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« United 93 | Main | Some Things Never Go Out of Style » May 01, 2006Poor JohnnySo I'm watching the Yankees-Red Sox game, which is notable for Johnny Damon's return to Boston as well as the usual Boston-New York drama. The announcers are spending most of their time discussing Damon's decision to leave Boston for the Yankees. Personally, while I was sorry to see Damon leave, I didn't blame him for taking more money. I'd like to believe that I would stay in a place I loved for less money, but $12 million is a lot of money and I don't know if I could turn it down. But when Damon started whining about how the Red Sox had disrespected him (I wish I could be disrespected for $40 million over four years), I lost any sympathy I had for the man. Now he's apparently been whining for several days about how unfair it is that the Red Sox fans are going to boo him (a favorite sign tonight: "Looks like Jesus, Acts like Judas, Throws like Mary") after all he did for the Red Sox. Yes, Damon did a great deal for the Red Sox, and I won't soon forget his grand slam against the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. He played hard, he played hurt, and he was fun to watch. But he also decided that money was more important than his history for the Red Sox. The idea that fans are somehow unfair to hold that against him is ridiculous. I wouldn't boo him, but then, I don't boo people when I go to ball games. And Damon's decision to go public with his complaints just makes him look like a spoiled child. Do I wish he was still playing for Boston? Sure, and so do most Red Sox fans. But he could have done so and become part of the Sox pantheon of stars. Money was more important to him. Now he's unhappy because being greedy comes with a price? Remind me to feel sorry for him. Posted at May 1, 2006 06:53 PM
Comment policyI apologize for only allowing authenticated commenters, but comment spam overwhelms the site if I don't use those measures to prevent it. I reserve the right to delete any comment, although generally comments will only be deleted due to use of profanity or personal attacks on people. I have no objection to vigorous argument, but when name-calling begins, I'm putting a stop to it. In the immortal words of Eugene Levy, "People, people, let's stop this before somebody says something untrue!" If you want to call people names, I recommend you get your own blog. Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsEh, bygones. I still think they should have given him one cheer for his service for Boston. (Which they kind of did.) We cheer Dave Roberts and Orlando Cabrera for cryin' out loud. I know he went to the Yankees, but I think people forget how much money $12 million dollars is. $12 million dollars is a lot of money. P.S. Did I mention that $12 million dollars is a lot? $12,000,000.00. Posted by: Enrak at May 2, 2006 05:49 AM I guess I didn't express myself well. I don't blame Damon for going to New York. I just find it annoying that he wants to take the money and run and have the fans thank him for it. You can be a mercenary or you can be a fan favorite, but it's silly to expect to be both. Posted by: Andrew at May 2, 2006 07:36 AM Actually, I should have made myself more clear. I understood your post, I was just referring to the general situation and the actual fan reaction. I think we owed Johnny one good round of cheers for his past service. After that, we can boo him as much as A-rod. Posted by: Enrak at May 2, 2006 10:24 AM I understand that the fans in the bleachers were throwing Johnny Damon some $1 bills when he took the field in center field the other night. That is the only reason he left after all. It's all about the money. If Johnny Damon left for any other team than the Skanks, he might still be respected. Posted by: Shawn at May 5, 2006 06:11 PM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |
