The Yankees keep plucking Red Sox stars out of Beantown and placing them in pinstripes. And that's not including such "B" list stars as Mike Torrez and Luis Tiant -- other Red Sox who fled to the Bronx.
Damon: Money talks, as alwaysDamon, the erstwhile Red Sox centerfielder, is set to sign with the Yankees. He says he is doing so because "New York came after me hard and that impressed me. I'm headed for New York."
The Curse of the Bambino may have been crushed, but still the Red Sox play second fiddle to the hated Yankees.
Damon's exodus not only creates a gaping hole for the Red Sox, it is a double whammy because it instantly makes the Yankees the favorites to win the AL East. Suffice it to say that if Red Sox fans were going to have to say goodbye to Johnny Damon, the absolute last place they would like to see him land is in New York. But that's where he's destined, scruffy beard, long hair and all.
It's hard to believe that Damon once plied his trade in the podunk town of Kansas City, isn't it? Once he was a budding star playing for a crap team; now he has traded up, twice, and is roaming the hallowed centerfield of Yankee Stadium. The pastures of Dimaggio and Mantle. The greenery of Murcer, Rivers and Williams.
Johnny Damon wasn't all that much in the 2005 postseason, but then again neither were any of his teammates. Hence, their early exit. The Red Sox defended their crown with the force of a gentle breeze. But Damon was spectacular in the 2004 championship run, and even though he is no spring chicken, he is still one of the most complete players in baseball.
And now he wears pinstripes, which must make the members of Red Sox Nation want to choke on their baked beans.
You have to think that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner gets an extra little sadistic pleasure in signing free agents from Boston. It's like GM snatching Lee Iacocca away
from Chrysler. Or Tubby's luring Jared from Subway.
Johnny Damon wears pinstripes this morning because the Yankees were aggressive and relentless in their pursuit, as they always are. There hasn't been a World Series parade in Manhattan in five years and counting. That's too long, when you are constantly buying filet mignon at the meat counter.
3 comments:
Hey, doesn't George require his Yanks to be clean shaven? What the hell is the caveman Damon going to do now? Just curious. Look, I really don't care who the Yankees sign... I still don't see them winning the World Series.
Hey, have a nice holiday.
Ha, i was goin to post the same comment. Steinbrenner does require him to shave and get a haircut. But that will ruin his marketability. Without the hair and beard people will not recognize him.
Moves like this are why I can't completely hate the Yankees. A small, dark part of me admires them for their bravado. Not only do they fill two needs (centerfielder, leadoff hitter), but they weaken their biggest rival in the process.
And it'll be interesting to see what the Red Sox look like without Damon. With his long hair, scruffy beard, and "Idiot" persona, Damon gave the Red Sox their identity.
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