View Full Version : I heard Damon was booed at the Ranger game the other night
Is this true? Boy, talk about a rough crowd. The guy hasn't played one inning as a Yankee yet and he is getting the shaft.
RhodeyYankee2638
01-31-06, 06:03 PM
Hockey fans, what do you expect. They dont know he's a yankee yet
Sheff_Rod
01-31-06, 06:16 PM
Maybe a lot of them were Met fans.
StaceyRosie
01-31-06, 06:22 PM
Maybe a lot of them were Met fans.
Nah...most Ranger fans I know are Yankee fans. We boo are own players, don't you know that?!
;)
Boogiedown Bomber
01-31-06, 06:28 PM
Is this true? Boy, talk about a rough crowd. The guy hasn't played one inning as a Yankee yet and he is getting the shaft.
:lol: :lol:
yanksconstantino24
01-31-06, 06:30 PM
I don't think there is anything wrong with fans booing Johnny Damon (now or on Opening Day). I could be wrong, but I don't think Damon is the kind of player that will be bothered by what the fans think of him.
Tino got booed in 1996 too, and still things turned out pretty good for him and the Yankees. Hope the same thing happens with Damon. Boo him until he's earned it, then cheer him after he helps you win.
Yankeees
01-31-06, 06:41 PM
I don't think there is anything wrong with fans booing Johnny Damon (now or on Opening Day). I could be wrong, but I don't think Damon is the kind of player that will be bothered by what the fans think of him.
Tino got booed in 1996 too, and still things turned out pretty good for him and the Yankees. Hope the same thing happens with Damon. Boo him until he's earned it, then cheer him after he helps you win.
I'd rather cheer him until he earns the boos.
surge511
01-31-06, 06:51 PM
I think I read somewhere he was booed because there was stubble on his face, not because of who he is. I also heard there were cheers mixed in. I think the boos were more of a joke than anything else.
NYYBombshell
01-31-06, 06:52 PM
He better get used to it......there will be a lot more where that came from come Opening Day.
StaceyRosie
01-31-06, 06:54 PM
I won't boo him on Opening Day...unless he's 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts.
JeffWeaverFan
01-31-06, 06:55 PM
I'd rather cheer him until he earns the boos.
He's coming from the Red Sox so he's got to earn the cheers. Not the other way around.
RhodeyYankee2638
01-31-06, 06:57 PM
He's coming from the Red Sox so he's got to earn the cheers. Not the other way around.
I still boo David Justice
DiMaggio5CF
01-31-06, 07:00 PM
This is a Red Sox guy from the 2004 Championship team who said that he'd never play for the Yankees and did so for the money.
If he's done anything to earn a reaction one way or the other, it's the boos that he's earned.
donniesrecordholdsup
01-31-06, 08:12 PM
it was mets fans. people assume mets and jets fans are always islanders and nets fans. not if they dont live in long island or jersey.
Evil Empire
01-31-06, 08:50 PM
He's coming from the Red Sox so he's got to earn the cheers. Not the other way around.
They should be booed for going to the Red Sox, not coming from there.
So basically, Flaherty should be booed.
DiMaggio5CF
01-31-06, 09:01 PM
They should be booed for going to the Red Sox, not coming from there.
So basically, Flaherty should be booed.
But the whole "I'll never play for the Yankees" thing earns him serious negative points.
BronxByTheBay
01-31-06, 09:18 PM
He better get used to it......there will be a lot more where that came from come Opening Day.
Actually, don't bet on it. We open the season in OAKTOWN, BABY!!! Yankee Stadium West, motherf*ckers!!!!!
Out west, we CHEER our boys. ;)
Actually, don't bet on it. We open the season in OAKTOWN, BABY!!! Yankee Stadium West, motherf*ckers!!!!!
Out west, we CHEER our boys. ;)
On opening day I wouldn't expect the usual Yankee dominant crowd.
JeffWeaverFan
01-31-06, 09:33 PM
They should be booed for going to the Red Sox, not coming from there.
So basically, Flaherty should be booed.
I'm not saying he should be booed, but he's got to earn the cheers coming here. Pretty much just like every other player that comes here, but especially for Sox players.
As for Flaherty, we didn't want him back and I think most Yankee fans would have wanted Flaherty to go to the Sox.
Sheff_Rod
01-31-06, 09:33 PM
It's a good thing they don't open in YS.
Since Damon is probably the worst baseball player on opening day.
Evil Empire
01-31-06, 09:59 PM
I'm not saying he should be booed, but he's got to earn the cheers coming here. Pretty much just like every other player that comes here, but especially for Sox players.
