Johnny Damon

It's hard being a Yankee fan these days. The Red Sox are on a roll and the Yankees have been in a small slump. My entire life it has been the other way around. Three things are certain in life: Death, taxes and the Sox taking a dive in late August. Not this year. The Red Sox have been plowing through the American League like Scott Baio plows through actresses. The Yankees, on the other hand, were hot for a minute, not so hot the next, kind of like, well ... me. I grew up on the 1977 Yankees. Phil Rizzuto's "Holy Cow!" and Frank Messer's "A-B-C you LATER!!" In the new millennium we have John...

NEW YORK -- Johnny Damon's past bouts with calf cramps were about the last thing on his mind as he approached a steamy evening at Yankee Stadium. But the lingering injuries that cost him four starts earlier this season made a surprise reappearance during the Yankees' 10-6 loss to the Angels on Friday, forcing the 33-year-old center fielder out after seven innings and rekindling thoughts of a stint on the disabled list. "I thought it was all gone," Damon said. "It was a perfect day to be gone, too, because it's super-hot. It just wasn't what I was expecting." Manager Joe Torre said that Damon...

New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon has been named Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 20. Bank of America, the Official Bank of Major League Baseball, is the presenting sponsor of the American League and National League Player of the Week Awards, which reflect Bank of America's long-standing tradition of promoting and recognizing higher standards of accomplishment. Damon hit .390 (16-41) with four doubles, two triples, four home runs, 12 RBI, 36 total bases and a slugging percentage of .878. In a game against the Orioles at Yankee...

Johnny Damon just wrote a book. And he's still an Idiot. Red Sox fans -- and anyone else who digs guys with lots of hair and lots of inside stories -- can now pre-order his new book, "Idiot: Beating 'The Curse' and Enjoying the Game of Life," at the MLB.com Shop. The book, written with Peter Golenbock and published by Random House, will be available on April 4 and will be a thrill ride for Boston fans wanting to relive the 2004 championship season. "They wanted someone who was honest to kind of tell what went on during the course of the year," Damon said Tuesday at Red Sox camp in Florida....