I LOVED Johnny... his looks, his skill(besides the arm), his laid-back attitude. Then he has to turn around an become a sell out- and of all teams , the dreaded Yankees. I'm goig to the frist home red sox vs. yankees game May 1st. I will deffinitly be doing some booing to Johhny.
200770
I too LOVED Johnny Damon until he became a Johnny Judas.  Go anywhere... Just don't go to the Yankees.  I wish I was going to the game on May 1 as I would join you in booing him.  I am going to the game on 9/17 AT YANKEE STADIUM.  I was thinking of taking my old Johnny Judas t-shirt and burning it outside the stadium.  :o)
409233
It Occurs to me that anyone who is more concerned about someone elses team than their own isnt really a fan of ANY team... Thats you Georgie. Because in all honesty, if every 3 words out of 5 that spew out of yer mouth is about the Yankees and you have the Old english D as yer icon, i seriously call into question what the hell you TRUELLY are! I mean, are you a front running Detroit fan who only recently with this years success found god and the Tigers and decided to let go of your moms nipple and leave home to become a bandwagon jumping "Fan" of the Tigers. Or are you a closet yankee fan who became embittered by the fact they let go of sum player you adored so youve decided that to be what you are, a Hatter, is better than to root for them anymore.. ILD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW! I actually respect Detroit, and like their team, but can they actually WIN a World Series BEFORE you annoint them the team of the coming decade... afterall, it has been AWHILE for them. Talk about your team, talk about yer amazing pitching..talk about yer great manager, and blossoming young lineup and downright scarey bullpen... because if you were a real Tiger fan, THAT is what you would be doing you Freegin Pretender.  You beat the Hated Yankees and then in a WS that everyone and their grandmother thought the Tigers would Walk Through (including me), The Tigers get bent over, lubed up, and buttpounded on national TV... and now after reading the crap youve spewed on here, it couldnt happen to a nicer team. Oh! and by the way Georgie..PINETAR ANYONE!!?
634308
Hmmm...are you looking at this season only, or careers?  I think Pedro has been getting a raw deal when he pitches, because a few games they didn't back him up with any offense, so he ended up getting a no decision or loss.  Lately they've been on such a tear I think any pitcher will benefit on the mound.  (I'm going to the game tonight, so I hope they keep the winning going!)  Glavine has ended up having the best record so far for the Mets, which is awesome for him.  I think both are on their way to the All Star Game, and I would love to see Glavine get the start.  It's really great to see an older pitcher still being consistent and getting wins.  Personally, I like Pedro better because I enjoy his goofy personality - he makes me laugh, and keeps everyone smiling!\n\nThey're both locks on the Hall, but too bad neither will go in as a Met.  I'm still hoping that Glavine will get the Mets their no-hitter, so he'll be in the Hall as a Met for that!
69174
myself I think the deal about juicing has NEVER been proved. I mean come on people we are talking about a man that has played 20 years and has compiled some of the best stats EVER, and people want to trash everything he has done on whispers. Damn he started out on a crap team and lead it to be a contender. I think he has every god given right to be in the HOF. Look at some of the old timers in the hall... drunks, wife beaters, gamblers, I need not go on. I by far don't hate Barry and if most of the baseball public would get their heads out of their a$$es and get off the holier than thou seat they wouldn't either. Last I know he played in America ... ya know innocent until PROVEN guilty, and I don't mean people trying to make a quick buck with "tell all" books. Just my thoughts.....
594099
I live just outside Boston and I'm a huge Red Sox fan. Ever since Pedro left Boston, I have been "secretly" routing for him. I hoped for a Boston win, but with Pedro pitching well. And yes, he is a grade-A pitcher. As Peter Gammons has said many times before, "if he (Pedro) retired tommorow, he would be in the hall of fame with no doubt"
558308
Being from Cleveland, I get to watch the sox play the tribe alot. Everyone in their order can hit. They also have a solid pitching staff. They have a great shot at winning it again. I picked them to win it all again at the beginning of the season (and I'm a huge Tribe fan!). They're good, really good. \n\nPS - Yankees suck. They have so many good players yet they can't seem to win a series...The sox are a much better team @ at a much lower payroll!!
300821
Man....for the first time, I watched a Celtic v. Hearts home video of a fight between these....(for fear of being shot, i'll say crazies)...crazies.  These guys left guys laying in the street.  We thought things were rough in the states when cars are turned over and cars set on fire after a championship celebration (note: This only happens in some cities, not all....not even NY!).  Well, that violence to want to hurt a rival fan is sick.  I can't imagine Yankee and Red Sox fans ever meeting to go fist to fist.  It's a joke.  Those guys should face heavy jail time to detur it from happening more often.
