Jinx wrote: ya me imagino las caras de los RedSox Fans jajajajajajajajajja...btway is Mariano Rivera gonna play with PANAMA???
Not sure yet.
"Rivera is enormously popular in Panama and said during All-Star Week festivities in Detroit that he would represent his country under the right circumstances. But he expressed some concern about missing part of Spring Training."
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Jinx wrote: This is so far the BEST JOKE of 2005 jajajajajajaja
Joke???
Damon jumps to Yankees Deal with New York worth $52m
By Gordon Edes and Chris Snow, Globe Staff | December 21, 2005
A Red Sox offseason of discontent and upheaval took another shocking turn last night when free agent center fielder Johnny Damon, who had achieved rock star status in Boston, defected to the New York Yankees, agreeing in principle to a four-year, $52 million contract that will become official when he passes a physical.
Almost as stunning as Damon's decision to sign with Boston's storied archrival was that the Red Sox did not learn of Damon's decision until they were contacted by reporters last night. CEO Larry Lucchino, who already has endured intense criticism in the wake of Theo Epstein's unexpected departure as general manager Oct. 31, was in charge of the Damon negotiations and said last night he had not been told of a deal by either Damon or his agent, Scott Boras.
''We have received no such notification," Lucchino said in an e-mail after having referred to ''ongoing negotiations" with Damon in an earlier e-mail. ''No further comment."
Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, reached by telephone last night, also said he was unaware of Damon's agreement with the Yankees.
''No, I'm not aware of it," Werner said. ''We knew there have been conversations [between the Yankees and Damon]. I'm not surprised by it. I knew how interested they were in him. But you're telling me something I didn't know.
''If that's true, I'm disappointed, but nothing surprises me anymore."
John W. Henry, the Sox principal owner who had met with Damon at the owner's Florida home not long after Damon filed for free agency, did not reply to an e-mail seeking comment as of midnight last night. Boras also did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.
The Yankees' offer, while far short of the seven-year, $84 million deal Boras had set as the target price for Damon, trumped the four-year, $40 million proposal Lucchino made to Boras during the baseball winter meetings in Dallas two weeks ago. The Red Sox are not believed to have moved off that offer, though in a conference call with reporters yesterday afternoon, co-general manager Jed Hoyer described talks with Boras ''as very productive."
The Yankees, who publicly took the posture they were prepared to begin the 2006 season with extra outfielder Bubba Crosby as their everyday center fielder, swooped in while the Sox, according to Damon, did not respond to his appeals to become more aggressive in their attempts to sign him.
''It was a very tough decision, but New York came after me aggressively and that's what sealed the deal," Damon told Channel 4 last night. ''They showed they really wanted me. I tried with Boston, waiting for them to step up, but unfortunately they didn't and now I'm headed to New York.
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The Yankees have aquired Johnny Damon (The Last of the Mohicans...lol) This solves their centre field problems....and gives them a premier lead off hitter......Once again putting the Yankees on the top of the list of contenders for the World Series. Their weekest point is still pitching......We'll see how they do....
THAT FUCKEN SUCKS!!!! I LIKED HIM AS A RED SOX!!! I HATE THE YANKEES THEY JUST BUY THE BEST PLAYERS AND WIN FUCKEN HATE THEM!!!!
The Yankees have aquired Johnny Damon (The Last of the Mohicans...lol)
This solves their centre field problems....and gives them a premier lead off hitter......Once again putting the Yankees on the top of the list of contenders for the World Series. Their weekest point is still pitching......We'll see how they do....
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"Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission."
"Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission."
