Damon says lineup problems start at top

 
Had a long talk with Johnny Damon about the offense before Sunday’s game and he, as usual, had plenty of interesting things to say. Damon is one of the most personable players I have ever covered. Some players get annoyed at constant chatter over the state of the team, what’s going right, what’s going wrong, etc. But Johnny seems to understand that, yeah, it’s a big deal to fans what happened yesterday or the day before. So he is always willing to talk and to discuss the emotion of what it’s like to be a player. Anyway, he has often said that the offense stops and starts with him – when he’s going well, it’s clicking and when he struggles, the Yankees struggle. For instance, he is hitting .343 in the 18 Yankee victories he’s played in and .174 in the 24 losses he’s played in. Interesting stuff. When I asked him where he thought he was offensively, he said, “I think I’m alright. I’m feeling decent at the plate. For a ... [link]

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