Comments on: Johnny Damon: Hall of Famer? Not for me http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137 "... the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.” -- Earl Weaver Mon, 20 May 2013 02:30:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pdowdy83 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137&cpage=1#comment-4636 pdowdy83 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:55:49 +0000 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137#comment-4636 Oh and by no means do I think the 3 players I listed above should be in, just that he isn't as good as they were at their peaks and none of them are in so neither should he. Oh and by no means do I think the 3 players I listed above should be in, just that he isn’t as good as they were at their peaks and none of them are in so neither should he.

]]> By: pdowdy83 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137&cpage=1#comment-4635 pdowdy83 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:53:22 +0000 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137#comment-4635 He should be in the perfectly acceptable player hall of mediocre. You nailed it on the head. He is a decent ball player but if Andy Van Slyke, Dale Murphy, Don Mattingly and others aren't in there is no way in hell Damon should be. He should be in the perfectly acceptable player hall of mediocre. You nailed it on the head. He is a decent ball player but if Andy Van Slyke, Dale Murphy, Don Mattingly and others aren’t in there is no way in hell Damon should be.

]]> By: clark17 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137&cpage=1#comment-4627 clark17 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:21:36 +0000 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137#comment-4627 Agree on his defense. He can still hit the ball well enough, though. Some of the local media here in Tampa were surprised that the Rays didn't bring him back because, let's face it, the Rays need the dudes. Their hitting is awful. Agree on his defense. He can still hit the ball well enough, though. Some of the local media here in Tampa were surprised that the Rays didn’t bring him back because, let’s face it, the Rays need the dudes. Their hitting is awful.

]]> By: Mark L http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137&cpage=1#comment-4625 Mark L Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:03:47 +0000 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137#comment-4625 No argument from me. It's amazing how quickly his defense went bad. 'Steep decline' is not a strong enough phrase. No argument from me. It’s amazing how quickly his defense went bad. ‘Steep decline’ is not a strong enough phrase.

]]> By: clark17 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137&cpage=1#comment-4624 clark17 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.nationalsarmrace.com/?p=4137#comment-4624 Yeah, I'm pretty sure the Neyer piece is a spoof. Still, if the league gave annual awards for funniest quotes, Johnny would have won it every year and made it to Cooperstown on the first ballot. A favorite of mine was when Manny Ramirez tested positive for PEDs when he and Damon were with the Rays. Johnny told the press "You know how in the movie 'Rock Star' Mark Wahlberg walks off the stage and says I got to (go to the bathroom) and never comes back? I had no reason to think it, but I just knew that I wasn't going to see him again." Yeah, I’m pretty sure the Neyer piece is a spoof. Still, if the league gave annual awards for funniest quotes, Johnny would have won it every year and made it to Cooperstown on the first ballot.

A favorite of mine was when Manny Ramirez tested positive for PEDs when he and Damon were with the Rays. Johnny told the press “You know how in the movie ‘Rock Star’ Mark Wahlberg walks off the stage and says I got to (go to the bathroom) and never comes back? I had no reason to think it, but I just knew that I wasn’t going to see him again.”

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