Coming from someone who liberally threw around the "traitor" and "judas" labels, among others, Bostonist should probably be the last one to talk about how much of a raw deal Mr. Damon got from the crowd last night. But when you hear that one of the most beloved players on your team decided to sign with the enemy, of course there will be a knee-jerk reaction. Of course you'll call home names—and probably names worse than "Judas", "Benedict Arnold", "Demon", etc. There'd probably be an f-bomb thrown in there somewhere, but Bostonist digresses.
The facts stand as such - Johnny Damon, no matter who he plays for, helped the Redsox win. He was consistent, cheerful, the frontlines against the volatile Boston media, played through pain, gave the team another character to identify with, and most of all he was a catalyst on the team that won this city a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Yeah, bros, he totally "sucks", doesn't he?
Johnny came out in the first, tipped his helmet to the crowd, the team, and Tito Francona, showing an abundance of class. It might be painful and somewhat heartbreaking but Bostonist would have shown the respect to that Yankee player.
Bostonist hates the Yankees as much as the next guy. Actually let's clarify that - Bostonist hates the Yankee uniform. There's actually an amount of respect held for some of the bombers - Joe Torre, Bernie Williams, Mariano Rivera, and yes, even Derek Jeter. Those guys in particular are class acts and winners. Giambi and Sheff are cheaters, and Jorge Posada looks like Rizzo the Rat. So don't get us wrong, there *is* contempt.
The one mistake you can hold over Johnny Damon's head? The fact that he said he could never play for the New York Yankees. Let us remind you though, that Mr. Damon was never, ever, known for his prowess with stringing words together that either made sense or were in good form. So because of that, you would think that these true idiots would have found a soft spot in their hearts for Johnny. It's too bad there's no spell check equivalent for when you're making signs on bedsheets with sharpies.
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