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	ESPN - Yankees snatch Damon away from rival Red Sox - MLB
		Damon fills a double void for the Yankees, giving them a speedy center fielder who can cover ground and a leadoff hitter to top a potent lineup that also includes Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, AL MVP Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi.
		Johnny Damon's new deal with the Yankees is yet another example of how the era of free agency has changed sports forever.
		Damon is the first star player to switch sides in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry over the past few years, although role players such as John Olerud, Alan Embree, Ramiro Mendoza and Mike Myers have done it.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2266983 (1254 words)

	Johnny Damon Bobblehead, New York Yankee Bobble head
		Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays center field for the New York Yankees.
		Damon was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft out of Orlando's Dr. Phillips High School, where he had been teammates with A. Pierzynski; he was the 35th pick overall.
		As a part of his exercise routine, Johnny admits to pursuing cars from one end of his block to the other on foot.
	www.bobbleheadbob.com /johnny_damon.html (260 words)

	Johnny Damon \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Damon was only a 20-year-old minor leaguer when an advertising agency cast him in a commercial with Kansas City Royals legend George Brett.
		As one of the few veterans, Damon felt pressure to be a leader in the clubhouse and on the field.
		Damon had hoped to remain in Kansas City, but the Royals' financial woes prevented them from signing him to a long-term deal.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Damon_Johnny.stm (795 words)

	Bio - Johnny Damon Wikipedia Johnny Damon
		Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.
		According to Damon's autobiography, he was only the 4th leadoff batter in the history of Major League Baseball to ever drive in more than 90 runs in a season.
		Damon gained some notoriety for the prominent beard and long, uncut hairstyle he brought with him to spring training in the 2004 season, contrasting with his previously clean-cut appearance.
	www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewtopic/johnny_damon_wikipedia?t=273968 (1098 words)

	Johnny Damon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johnny was born on an Army base and spent much of his early childhood as an "Army brat," moving to several bases before his father left the Army and settled the family in the Orlando area.
		Damon batted 2nd in the lineup for 156 at bats in 2002, accounting for nearly all of the rest except for various pinch hitting appearances.
		Damon is the third notable Red Sox player in the past 12 years to "switch sides" and sign a contract with the Yankees, following in the footsteps of Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens (though Clemens signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in between stints with the Red Sox and Yankees).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Damon (1733 words)

	Hair he comes - Newsday.com
		Damon and the Yankees were putting the finishing touches on a four-year, $52-million contract, according to multiple sources.
		Damon is really the perfect acquisition for the Yankees, particularly after it became clear that other centerfield targets Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells were not on the market barring exorbitant pricetags in terms of player compensation.
		While Damon went into the offseason preferring to remain in Boston, a place he loved, he started to become annoyed at their unwillingness to pay close to what he figured the market told him he was worth.
	www.newsday.com /sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spdamon1221,0,7603605.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines (685 words)

	RotoChamps.com : Johnny Damon
		Johnny Damon said Wednesday that he has "a little crack in one of the bones" in his right foot.
		Johnny Damon is expected to miss the rest of the weekend series with Toronto due to a left knee bruise.
		Johnny Damon was held out of practice yesterday due to a tender right elbow, according to the Boston Herald.
	rotochamps.com /mlb-1262-Johnny-Damon.html (1211 words)

	YAYsports! MLB - Steroids Central: Johnny Damon Archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Johnny Damon will not be eligible for the game after being diagnosed with tendonitis in his throwing elbow.
		Johnny Damon may be forced to miss the next round of the WBC (assuming Team USA makes it that far) due to a sore throwing shoulder.
		Damon told Sox fans that he was sorry in an interview with WBZ Channel 4.
	www.yaysports.com /mlb/johnny_damon (1384 words)

	Hair he comes - Newsday.com
		Damon and the Yankees were putting the finishing touches on a four-year, $52-million contract, according to multiple sources.
		Damon is really the perfect acquisition for the Yankees, particularly after it became clear that other centerfield targets Torii Hunter and Vernon Wells were not on the market barring exorbitant pricetags in terms of player compensation.
		While Damon went into the offseason preferring to remain in Boston, a place he loved, he started to become annoyed at their unwillingness to pay close to what he figured the market told him he was worth.
	newsday.com /sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spdamon1221,0,7603605.story?... (698 words)