As for Flaherty, we didn't want him back and I think most Yankee fans would have wanted Flaherty to go to the Sox.
It shouldn't be that way, really. But whatever.
As for Flash, I was joking. He's a nice enough guy, he shouldn't be booed.
I'd rather cheer him until he earns the boos.
Agreed
NewEraYanks2527
01-31-06, 10:19 PM
Since Damon is probably the worst baseball player on opening day.
What?
JeffWeaverFan
01-31-06, 10:44 PM
It shouldn't be that way, really. But whatever.
Well, that's the way it is. Not saying I'm going to boo him (I'm not), but I don't care if others do. Especially at a Rangers game - when it is a completely different set of rules.
They should be booed for going to the Red Sox, not coming from there.
So basically, Flaherty should be booed.
I'm not saying he should be booed, but he's got to earn the cheers coming here. Pretty much just like every other player that comes here, but especially for Sox players.
As for Flaherty, we didn't want him back and I think most Yankee fans would have wanted Flaherty to go to the Sox.
Hehe... this is getting existential. Its time for Eric Van to make a formula about it so that we finally know for sure that the Red Sox will win.
KevinBaseball
02-01-06, 07:38 AM
I think I read somewhere he was booed because there was stubble on his face, not because of who he is. I also heard there were cheers mixed in. I think the boos were more of a joke than anything else.
Was a poll taken after the game asking people A) Were you booing B) What were you booing at C) was it a sarcastic boo
If not, why would an author wenture to guess?
dabomb2045
02-01-06, 11:08 AM
I was at this game (it was the Saturday afternoon game against the Penguins)
there were alot of cheers mixed in....although I would say it was 65-35 in favor of boos. I just took it as there are alot of non-Yankee fans in the crowd. I went with 3 of my friends, and they are all Mets fans....so they booed him.
Kulish29
02-01-06, 11:14 AM
I heard it was a mix of boos and cheers.
Although, when they showed Tiki on the screen at the same game, apparently the place erupted in cheer. :lol:
dabomb2045
02-01-06, 11:16 AM
I heard it was a mix of boos and cheers.
Although, when they showed Tiki on the screen at the same game, apparently the place erupted in cheer. :lol:
this is true...everyone likes Tiki, even if they arent Giants fans :lol:
SoCal Pinstriper
02-01-06, 11:19 AM
Damon said he already felt like a Yankee. Some fans booed him at a Rangers game Saturday, but Damon said he would win them over soon.
"I know I won't be accepted by them until I start playing well," Damon said. "If I play well, they're going to accept me." http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/sports/baseball/01damon.html?pagewanted=all
Mr. Mxylsplk
02-01-06, 12:39 PM
What?
I can only find 3 years of game logs, but he's 0 for 13 on the past 3 opening days.
StaceyRosie
02-01-06, 12:39 PM
I can only find 3 years of game logs, but he's 0 for 13 on the past 3 opening days.
That's weird.
LuckyLopez
02-01-06, 01:23 PM
I can only find 3 years of game logs, but he's 0 for 13 on the past 3 opening days.
Strange enough, it seems to hold up. By my math he's 4 for 37 with 2 RBI, 1 R and 0 XBH in 9 opening days.
Mr. Mxylsplk
02-01-06, 02:06 PM
Strange enough, it seems to hold up. By my math he's 4 for 37 with 2 RBI, 1 R and 0 XBH in 9 opening days.
Maybe we should let Bernie start in CF for the opener. ;)
LuckyLopez
02-01-06, 02:21 PM
Joe DOES like the historical stats. (see Wilson, Enrique; Martinez, Pedro)
yanksconstantino24
02-01-06, 05:09 PM
Maybe we should let Bernie start in CF for the opener. ;)
No way. I like Bernie alot, but I hope the next time I see him playing center field is on Old Timers Day a few years from now.
DontHateOnNumber2
02-02-06, 09:52 AM
But the whole "I'll never play for the Yankees" thing earns him serious negative points.
Yeah, but I'd still cheer for him......when he's wearing the Yankee picstripes.
ryanthe13th
02-02-06, 09:48 PM
Well, I would say 'That is because the Rangers suck' but they beat the Islanders down tonight, so I will wait a week to post that.
Dooley Womack
02-02-06, 09:51 PM
He better get used to it......there will be a lot more where that came from come Opening Day.
