Johnny Damon and the Yankees
Taking some quotes from the New York Daily News and Newsday:
Damon, the Red Sox’s center fielder and leadoff hitter, is a free agent after this season and the Yankees likely will need someone to replace Bernie Williams. The Yankees are unlikely to exercise their $15 million option on Williams for 2006.
No no no no no. No no no no no. No no no no no.
A “true Red Sox”, eh? And no, no he couldn’t challenge Jeter as “matinee idol” (whatever that is). Jeter’s special. Jeter’s everything you want. Damon… Damon’s not. And here is why (in the very same articles):
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One 11-year-old girl, Casey Moran, was crying and speechless after meeting with her favorite player.
“Sometimes you do that to fans,” Damon said. “You know she’s real passionate about the Red Sox, and perhaps me as a player.”
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“I have a decent following here in New York City,” Damon said. “It’s kind of like if [Derek] Jeter had something go on in Boston, people would show up. I think people have all the respect in the world for Jeter, and I think people have a lot of respect for me here in New York.”
(Emphasis mine).
So, again, why isn’t Damon like Jeter? Because, as far as I have ever seen, he doesn’t talk like this. He doesn’t talk about what he does to fans, how passionate his fans are about him, what kind of following he has, what kind of respect other people have for him. People simply show respect for him because he’s earned it fom them. He doesn’t talk about the respect people have for him.
Via Pro Sports Daily.
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April 6th, 2005 at 8:13 am
Once an IDIOT … always an IDIOT.