Tag Archives: Johnny Damon

Quote: Cashman Admits to Bad Offseason

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via the NY Daily News: "I didn't have a great winter last year," the general manager said. "A lot of the things I wound up doing didn't benefit us as much as I wish they would. Some didn't benefit at all." Yeah, Cashman had a bad offseason. Fresh off winning the 2009 World Series, ...

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Johnny Damon Wants to Come Back to Yankees

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via the NY Post: Johnny Damon will be wearing a new hat next season and he is very open to it having NY on the front of it. "I would love to have that as an option," Damon told The Post when asked if Johnny II in The Bronx were a possibility. "It would be very ...

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Yankees News: $40 Parking, Hughes, Sabathia, Pettitte, and More

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees and Twins go back at it tonight at Yankee Stadium. Phil Hughes is on the mound for the Bombers and Brian Duensing is on the bump for Minny. Game time is 8:37 despite how badly I would love the game to start at 7:37. Here are some notes: Going to a playoff game ...

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Red Sox Claim Johnny Damon Off Waivers; Damon Rejects

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Update 6:29: So Johnny Damon has rejected a move to his former team the Boston Red Sox. Here is more from the NY Daily News: Damon was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox, but he would have to waive his no-trade clause to permit the teams to make a deal. He told reporters ...

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Cashman Made A Mistake Signing Winn

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Last offseason the Yankees were in the market for an outfielder that could hit lefties. The tricky thing was that Johnny Damon was a free agent. The Yankees didn't want Damon though. They didn't want to deal with the hassle of dealing with his agent Scott Boras and certainly didn't want to give in to his ...

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Damon Gets His World Series Ring

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees were presented with their World Series rings on opening day with former Bomber Jerry Hairston Jr. and Hideki Matsui on hand to get their rings. Melky Cabrera and Eric Hinske, now with the Braves, got theirs from Hairston, Chad Gaudin and Edwar Ramirez, now with the A's, got theirs when the Yankees went ...

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Damon: Everything is Good Now

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Former Yankee Johnny Damon and general Manager Brian Cashman got a chance to meet on the field yesterday when the Tigers played the Yankees in a spring training game. It was the first chance the two sides met since Damon's somewhat ugly divorce from the team this offseason and from all accounts their chat went very ...

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Breaking News: Damon Won't Play in Meaningless Game, OMG!!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

So Johnny Damon won't be playing in this afternoon's game against the Yankees because of turf toe. Really? Is this news? I guess it is compared to some other stories that have been out there over the past two days. Unless you think A-Rod's lawyers meeting with Feds as a news story, but I don't. Of course ...

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Former Yankees in Pictures

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

I was checking some new pictures of former Yankees. They look pretty weird so I thought I'd pass them along. Apparently the Yankees were keeping a lot of players from growing facial hair, especially Jason Giambi. We've got Johnny Damon in a Detroit Tigers uniform: Austin Jackson in a Detroit Tigers uniform (I like Granderson, but it ...

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In the Wake of Hurricane Damon

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Like Phil Coke (R), Johnny Damon will have plenty of time to grow his hair out. There has been quite a lot of talk about Johnny Damon this offseason. So much that the Yankees replacing him in the lineup with Nick Johnson could not stop it, signing of Randy Winn leaving no room ...

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