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...
close win
We're going to get better. We need to know how to win those close games.
fortunate players scoreboard yankees
We're fortunate that the Yankees lost. Everyone is scoreboard watching, the players and the fans.
best extended game great leaving randy ready stretch wish
Worst-case scenario, we would have been only one game up leaving here. Three?s all right. We wish we could have extended it, but Randy pitched a great game, as did Wake. That?s the best Randy?s been all year. He?s getting ready for the stretch drive.
deserved stay threw
I figured, if I threw it up in the stands, it deserved to stay there.
arm ball concerned feels pain threw throw
There was no pain whatsoever. I loosened up and threw the ball fine. I'm going to go at it the way I have to. If I have to make the throw I'll do it. I'm not too concerned about it. My arm feels good.
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.
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.
drink happy people positive start tested threw
I just think people want to start something with anybody. I'd be more than happy to take any test. There's no way. If I tested positive for something, it's going to be because someone threw something in a drink or did something like that.
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.
bragging proud represent team
It's the world bragging rights. And I'm proud to represent Team USA.
panic special
There's no panic in here. We know we have a special team.
baltimore caught plays positive tough towards
Baltimore plays us tough all the time, but we caught them towards the end of the season. There's been a lot going on here. That was a positive for us.
leave red
Hopefully, we can get it done pretty quickly, ... I'm going to leave it on the Red Sox. They're on their timetable. They always have been.
cheers fans felt heard regardless
Regardless of the reaction, I felt like a lot of fans wanted to see it. I heard more cheers than jeers.