Thursday, December 22, 2005

So Captain Caveman's a Yankee now

Written by Patriotsy2k

When I think of Johnny Damon leaving the Sox, I
immediately think of 2 moments. That game in Tampa
this past season when he made an amazing catch to
save the Sox in the 9th, then let off the 10th with
a homer to win it. Then I think of a home game in
late August against Detroit when he fielded a base
hit and barely got the ball back to the infield,
with the runner easily scoring from 2nd.

Is his shoulder still damaged? Is he going to get
clutch hits in NY like he did for the Sox (remember
game 7 of the ALCS?)? Will he fit in with the
straight-laced Yankees? Biggest question yet - how
will the Sox make up for this loss? Gammons on
SportsCenter today mentioned that this is a bigger
loss for the Sox than a bigger gain for the Yankees.
I agree with this. Take away the Beckett trade, and
this has been a lousy offseason. Starting on Halloween
night, up until today, there is cause for concern.
I like Loretta, yet there are now too many holes.

Think back to the 2003 offseason. Theo was able to
sign Walker, Millar, Mueller, and Ortiz. They all
contributed greatly, and 3 of them lasted through the
'05 season. Now the Sox new GM tandem need to have the
same success with free agents, or the whining you heard
today is going to continue all of 2006.

1 comment:

Alan said...

I don't know if it's because of the holiday season, but I agree with what Godfather and Patsy2k wrote. Strange. I like the idea of getting Reed from the Mariners; I've also heard Brad Wilkerson discussed which I like. It wouldn't be the end of the world if they signed Preston Wilson for a year, and went after Andruw Jones or Torii Hunter next year.

I like the Godfather's view of the future, but it's too early to write off next season. Granted, the front office looks like a mess and there's way too many question marks right now. But the team still has Schilling, Beckett, Ortiz, and hopefully Manny. That's still a strong core. Also there's plenty of time for the Sox to make more moves.

Finally, besides spiting the Red Sox, I think the Yankees did this to spite me and my little site. I try to take a break, and next thing I know they pull off this deal. Thankfully Patriotsy2k came through with a post.