-Johnny Damon, you are dead to me. If you were on fire in the street in front of me, I would not put you out. In fact, I'd probably be the reason you were on fire in the street to begin with.
That being said, the loss of Johnny Damon to the Yankees is not the end of the world. He's not Ted Williams, after all. Even EA Sports' MVP 2005 says the man has a candy arm. I distinctly remember something on the order of, "They like hitting to center field, 'cause they know it's not coming back at them..."
Commenters on a pair of threads at Soxaholix noted that Damon wanted too much money for what he was worth to the team. The front office either got caught by surprised, or agreed with the analysis of the commenters. We shall see how Mr. Damon does in the City of New York.
-The prospect of getting Miguel Tejada is not unwelcome. A long-time Orioles fan that I know would probably swallow his tongue if Boston picked him up, so it might be worth pursuing on that basis alone. It would be fun calling him up and laughing every time Tejada contributes to a Boston win, especially over Baltimore.
-I am eagerly looking forward to following as many games as possible on my new XM radio. That "FEBRUARY 16, 2006" notation on the lower info line mocks me too much! Of course, I'll have to buy a home kit for the thing so that I can lay out in the back yard looking at the stars or something.
-I need a new Red Sox hat. Mine now is faded as if it were an old Conrail unit that last saw the paint shop prior to the introduction of the "CONRAIL QUALITY" scheme. This has been confirmed by comparison of pictures taken December 2004 and visual inspection as of December 2005.
UPDATE: What was I thinking, mentioning Conrail where the Norfolk and Western Railway would do? May the shade of Racehorse Smith forgive me! My Red Sox hat is faded like an N&W unit painted in Pevler Blue. Ahem.
Posted by Country Pundit at January 4, 2006 11:44 PM | TrackBack