189155
I agree with Jon. Everyone hates the Astros, I love them, every  night I sit waiting for a segment of the Astros dominating vicory, then only to be put down by the stupid people at espn. If the Astros win it all this year, which the will, nobody will care except the local media. To this I am disapointed
100231
I think they will get into the playoffs, but by the wild card.  They have good new talent, but the team never really worked together, so they will not be too good at the beginning of the season, but will be great by the end to the season!  And I think that Brian Roberts will be able to play on opening day too!  I think that they will be able to beat the Red Sox, but probably not the Yankees with all their new talent :(:(:(:(:(:(!
633347
News: Albert Pujols took batting practice, fielded grounders and ran hard in the outfield Tuesday. The Cardinals' star is getting closer to returning as he recovers from a strained oblique muscle suffered June 3. Pujols might be able to come off the DL in time for the Cardinals' weekend interleague series in Detroit. "He's stepping up the program. Everything so far, he's feeling good," manager Tony La Russa said, adding Pujols was not in any pain. "He'll keep stepping it up until he's game-ready. But there is a conditioning factor now, too. It's not just getting his legs in shape and his arm in shape, there is a lot to get ready."\n\nAnalysis: Keep Pujols reserved until the weekend at least, but he could return to lineups thereafter. That's great news for his owners at this point, but there's still a few rivers for his oblique to cross.\n\nDon't you love it when jack-holes like the 2 idiots above post stupid answers?
400744
He'll wind up with an AL team, but he may have to take a big salary cut to do so.  Not sure if NY would be interested in him or not...it'd be a good stadium for him, with the short right field...but he's always been a big disruption to a team.  (And they don't need another disruptive player right now.)\nHe'll sign with somebody.  Despite all his claims that he might retire, the egotistical piece of sh*t wants to surpass Aaron more than anything in the world.  He seems to think that it will "validate" him as a great player...despite the fact that he had to load up on steroids to do it.\nI'd love to see him in prison, but I don't think he'll end up there.  The only person who could really put him there is that guy who's been going to jail on contempt of court charges instead of testifying....and I suspect he will continue to do so.  (Wonder how much he's being paid not to squeal?)\nIronically, had Bonds NOT taken steroids, he would have wound up his career with a lot better reputation than he will now, despite all the gaudy batting statistics.
13858
i dont know but i HATE THE RED SOX MANAGMENT FOR IT!!!!! I used to love him too. He looks really ugly with short hair and a Yankees uniform. I think that he didnt want to go, he was like crying on the interview when he said that he was glad to be there.:-(
636115
I'm also an Angels fan.  I think we're getting better.  We really need colon and  erstad back.  We've had too many injuries, and our rookies weren't as good as they were supposed to be.  Morales, Napoli, and Jered Weaver are a nice surprise.  I don't know why we still pitch Jeff Weaver.  It seems like we always lose by a lot when he plays.  I think some of our youngsters in AAA might be better.
300634
I'm a long time White Sox fan so I'll never be completely down on Frank Thomas, yes he was a pouting brat sometimes, but he carried the White Sox through some lean times.  Once upon a time Frank was on a very elite career trajectory, legends of the game type numbers.  \n  Never was a fan of Thome back in the day, but what can I say, I hate all Cleveland Indians.  He's basically a good local guy(downstate Illinois?) with a killer bat when he's in shape and healthy.  He's exceeded my expectations, and I hope he keeps it up.\n  Incidentally, as first basemen they both make great DH's.\n\n-All that being said, Thome is my screen saver at work.
595549
As a die hard WHITE SOX fan I am hoping that they DO!  After our tremendous year last year and KNOWING what it is like to live in a town that has two teams but the other ALWAYS get the atttention (but for you at least the Yankees win  it still baffels me cuz the Cubs suck) I am rooting for them all the way!!   If the White Sox don't make it (? and I usually root for AL) and the METS do, I want you to know that there will be at least one person in Chicago that will be supporting them.  Screw the Yankees and Red Sox!  If you are a Mets fan -  God you have to be SICK AND TIRED of them!!!!!!!!!!!  Good luck!
642544
I'm a bit nervous how he'll hold up. He was saying just last week that there is still some pain in the wrist. Apparently it's normal, but he was supposed to have more than just a 1 game rehab assignment. Due to injuries to Bynum and Womack, however, he got rushed up to the Cubs. For whatever it's worth, I don't see the fortunes of Chicago changing, though, with his presence. They've dug themselves a hole that I just can't see them climbing out of.
392221
With the exception of Peter Gammons, the gang at BT has been stealing their checks for years.  They're a bunch of loudmouths who have no idea what they're talking about most of the time, and who would rather spout nonsense than to dare check the facts before talking.\n\nAs for predictions, remember that John Kruk also predicted Randy Johnson to win 30 games in a season when he came to the Yankees, so you can't put much stock in anything they say.  Steve Phillips is a moron, Kruk is a once-good player who really has no grasp of analysis, and the rest of those guys are quite poor.\n\nI won't fault them too much for picking the Yankees, but I'm guessing that they didn't spend much time looking at the other teams.  Those clowns are no smarter than many of the people I find posting on this site, and they only influence those who are too dumb to think for themselves.