50 Results for johnny damon

Eventually, Damon will remain a Yankee

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Yes, Johnny Damon says he has to think about moving on. But no, he's not really going anywhere...

Blog | December 16, 2009

Top 100 players of the decade

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...and reaped untold millions of dollars for the players. * Speaking of Boras, it says here that Johnny Damon won't be giving the Yankees a "hometown discount." To which I respond, "Why on earth...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...in context. * Another useful guide to how the other half lives (and buys a baseball franchise). * Johnny Damon's one-man double steal? It wasn't just the greatest play in World Series history...

Blog | November 04, 2009

Is Matsui's Yankee career almost over?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Tyler Kepner wrote last week, there just isn't room on the roster in 2010 for Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui. So which one goes? That may depend on their agents, but Matsui looks...

Blog | November 03, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 4

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Hero: Johnny Damon, after singling with two outs in the top of the ninth, promptly stole second base ... and...

Blog | November 02, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 3

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...run. Hamels unraveled, giving up a single to Derek Jeter and a two-run double to Johnny Damon before getting yanked from the game. Costly Move: None, really. Maybe Hamels shouldn't have thrown...

Blog | November 01, 2009

Godzilla in the outfield?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...one thing if the choice was between a poor-fielding Matsui and, say, Ben Francisco. But Johnny Damon and Nick Swisher were both exactly as good as Matsui this year, hitting-wise. The only...

Blog | October 30, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 2

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...first base umpire Brian Gorman would have been a major goat for ruling that Howard caught Johnny Damon's line drive in the same inning. (In fairness to Gorman, even the super-slow replays...

Blog | October 29, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 1

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...In the bottom of the sixth with a runner on first base, Lee not only caught Johnny Damon's little pop-up, he caught it so nonchalantly that the Yankees may have guessed that...

Blog | October 28, 2009

Yankees spend wisely, and win

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Yankees picked up for a song, is only 28. Meanwhile, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada and Johnny Damon and Mariano Rivera all seem to have discovered the fountain of youth; Jeter and Posada and...

Blog | October 22, 2009

Smackdown: Damon vs. Abreu

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...has a better chance at the Hall of Fame: the Angels' Bobby Abreu or the Yankees' Johnny Damon? While twittering during Game 4, I was inspired by Johnny Damon's long home run to...

Blog | October 21, 2009

Is Ellsbury the new Pierre?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...match those numbers since. He has been given many comparisons to other players, including Fred Lynn, Johnny Damon and Ichiro Suzuki. So far though he has fallen short in different ways, like batting eye...

Blog | June 30, 2009

Nady out; Yankees pat?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...April -- is a switch-hitter who's equally effective against lefties and righties. Left fielder Johnny Damon is enjoying the finest season of his career. The corner infield positions are manned by two...

Blog | June 26, 2009

Video: BBTN Web Gems, May 27

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Baseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Wednesday.

Blog | May 28, 2009