For anyone who saw the Yankee game last night, surely we all had expectations as to the type of welcome Johnny Damon would receive from the crowd in Boston. Past precedent (Wade Boggs) indicated that Damon would be welcomed with a chorus of "boo's". But, I thought to myself "Damon's pretty classy and did great things for this team. Maybe they're thankful for all he's done and they'll wish him well." Wow, was I wrong!
Not only was Damon not received warmly, he was downright mistreated. These are fans who had not won a world championship in 86 years and they have NO RESPECT for one of the key members of that championship team. Although he looked like a mountain man for several years, Damon's a pretty sincere guy. He cares about the fans, his teammates and most of all, the game. So to show some class, he tipped his batting helmet toward the Boston dugout, which got some of the crowd to realize that he was a really great player and a great guy. However, after he grounded out, he went back to the Yankee dugout and was visibly shaken.
I'm the last guy to defend a player who switches teams for reasons that appear to be centered around money. But, in this case, the Red Sox really did not make an attempt to keep Damon and the Yankees offered not only more money, but the prospect of CONSISTENT winning as well as a fan-base that has some class.
When Johnny took the field in center, fans started throwing dollar bills, some 20's as well, onto the field, "giving Damon exactly what he wants." As far as I'm concerned, scoop those bills up Johnny, and enjoy a night at the bar on the WORST FANS IN THE WORLD. You deserve it.
Welcome to New York Johnny. We're glad to have you. Thanks for showing the same amount of class up in Boston that we will always show you.
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2 comments:
are you kidding? name one yankee that went to the red sox... i'll wait.
you know why i'm still waiting? because there aren't any. it's something you don't do.
red sox fans while sometimes rough around the edges are all about loyalty. if johnny damon wants more money thats fine but go to any other team except the yankees.
if he came back as an oriole or indian, he'd get some boo's but mostly cheers. instead he chose to go to the one team that is hated more than satan in a very catholic town - the yankees.
he should have known that when he left and if he thought he be treated differently, then he never got to know the fans who loved him while he was there.
he commited the one unforgivable sin in boston. so nice guy or not - he asked for it.
wells doesn't count - he's an all-around scumbag who doesn't care about anything or anyone.
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