You have to love Johnny Damon, vol. 34

A New York Yankees blog by Chad Jennings and the staff of The Journal News

The fans pressed up against the fence near the Yankees’ clubhouse in right field were howling for Johnny Damon when he came off the field.

Once he got in the clubhouse, he turned to a few of us and smiled.

“It’s unbelieveable a not-so-good ballplayer can create such a stir,” he said.

Matt March 16th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
naaa he’s just one of the better leadoff hitters in the game lol.
MikeD March 16th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
That’s not what he was saying when he was negotiating a contract…
Jeremy March 16th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Was he talking about Carlos Lee?
Linda March 16th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Maybe he was referring to Arod. /rollseyes
Brian March 16th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
OK lets start some trouble –

If Ichiro gets fed up in Seattle and hits the open market next summer, do the Yanks go after him for some more speed at the top of the line up and move Damon down to hit 7th or 8th, or do we resign OBP machine Abreu?

Or do we hand it over to Cabrera?
Or maybe go after a right handed bat and keep Cabrera as 4th outfielder?

Any thoughts?
Thurman March 17th, 2007 at 9:20 am
The answer is Cabrera. The Yankees will look to get younger, and Ichiro does not qualify for that categorization. The Yankees also will look to get less expensive, and Ichiro does not qualify for that categorization also. Cabrera, Thompson, Reece, Gardner and Tabata are the next outfielders you will see patrolling the outfield over the coming few years.

I still thin that an outfield of Soriano in left, Rivera in right, Thames in center and Cabrera in any field would be better than what they have today.

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