he get the contract he does. So until Johnny Damon is an "ex-yankee" my new team is: What were the other options out there? Do you think Bubba was the answer? Tori Hunter isn't available yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Lag The Yankees addressed all the needs you just stated. RP: Farnsworth, Dotel, Myers CF: Damon. Don't get me wrong. I'm totally commited to this Damon thing either. I would rather have had them go out and someone to take a Pavano or Wright off their hands and replace them but that isn't going to happen. As far as Damon is concerned. The Yankees get the true leadoff hitter they have searched for since the days of Chuck Knoblauch. If he scores 150 runs this year and plays as hard as he did in Boston he will win over the New York crowd real fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 The funny part (and I realize a CF was needed) is that Jeter actually was a better leadoff hitter than Damon last year. All the "true" leadoff stuff is just a phrase to make the signing more justifiable. With the Yanks cash though the move was a no brainer. Even if Damon is toast in another year the Yanks will just sign Andrew Jones or Tori Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 umm I dont know where this perception of Damon's poor defense is, but he was FAR above the league average in range for center fielders last year dont believe me? check his fielding stats on baseball-reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I didn;'t want him and I will say it is not a bad deal. His arm is the only negative. But it is better than what they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 The funny part (and I realize a CF was needed) is that Jeter actually was a better leadoff hitter than Damon last year. All the "true" leadoff stuff is just a phrase to make the signing more justifiable. I dont care what the stats say. Watching these 2 teams play each other, and watching the Yankees play almost everyday, its clear that Jeter is not a typical leadoff hitter. Jeters opposite field hitting and his willingness to bunt a guy over makes him the perfect #2 hitter. Probably the best #2 hitter in the league. The Yankees won with Jeter at #2. Damon is more of a nuisance and seems to keep fouling balls off time after time until he gets something to hit. Not to mention, Damon is probably a better RBI guy as a #1 then Jeter was. Jeter fouls off alot of pitches, but he also swings and grounds out on alot of 1st pitches. Not to mention his best seasons were as a #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Im thinking about going down to Modells and getting a Damon shirt. The yanks lineup improves drastically by this. Damon can cover alot of ground in center. Ofcourse Mets fans feel the need to chime in and complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Mets fans feel it was a good signing. If the Yanks get what they expect out of their pitching they are right there with the WhiteSox on paper. Johnny better be good though or he will get thrashed here in the same manner Yankee players were by their fans last May when things looked bleak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Jetlag, I might feel the same as you had we signed redsox players like Schill, Vaginatek, Manram, Ortiz, Nixon or Pedro. But we didnt. We signed Damon, who is a classy player who always hustles, never stares at home runs and never causes trouble in the lockerooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Jetlag, I might feel the same as you had we signed redsox players like Schill, Vaginatek, Manram, Ortiz, Nixon or Pedro. But we didnt. We signed Damon, who is a classy player who always hustles, never stares at home runs and never causes trouble in the lockerooms. Yeah he is a saint. Except for the whole cheating on his wife with some skank...abadndoning his children...and writing a "ha-ha" book about it after the fact. Im not passing judgement here because I looked the other way on that stuff too...but let's not cannonize Johnny Damon here! All those other people you mentioned are MUCH better guys than Johnny except Pedro and Manny who are lowlifes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Yeah he is a saint. Except for the whole cheating on his wife with some skank...abadndoning his children...and writing a "ha-ha" book about it after the fact. Im not passing judgement here because I looked the other way on that stuff too...but let's not cannonize Johnny Damon here! All those other people you mentioned are MUCH better guys than Johnny except Pedro and Manny who are lowlifes. Curt Schilling is the biggest piece of sh*t of them all. He makes Barry Bonds look like Jeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Oh I know, Curt is such a d!ck... he called out those cheating scumbags like Juicin' Jason Giambi* and Garroid Sheffield* and hurt their feelings for no reason. What a bully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Oh I know, Curt is such a d!ck... he called out those cheating scumbags like Juicin' Jason Giambi* and Garroid Sheffield* and hurt their feelings for no reason. What a bully. Yeah, and then he said that he totally over-exagerated the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Curt Schilling is the biggest piece of Sh#t of them all. He makes Barry Bonds look like Jeter. I get that you dont like him for (I guess) being outspoken!?!?! But how can you say Barry Bonds is a better person? Barry Bonds is the biggest scumbag in baseball this side of Gary Sheffield*. And you said Curt makes Barry look like Jeter!?!? Strange comparison. Does that mean you think Curt makes Barry look overrated? Barry Bonds is alot of things but overrated is not one of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MasonJet Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Yes, because a platoon of Williams/Crosby/Melky Cabrera would be much better than Johnny Damon. Sure we overpaid for him, but he was by far the best CF available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonJet Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I didn;'t want him and I will say it is not a bad deal. His arm is the only negative. But it is better than what they had. He does have good range and it's not like having a poor arm isn't something we're used to. Bernie's always had a bad arm but he was a Gold Glover a few years back. I figure Damon will be something close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 He does have good range and it's not like having a poor arm isn't something we're used to. Bernie's always had a bad arm but he was a Gold Glover a few years back. I figure Damon will be something close to that. Go RANGERS. We are in a tough stretch of games here, and still have Philly 7 more times. It won't be easy. I figure they need some 90-95 points to get to the playoffs. Anyway, about Damon, you infer an interesting point here. Damon might actually be like Bernie was before his range diminished over the past 3 seasons. Cover a lot of ground, and can't throw. Hey, we won a lot of WS with that combo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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