Johnny Damon's been making the New York radio talk-show rounds the last couple of days. On the YES Network (our sister station), he told Michael Kay "Manny really wants out of Boston, just so he can relax and chill. If he played for the Mets, he probably wouldn't be able to chill much. But I think the Yankees would be a perfect fit for him, as well as for David Ortiz." I'm sure some Sox fans will be incensed. But really - what does he know about the Yankees clubhouse? Yawn.
If you want to truly waste 20 minutes of your life, check out his interview on the David Lee Roth show (available online in two segments: part 1 and part 2; via Surviving Grady). It's a truly remarkable interview, not for anything Damon says -- though it's sort of sad just how much he's trying to convince Boston fans (or himself) that he left because Boston didn't want him, and that money had nothing to do with it -- but for how absolutely, craptacularly, awful Diamond Dave is as an interviewer. I mean, his questions were sooo stupid. So incredibly, unbelievably stupid. (How stupid were they?) They were so stupid that even Johnny Damon thought they were stupid.
Speaking of stupid, today Damon and his wife are receiving a $245,000 Ferrari from his shoe company, Puma. And they're planning to live in the city.
"Manny really wants out of Boston, just so he can relax and chill. If he played for the Mets, he probably wouldn't be able to chill much. But I think the Yankees would be a perfect fit for him, as well as for David Ortiz."
ReplyDeleteLaughable is what it is. I mean if there is any place that is more uptight than the Sox clubhouse it is the NY clubhouse (from what I read). In fact they are saying how Damon might lighten it up.
I'm not going to worry about Damon - in fact I will not post or comment on him in a non-on-the-playing-field matter again, but I agree 100% that its sad to see him practically crying about Boston (kind of like Pedro did). what he's really trying to convince is himself that Boston didn't want him for what he thought he was worth. In the real world, you don't offer people $40 Million if they don't want someone. Well, not unless you are Larry King's divorce lawyer.
why can't you get us a ling a Surviving Grady?
ReplyDeleteDon't you know those boys?
Wow, why didn't Theo and the boys think of that? The Yankees can afford Manny, of course! And the burden would finally be off the back of the Red Sox. Maybe we can get one or two of those top Yankee prospects...
ReplyDeleteAnd we certainly don't need someone like Big Papi with his home town discount acceptance and general good will. I mean, he also seems terribly unhappy to play here...Damon is right...We should send both of them to NY where'd they be happy.
Ok, honestly now...with those quotes, doesn't it seem to be almost a foregone conclusion that there was no way Damon was re-signing here?
From Howard to David Lee Idiot, of course the interview sucked. You have to appreciate Howard Stern's interview skills to realize there is NO comparison with anyone else.
ReplyDeleteBut DLR did show excellent knowledge of baseball considering.
ReplyDeleteI mean for a NYer and all.
Check out my post today about Johnny at Things That Suck
ReplyDeleteSounds like I need to listen to Diamond Dave too, so I can do a post on him. From the little I have heard, it seems he sucks, but haven't heard enough to do a full post on yet.
Of course, with the amount of money Johnny's making, I'm doubting he'll have to worry about finding a parking spot.
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