He may have left the Red Sox for the Evil Empire (and missed out on another World Series win:)), but it turns out Johnny Damon isn’t all bad. In fact, as a human being, he’s pretty great.
Johnny Damon honored for work with wounded soldiers
NEW YORK – Johnny Damon was trembling as he stepped to the podium. He tried to steady himself, take a deep breath, find some way to choke back the tears.
It was no use.
The Yankees outfielder was overwhelmed by his introduction Sunday night at the 85th annual New York baseball writers’ dinner, where he was honored for his work with soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Wow. I’m not that emotional of a person,” Damon said after a standing ovation. “But for the freedom that we have, we all should pay more attention to people who go out there and fight for it.”