Comments on: Damon a Victim of Greed in Today’s Baseball http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229 A Digest of New York Baseball: We talk Mets, Yankees, and Minor League News, Opinion, Rumors, and Analysis Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: barry http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229&cpage=1#comment-24234 barry Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:48:12 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229#comment-24234 Damon's price will come down as there doesn't seem to be a lot of bidding on him. But now that the Yankees added Granderson and Nick Johnson, they will have so many lefty hitters. They may have to go with a right handed hitter for left field to give the line up some balance. Damon’s price will come down as there doesn’t seem to be a lot of bidding on him. But now that the Yankees added Granderson and Nick Johnson, they will have so many lefty hitters. They may have to go with a right handed hitter for left field to give the line up some balance.

]]> By: Pete http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229&cpage=1#comment-24193 Pete Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:18:33 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229#comment-24193 I'm glad he's gone. Yeah, I liked him too when he was younger in KC and Oakland, and even early in his Boston tenure, but the guy is awful in the field, to the point where running on his arm is a joke to teams like the Angels. He had a nice year at the plate but that was 50% the new stadium, 35% the fact that it was his contract year, and 15% Johnny Damon. And seeing as it was his walk year, I fully expect his offensive numbers to decline in 2010, wherever he is. I’m glad he’s gone. Yeah, I liked him too when he was younger in KC and Oakland, and even early in his Boston tenure, but the guy is awful in the field, to the point where running on his arm is a joke to teams like the Angels. He had a nice year at the plate but that was 50% the new stadium, 35% the fact that it was his contract year, and 15% Johnny Damon. And seeing as it was his walk year, I fully expect his offensive numbers to decline in 2010, wherever he is.

]]> By: gfd http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229&cpage=1#comment-24189 gfd Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:17:12 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229#comment-24189 The demon seed (boras) got played by his biggest customer. Cashman's first transaction was to secure an outfielder,to take away any leverage boras/damon would have. He did it so smoothly.boras was still saying how great damon is and needed by thevYankees, comparing the contract Jeter (a home grown Yankee) will get, as something damon should get too. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR BIG MARKET TEAMS TO STICK IT TO boras FOR YEARS. He is bad for baseball. If you can't afford to go to a game or take your family, blame boras The demon seed (boras) got played by his biggest customer.
Cashman’s first transaction was to secure an outfielder,to take away any leverage boras/damon would have.

He did it so smoothly.boras was still saying how great damon is and needed by thevYankees, comparing the contract Jeter (a home grown Yankee) will get, as something damon should get too.

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR BIG MARKET TEAMS TO STICK IT TO boras FOR YEARS. He is bad for baseball. If you can’t afford to go to a game or take your family, blame boras

]]> By: Boo Taubman http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229&cpage=1#comment-24188 Boo Taubman Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:15:36 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229#comment-24188 That's not the point. When you hire an expert you follow their lead. Boras knew Damon wanted to be a Yankee, and Boras misplayed the hand. It's not his first misplay, and his reputation is tarnished. He doesn't know how to adjust to the economy. He's a bully. That’s not the point. When you hire an expert you follow their lead. Boras knew Damon wanted to be a Yankee, and Boras misplayed the hand. It’s not his first misplay, and his reputation is tarnished. He doesn’t know how to adjust to the economy. He’s a bully.

]]> By: Andrew http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229&cpage=1#comment-24187 Andrew Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:45:02 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=19229#comment-24187 Boras didn't hold a gun to Johnny Damon's head. Ultimately he is an employee of Damon and if Johnny had directed him to behave differently or had fired him, this might have turned out differently. Boras didn’t hold a gun to Johnny Damon’s head.

Ultimately he is an employee of Damon and if Johnny had directed him to behave differently or had fired him, this might have turned out differently.

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