	Johnny Damon : USAToday.com - Johnny Damon Biography from USAToday.com
		Damon homered off the Twins' Carlos Silva in his first at-bat of the spring, but he doesn't have a single extra-base hit since, a span covering 49 at-bats.
		Damon didn't disclose what the personal issues were that caused him to leave the team.
		ET Johnny Damon is expected to miss at least a few days after leaving camp due to personal issues.
	fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=2130 (377 words)

	Bio at BlinkBits. Johnny Damon
		Damon was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft out of Orlando's Dr. Phillips High School; he was the 35th pick overall.
		Damon has gained some notoriety for the prominent beard and long, uncut hairstyle he brought with him to spring training in the 2004 season, contrasting with his previously clean-cut appearance.
		Damon is the third notable Red Sox player in the past 12 years to "switch sides" and sign a contract with the Yankees, following in the footsteps of Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens (though Clemens signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in between stints with the Red Sox and Yankees).
	www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/johnny_damon_bio?f=9457 (2192 words)

	Red Sox' Leading 'Idiot' Johnny Damon on 'Beating the Curse' - Associated Content
		It was Johnny Damon that put the label of “Idiots” on the 2004 team: “We’re not going to try to figure it out,” Johnny Damon told a reporter during the 2004 season, when asked how they were going to beat the Yankees.
		Damon covers the controversies, from Pedro Martinez’ actions in the clubhouse and on the field, including his ‘self-defense’ roll-over of the charging Don Zimmer from the Yankees during the 2003 playoffs, to the trading of Nomar Garciaparra.
		Johnny Damon is not only a good player, but from living in Boston, I remember those old Red Sox teams with their 25 cabs 25 guys attitute.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/3663/red_sox_leading_idiot_johnny_damon.html (924 words)

	JockBio: Johnny Damon Biography
		Johnny David Damon was born on November 5, 1973, in Ft. Riley, Kansas, to Yome and Jimmy Damon.
		Johnny always had great speed, and he first realized how fast he was in the fourth grade, when a group of girls began chasing him at recess.
		Johnny was firing on all cylinders by October, and had four hits, a walk and two steals against the Yankees in the opening game of the playoffs.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Damon/Damon_bio.html (4769 words)

	Johnny Damon at AllExperts
		Johnny was born on an Army base and spent much of his early childhood as an "Army brat," moving to several bases before his father left the Army and settled the family in the Orlando area.
		Damon batted 2nd in the lineup for 156 at bats in 2002, accounting for nearly all of the rest except for various pinch hitting appearances.
		A notable minority of fans cheered Damon on when he tipped his hat off to his old team's dugout and to the rest of Fenway, but the majority of the park took part in various jeers when Damon was at bat and on the field.
	en.allexperts.com /e/j/jo/johnny_damon.htm (1619 words)

	Johnny Damon News
		Johnny Damon is back with the Yankees after a two-day excused absence to tend to a personal matter.
		Johnny Damon received permission from the Yankees to attend to personal matters away from spring training : Damon was given permission to leave camp after talking with Torre and general manager Brian Cashman...
		Johnny Damon is disappointed with his performance last year, specifically his average with runners in scoring position which, at.260, was 38 points off his lifetime average, and by his lack of performance in...
	www.topix.net /who/johnny-damon (650 words)

	Boston Red Sox - Hair's Johnny: Damon shocks - The Boston Globe
		Heads turned as Damon, fully bearded, with his brown hair flowing to his shoulders, submitted one of the best impersonations of Jesus of Nazareth this side of "The Passion of the Christ." But no one knelt before him.
		Damon's zany look may seem as if he never recovered from the serious concussion he suffered in Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Oakland.
		Damon said he rested much of the winter and gained 15 pounds, going from 205 to 220.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/02/26/hairs_johnny_damon_shocks (972 words)

	Major League Baseball : News : Major League Baseball News
		Damon also confirmed the agreement in an interview with WBZ-TV in Boston, citing the Yankees' aggressiveness as a major factor in his decision to move from Fenway Park to Yankee Stadium.
		Damon's agent, Scott Boras, had been looking for a seven-year deal for Damon, who was the top center fielder available on the free-agent market.
		Damon, who was one of the major players in Boston's 2004 championship run, is well-known for his long hair and beard, but he knows that by taking the Yankees' money, those will both have to go.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051220&content_id=1285418&vkey=hotstove2005&fext=.jsp (942 words)

