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WEEI: Hurting Damon apologizes to Fenway crowd

Get in line Kauffman/Coliseum crowds.

The last thing Johnny Damon wanted to do was miss his return to Fenway Park for the first time as a member of the Detroit Tigers. But the outfielder, who starred on the 2004 World Series champions, had to pull himself out of the starting lineup before Friday’s series opener with sharp pain due to spasms in the middle of his back.

...“I tried doing everything I could to get ready for this game,” Damon said after Detroit’s 6-5 win. “I know we’re very shorthanded. I wanted to come out and play in front of the Fenway crowd without wearing that Yankee uniform. But that looks like it’s going to have to wait.

“I’m not sure how long this [injury will take to recover]. You could say it came out of the blue. I felt it before the game in Tampa [Thursday]. I didn’t really think much of it after the game [Thursday] but when I started moving around today, I was in considerable pain.”

Repoz Posted: July 31, 2010 at 12:42 PM | 9 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Nasty Nate Posted: July 31, 2010 at 04:54 PM (#3604819)

thanks for game seven. no apologies necessary for this sox fan.

2. Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Moral Idiot

Posted: July 31, 2010 at 05:09 PM (#3604825)

Nobody can really not like Johnny Damon, no matter what team you root for. He's one of the only players I can imagine being a TY and a TRS while wearing a Tigers uniform.

3. Forsch 10 From Navarone (Dayn)

Posted: July 31, 2010 at 05:19 PM (#3604830)

Jim Bunning is not impressed.

4. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: July 31, 2010 at 07:31 PM (#3604941)

It's beyond heartbreaking that Johnny Damon's 34th game back in Fenway Park will be delayed.

5. Fly, the most judgment-free human being on Earth Posted: July 31, 2010 at 07:39 PM (#3604954)

It's beyond heartbreaking that Johnny Damon's 34th game back in Fenway Park will be delayed.

Umm. Yeah, it is. Johnny Damon was wearing a Yankee uniform for the last 33. I was there for the first one of those, and I was on my feet, booing the jersey. Last night, I was also there, 7th row behind home plate. I wanted nothing more than to cheer for Johnny Damon, one of the 25. This was the game where we could have given Johnny Damon the welcome home that he deserves. I think he honestly thinks that Sox fans hate him, when we absolutely do not. We hated the jersey he was wearing for the past 5 years.

6. Joe Bivens, Idiot Posted: July 31, 2010 at 08:07 PM (#3605012)

The guy's a halfwit and an egomaniac. (I know, I am repeating myself.)

7. Fly, the most judgment-free human being on Earth Posted: July 31, 2010 at 09:47 PM (#3605119)

Yes. He is. But he's one of the 25.

8. Steve S. of TYA Posted: August 01, 2010 at 03:18 AM (#3605301)

I know we’re very shorthanded. I wanted to come out and play in front of the Fenway crowd without wearing that Yankee uniform. But that looks like it’s going to have to wait.

JD-"Check that, I meant to say that 'dirty, stinking' Yankee uniform.

9. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: August 01, 2010 at 03:37 AM (#3605315)

The guy's a halfwit and an egomaniac. (I know, I am repeating myself.)

You are also describing yourself.

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