Once an idiot. Now an A-hole

Johnny Damon is a jerk. More than that, he's stupid. He really stuck it to the fans now. Usually I think the players are just doing good business, and I think that they can work wherever they'd like. This, however, is just not right.

After leading the Red Sox to the once unthinkable World Series Championship, JD has left the Sox for the Hated Yankees. And for once, I think this is a real example of a player having no class. We know it isn't money. The Yankees didn't pay much more than the Sox would have paid.

No, clearly this is about attention, and how Johnny can get more of it. He knows that if he stays with the Sox, that it is not particularly big news. He knows that if he goes somewhere else, its not particularly big news. But having signed late last night with the Yanks, he is already the number one sports story of the day and one of the biggest regular stories of the day.

Just another way to add to that Damon ego. The thing is, there were things that we all liked about the guy. And assuming that he is a good guy, then all of those quirky things make him a cool eccentric neat kind of guy. However, when you find out that he is a selfish jerk, then suddenly it casts a different light on all of the fun quirky things he did before.

And he gave up the chance at a real legacy. To be one of the few guys to bring the Sox from almost a century of bad luck and losing the big one. He gave up the chance to be one of those special baseball legends. The kind that everyone remembers, even though they weren't hall of famers.

Heres one:




Fernandomania in LA in the early 80s. One of my earliest baseball memories. Fernando didn't end up being a legendary pitcher, but his legacy as a Dodger is Legendary and unforgettable.


Heres one on the way perhaps.



Eric Gagne. I don't know whats going to happen with him. I know that he is THE most popular Dodger out there. I know that people go to the games just to see him. I know that Angelinos stay till the end of the game just to see him. Contrary to what you might have heard. And if he walks from the Dodgers this year, and went to the Giants we would be devastated.

And that just the Dodgers/Giants. A rivalry that has not been nearly as intense as the Yanks/Sox of late. Devastated I tell you.

Johnny, you suck. Everybody around the league. Royals fans, D-Backs fans, Mariners fans, everyone hates you. Everyone is blown away.

Welcome to being the Poster Boy for Selfish Ballplayers everywhere. At least A-Rod will like you for taking that crown from him. And by the way, better not slump in April because the Yanks fans will turn on you too.

Jackass!

-T