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...
feels fun great since
If this is any indication, this is going to be a fun year. It feels awesome. Since Day One it's been great here.
against anonymous career fight hurt last pitch risked sources stuff taken thrown time
I don't know where all these anonymous sources come from. Unfortunately we're in Boston, so there's stuff being thrown out there, ... Schilling's been hurt and it's taken him time to get ready. I even said after the season, in my book, that Schilling risked his career to go out there and pitch against the Yankees. He could have been done after last year. He wanted to come back and fight again and try to get us back to where we were last year.
hitting last week
We've done this without Manny hitting the last week to 10 days. It's going to be pretty interesting when he does.
guy knows picked takes teams win
He's a guy a lot of teams would take No.1. He knows what it takes to win games. ... He picked up the whole team with one swing. That was awesome.
ahead expect games job win yankee
Going into Yankee Stadium, we expect to win. We know what the job ahead of us is. We need to win as many games as possible.
angles arm fastball given knows mike spot throw trouble
He's always given me trouble. Mike has so many arm angles and he knows how to spot his pitches. He can set you up with that change-up and then throw a fastball right by you.
boston couple incredible last score
He's been pretty incredible for the last couple of months. We just need to score him some runs. He's been awesome. Not just recently, but he's been around for a very long time. He's what Boston is all about.
clear focus happens helpful love mind night outfield ready year
I actually love it. It's a night where I can just clear my mind and focus on hitting, not think about positioning in the outfield and that kind of thing. I think it could be very helpful if it's something that happens during the year because I think it will keep me fresher and ready to play more games.
good players return walked
He didn't even want to look at me when he walked back to center. He's done that to many players -- especially me -- so it's good to return the favor.
fastball throw
He can set you up with a changeup, then throw an 88-mph fastball by you.
If that's what we get, one at bat, that's the way to do it.
expecting rest run slowing walking
I feel great. I was expecting to be out there yesterday, but they just wanted to rest me a little more. I can run when I need to. It's the slowing down part; it's the walking part that hurts.
extended game good great johnson randy scenario tim wish
I feel good about things. Worst-case scenario here, we would've only been one game up, so three's all right. We wish we could've extended it, but Randy Johnson pitched a great game, as did Tim Wakefield.
definitely help knows smart talent week
I feel like it's going to be great. He's a talent and he knows what he's doing. He knows how to communicate and he's a smart player. Getting this week in with him is definitely going to help me out.