Why I don't love baseball
Remember the Boston Red Sox 2 years ago? They overcame great odds to beat the Yankees while being down 3 games to none and went on to beat the favored St. Louis Cardinals in the world series and break their curse? Wonderful story. Their players were heroes to the Boston fans. One the more noticeable players was a guy named Johnny Ramon. Scruffy looking guy with long hair and a beard. His look kind of typified the Red Sox, bunch of scruffy players that overcame the odds.
It was reported today the Yankees stole him from the Red Sox and signed him to a deal the Red Sox couldn't afford to match. I have no problems with somebody pursuing more money, that's how our economy works. I also know that baseball has a great imbalance when it comes to how money is spent by teams, there are only a handful of teams that have the best tv markets and end up owning all the good players. I've accepted that teams like the Cincinnati Reds will never be a powerhouse again, they may get lucky and win one world series once every 20 or 30 years but thats it. But what irks me is the lack of loyalty the players have to the fans. So Damon is going from making $10m a year to now $14m a year. That's way too much money for one person. We know that and he knows it too. Instead of sticking with Boston and playing out his career there and possibly becoming a legend in the city and reenergizing baseball, he's off to the big apple. You know what, screw you Johnny Damon. I hope you suck in NY and the Yankees end up in 2nd place again. You are the reason I don't give a shit about baseball anymore.