Why?? This makes no sense whatsoever. The 2006 season opener is in Oakland. He's been out of Oakland for years. All the Yanks will get booed there anyway, as they would in any away park. If you're saying he's going to get booed "a lot" (as you say) at the YS home opener, in his first game as a Yankee, you've probably never been to YS.
NYYBombshell
02-02-06, 10:37 PM
Why?? This makes no sense whatsoever. The 2006 season opener is in Oakland. He's been out of Oakland for years. All the Yanks will get booed there anyway, as they would in any away park. If you're saying he's going to get booed "a lot" (as you say) at the YS home opener, in his first game as a Yankee, you've probably never been to YS.
1. Wasn't talking about Oakland. Never talked about Oakland. Why would I talk about what fans in another city who root for another team do? If you said Boston......you'd be close.
2. No, but I know Yankee fans, and if you think 50,000 will just cheer him like a returning war hero, that's putting a lot of faith in a bunch of strangers. He's going to get booed.
JeffWeaverFan
02-02-06, 10:49 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/sports/baseball/01damon.html?pagewanted=all
And that's the kind of attitude one would hope he would have about it.
27IsNext
02-02-06, 11:19 PM
The way I see it, Damon being a Red Sock ended the second free agency hit. So shut your pie holes and be glad we got a CF who can hit and field decently.
Dooley Womack
02-03-06, 12:41 AM
2. No, but I know Yankee fans, and if you think 50,000 will just cheer him like a returning war hero, that's putting a lot of faith in a bunch of strangers. He's going to get booed.
I don't think that there is any Yankee player who gets cheered by all 56,000 fans. Or any player with any team, for that matter. Somehow, someway, there are fans that don't take a liking to a player regardless of who he is. 56,000 people can't agree on everything.
But to expect Yankees fans to significantly boo Damon or boo him "a lot" (as you said) in his first Yankee game is beyond ridiculous. There is no such outcry in NY. A majority of Yankees fans are thrilled that CF was addressed with the best player available, no less. If you're making a judgment call based on what NYYxyz69 is saying in NYYFans about his dislike for the Damon signing, you're being misguided.
Sheff_Rod
02-03-06, 12:48 AM
Booing players is stupid, like the players really give a sh*t anyway. They go home to their supermodel girlfriends and million dollar mansions.
Plus, when I'm at games and I see players swinging at dirt when they're down late in the game, I'm too pissed off to boo.
Dannman103
02-03-06, 12:53 AM
personally, i wouldnt boo damon or any yankee on opening day...its a new season and theres no way you can judge a player before they havent even played a game yet...youve got to give players time
Dooley Womack
02-03-06, 12:53 AM
Booing players is stupid, like the players really give a sh*t anyway. They go home to their supermodel girlfriends and million dollar mansions.
Plus, when I'm at games and I see players swinging at dirt when they're down late in the game, I'm too pissed off to boo.
Booing ruined Mantle's, Reggie's and Ted Williams' careers. Didn't you know that?
Sheff_Rod
02-03-06, 12:57 AM
Booing ruined Mantle's, Reggie's and Ted Williams' careers. Didn't you know that?
I thought it was the Reggie Bars thrown on the field that ruined Reggie's.
Dooley Womack
02-03-06, 01:01 AM
I thought it was the Reggie Bars thrown on the field that ruined Reggie's.
It took him a long time to come to terms with fans tossing away a perfectly good candy bar .
Dooley Womack
02-03-06, 01:02 AM
Damon's first AB at the Stadium.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/bababooey69/mob.jpg
Sheff_Rod
02-03-06, 01:09 AM
Yankee fans can boo all they want.
Damon's going home to this (http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/BDD_JD_puma_ferr.jpg)and this (http://www.survivinggrady.com/uploaded_images/damon4-779793.jpg).
While most of us are probably going home with this (http://www.cardweb.com/graphic/metro/nyc_metrocard.gif).
Dooley Womack
02-03-06, 01:14 AM
Yankee fans can boo all they want.
Damon's going home to this (http://bostondirtdogs.boston.com/Headline_Archives/BDD_JD_puma_ferr.jpg)and this (http://www.survivinggrady.com/uploaded_images/damon4-779793.jpg).
While most of us are probably going home with this (http://www.cardweb.com/graphic/metro/nyc_metrocard.gif).
Or as Keith Foulke would probably say, "Back to our jobs at Burger King."
Sheff_Rod
02-03-06, 01:19 AM
Or as Keith Foulke would probably say, "Back to our jobs at Burger King."
:lol: Yeah.
Probably one of the stupidest things an athlete has ever said.
http://johnnyburgerking.ytmnd.com/
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