	Sports: Idiot at play
		If Damon was a cult hero last year for bringing his Jesus-like looks into the cathedral of baseball, he has emerged now as a full-blown cultural icon and a rapidly expanding commercial entity.
		Damon knew going so high-profile would lead to some criticism, including a few barbs tossed by his ex-wife and former high school sweetheart, Angie Vannice, after Damon detailed some of his womanizing ways.
		Damon is 31 and in the last year of his contract with the Red Sox.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/04/22/Sports/Idiot_at_play.shtml (1135 words)

	Boston Red Sox - Damon jumps to Yankees - The Boston Globe
		Almost as stunning as Damon's decision to sign with Boston's storied archrival was that the Red Sox did not learn of Damon's decision until they were contacted by reporters last night.
		Damon said he spoke with manager Terry Francona, urging the Sox to step up their efforts to re-sign him.
		Damon in an earlier interview with New York Newsday had expressed some frustration with the turbulence in the Sox front office and the departure of some of the teammates he valued most, like free agents Bill Mueller, who signed with the Dodgers, and Kevin Millar, who remains unsigned.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/12/21/damon_jumps_to_yankees (1421 words)

	Johnny Damon - Bats - Baseball - New York Times Blog
		Johnny Damon was the underdog — the big underdog — to Snoop Dogg when he played the rapstar in Xbox 360 football for charity during Super Bowl week.
		Damon knew he was in trouble when Snoop’s pre-game preparation included implementing his own offensive and defensive formations.
		Meanwhile, Johnny Damon was excused from Saturday’s workout to deal with a personal issue and will probably miss at least a few days.
	bats.blogs.nytimes.com /tag/johnny-damon (958 words)

	Major League Baseball News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When the Red Sox signed Johnny Damon to a four-year contract on Dec. 21, the team acquired not only an impact leadoff hitter, but also a player who could patrol the vast center field reaches of Fenway Park.
		The 28-year-old Damon batted.256 with nine homers and 49 RBIs for the Oakland A's in 2001.
		Johnny Damon will be patrolling center field at Fenway Park and batting in the leadoff spot for the 2002 Red Sox.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=bos_20020207_battingarounddamon_news&team_id=mlb (788 words)

	Johnny Damon, It's Shearing Time - Deadspin
		Johnny Damon is less Caveman Lawyer, more caveman from South Park who's perpetually stuck in the mid 1990's.
		As much as I loved Damon during the 2004 World Series run after that was over he pretty much sold out in as many ways as possible, obviously culminating with his signing with the Yankees which was predicted towards the end of last season.
		Johnny was a God in this town and will sorely be missed (especially by all female fans under the age of 18 in their pink Damon shirts), but also by the fans that like actually have a leadoff hitter that hit.300, scored 100 runs per year and set the table for Big Papi and Manny.
	deadspin.com /sports/baseball/johnny-damon-its-shearing-time-144432.php (2065 words)

	Johnny Damon's success feeds off his confidence; Red Sox center fielder has learned to deal with pressure during a ...
		Now, as Damon puts his past seasons behind him and battles the expectations stoked by Red Sox fans desperate for a championship--he has a chance to prove once and for all that he can conquer a mighty challenge.
		Rewind to 1992, Damon's senior year at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida when he was rated the top schoolboy prospect in the country by Baseball America and his team was ranked No. 1 by USA Today.
		Damon was as self-effacing off the field as he was talented on it.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_7_61/ai_86826858 (975 words)

	Johnny Damon Signs With 'Evil Empire' - Sports
		Damon insisted that his decision was not based on money, and that he was proud to be joining a winning organization.
		Damon, who appeared clean-shaven with a new haircut, put on a Yankee baseball cap and jersey as he posed for pictures with members of the team's front office.
		Damon, who was a member of the 2004 World Series Champion team, batted.316 last season with 10 homers and 75 RBIs with Boston.
	www.thebostonchannel.com /sports/5627245/detail.html (469 words)

	Johnny Damon Photos - Johnny Damon News - Johnny Damon Information
		Johnny turned down a baseball scholarship for the University of Florida to sign with the Kansas City Royals for a $300,000 salary.
		Johnny has played for the Royals (1995-2000),the Athletics (2001),the Red Sox (2002-2005) and right up until this time the Yankees.
		Johnny was a teammate of White Sox`s catcher AJ Pierzynski in high school.
	www.tv.com /johnny-damon/person/264975/summary.html (294 words)

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