You had no right to boo, he says
The Optimistic Patriot tells Red Sox Nation to wipe the spittle off its chin:
... Sox Nation forfeited the right to boo Damon when the Red Sox traded away Bronson Arroyo. Arroyo played the sucker, signed for a hometown discount because he wanted to stay in Boston, and the Sox immediately traded him. I guess loyalty is a one-way street because I missed the booing for Henry, Warner, Epstein, etc. for taking advantage of Arroyo. ...
One suspects Mr. Patriot does not travel in the same circles as Amy over at Pasquinade, who reports on watching the game at Game On next to Fenway:
... I attracted stares from a chinless wonder as I yelled at the television for Johnny Damon to shut up, shut up, SHUT. UP. I hate your helmet doff, I hate your douchy new hair, I don't miss your lackluster offense (HA HA). ...
Soxaholix, meanwhile, ponders Yankee killer David Ortiz and the returning Doug Mirabelli:
... Considah this. How lucky are we that yesterday in cities all across America the men in blue were tasked with crowd control at immigrant protests while here in Boston the police were taking on the most solemn and earnest duty of escorting the Red Sox backup catcher to Fenway? ...
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I do agree with Patriot.
I do agree with Patriot. Not about Johnny, but about Bronson. I want him back almost as much as I wanted Dougie back. I think most Sox fans wanted Bronson to stay in town, and thought it was a crap move by the front office to trade him when he took a deal to stay.
He's not your ex.
Johnny Damon is not your ex-husband. He does not owe you anything. He never took any oath of loyalty to Boston. He's a professional, and the fact that you like watching him work doesn't change the fact that he'll go wherever he feels like it, and play for whatever team he wants to.
And don't pretend you wouldn't move to NYC for an extra 3.3M/yr if you could do the same work there. I'd do it for a lot less.
No kidding he's not my
No kidding he's not my ex-husband. I wouldn't marry someone who cheats on his wife and mother of his kids.
I do thank Johnny for what he did for us while he was here in Boston. Nor do I support the absolutely deafening media din that will apparently accompany his every visit to Boston this year because it's going to get tiresome. But this is the first time he's been in the baseball spotlight since he went to the Yankees, it's the first time he had to face Sox fans en masse since he went to New York. I think Coco is the better CF, and we're lucky to have him. It's not about Coco at all. Johnny took the money and ran. He has the right to. And I have the right to boo him for taking an extra $3 million and going to the team I hate.
I too loved the fact that
I too loved the fact that our State Police were utilized to bring our returning Wakefield catcher to Fenway Park in less than 12 minutes. Brilliant. Now when I'm late for a show or a game, I guess it'll take me an hour from basically the same spot in East Boston to Fenway. Unless it's 3AM and there's no one on the road..
Johnny sucks not for taking the money
but for runnning his mouth about all manner of things after the fact. Jesus could this douche bag (seriously, read his book, he's an ass) ever shut his mouth?
If he just said "hey, they offered me more, I took it." I doubt he would have gotten the same reaction...well, probably more of a 1-1 boo to cheer ratio at least.