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...
care east red teams time wild winner year
We don't care about how we get there, as the East winner or the wild card, we just want to get to the playoffs. It's the most important thing. We're going to be gunning for these teams and this is the time of year for the Red Sox to show that we can shine.
angles arm knows spot
Moose is going to have a big year. He has many arm angles and he knows how to spot his pitches. He just knows what he's doing out there.
looking outside perfect pitches plate threw tough
More times than not, he's going to come through. He threw some tough pitches on the outside of the plate to get him looking out there, then he threw a perfect pitch in. Shields was an All-Star for a reason.
great healthy opening ready
Obviously, it's great to be with the team. I think we're pretty ready to go. We'll try to get to Opening Day as healthy as we can, and we'll be all right.
busted foolproof games guys half miss missing mistakes positive quality season somehow step sure
Missing 75 games or whatever, that's half a season your team, if you're a quality player, your team's going to miss you. I think it's a positive step for the union. Unfortunately, you can't make everyone happy. Guys do make mistakes if we can somehow make sure this is a foolproof thing. We want to make sure guys know what they're being busted for.
flew four
My four years in Boston, he never flew out.
feels room win
We're excited. Everyone in the room feels like we can win a championship. If we don't win, it would be a shame.
hope
Let's hope so. We've still got to play well.
bother calling name prepare start teammates
My teammates know that that stuff's not going to bother me. It just really doesn't. I had them prepare me before the game. I told them to start calling me every name in the book.
groove minor seem starting team
I was starting to feel the groove again, and then I had this minor setback, ... But I'm not going to feel dissuaded by my performance. As long as the team wins, that's OK. Unfortunately, they seem to coincide.
tight worried
I would be jacked up. But I'd be worried about that high, tight pitch.
bear given hug love twisted wish
I wish I could have given him a bear hug and twisted his arm, but he's a pretty big guy. Obviously, we would love to have him here.
arm definitely hopefully twist wish yankees
I wish I could bear-hug him and twist his arm but he's a pretty big guy. We definitely want him. Hopefully when he makes his decision, the Yankees will come up first.
coming good keeps
Many thought he was done years before this, but he keeps coming back, as good or better than ever.