February 4
Detroit Free Press
columnist Jamie Samuelsen
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Johnny Damon Detroit Tigers … any drawbacks you can see?Everything about this story strikes me as reactive, not proactive. Damon claims he wants to be a Tiger. While I'm sure that's true, it's only because he hasn't been able to find another team or another salary that fits his desires. We all wanted to go to the prom in high school. But once the most-popular and best-looking girls were going with the most-popular and best-looking guys, you had to move down the list. This is Damon asking the nerdy-looking girl from chemistry class. (As an aside - I love Scott Boras' line about how Damon insisted he could make the Yankees a winner before he signed there. Hey Johnny - see all those ..."