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...
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.
facing guys team tough
It's tough facing guys you've never faced, that your team has never faced.
four hits night tough
This is only one game, but it's disappointing. We had only four hits and we can't do that. It was a tough night to hit for everybody, but we have to do better.
embarrass expect given gloves good hard last league major single throwing tough win
The last thing we want to do is to embarrass our country, with how much they've given to every single Major League player. We can't go there and get embarrassed. We need to go out, hustle, play hard and do all that good stuff. There are some tough teams, so we can't expect to go out and win just by throwing our gloves on the field.
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.
chasing feels incredible tough yankees
It all feels tough still. It's not just the Yankees chasing us, it's all the wild-card teams, too. It's been an incredible race.
tough
It was awesome. He had some tough at-bats, but he showed what he could do.
bunch definitely games guys stepping tough
They weren't intimidated by our lead. It's going to be a tough year, a bunch of tough games with those guys. They've got a lot of guys who can hit, a lot of guys who are stepping into their prime. They definitely are very dangerous.
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.
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.
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.