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...
facing guys team tough
It's tough facing guys you've never faced, that your team has never faced.
falls guys hitting scoring
Just not hitting with guys in scoring position. It falls to our hitters.
excited great guys hopefully pride ready
I've been excited the whole time. It's something we have to take great pride in, and hopefully the guys will show up and be ready to play. I know I am.
fooling game guys hurt playing whether
So many times, you see guys getting hurt whether they're just fooling around or not playing very hard. For me, I have to keep up with the routine, play like every game may be my last.
ball best exactly good guys last saying threw timing work
I think the guys were pretty much teasing him saying he should have did that last year. He's the best. I thought he threw the ball well. It was good to see the best right out the chute. I know exactly what I need to work on. Get my timing down. It was a good day.
across enjoyed forever group guys love room sure teams
It was a group of guys who enjoyed each other, a group of guys who would love to play forever with each other. You don't have those teams too often, ... I look across the room and I'm not sure if I'm going to play with these same guys for another year. I could be on another team. They could be on other teams.
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.
afraid american-athlete feeling guys people speak whatever
It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.
almost continuing couple game guys hearing last looked passion played players respect rules wrong
This game is much more than we've been hearing about over the last couple of years. Players do have passion for this game. Players do respect the game. Players are clean. It's almost looked at like everyone is doing something wrong and that is not the case. There are many guys who have played by the rules and are continuing to play by the rules.
family four good guys next spend time
I'm going to spend a lot of time with these guys and I want to get off to a good start, say 'Hi' and kind of get things rolling. This is going to be my family for this season, the next four seasons.
definitely guys healthy hit knew quick somebody trouble unless
I knew when it was hit they were definitely going to be in trouble unless somebody called the ball. Those guys are so important to our team, we need them to get healthy as quick as possible.
guys mix team
I mix in well with any team I am on. The guys here have made me feel very comfortable already.
bats gotten guys mode swinging
Some guys haven't gotten into the mode of swinging the bats real well.
guys
First of all, what do you guys think about this? Obviously, keep on snapping away.