Damon's Steal: instant history
bases.nbcsports.com 11/2/2009 — On the one hand, the double steal by Damon in the 9th doesn't really matter, right? He'd be on second base before the A-Rod hit and still would have scored, even if someone had thought to cover third.On the other...

Damon's instincts a treat for Yankees
sportingnews.com 11/2/2009 — PHILADELPHIA — Johnny Damon was entertaining reporters at the World Series the other day by reliving the joy he derives from being a trickster on Halloween. Seems Damon likes to hide in the bushes and scare the little ones when "they think ...

How much was Damon's steal really worth?
bases.nbcsports.com 11/4/2009 — The latest collection of rumors and notes from SI's Jon Heyman has a couple of interesting items: Before these playoffs, the Yankees were believed willing to go for two years and $16 million for [Johnny] Damon. But that was before...

One Play Changes Everything
puristbleedspinstripes.com 11/2/2009 — I know this has been said before, but one play in last night’s game was so important that it bears repeating: Johnny Damon’s steal of second and third base with two outs in the ninth inning. First, let’s go over, really simply, how he did it. Damon stealing second itself ...

Damon's 'instinctual' double dash makes World Series history
sports.yahoo.com 11/4/2009 — PHILADELPHIA — Had Derek Jeter (notes) been the culprit of the double theft, it would have gone done in the history books as the all-time greatest display of "baseball smarts." But since it was a self-described Idiot doing the ...

Boras talking about Johnny Damon's future.
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Remember when Johnny Damon was a free agent not too long ago and Johnny Damon's agent, Scott Boras had 3 inch binder of documents stating why each team needed Johnny Damon? Well Scotty boy is at it again while the Yankees post season hopes are still going strong. Peter Botte of the Daily News ...

Anatomy of an at-bat: Johnny Damon's single
pinstripealley.com 11/2/2009 — More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Browse more photos » Damon gets the AAB Award for the second straight night. His nine-pitch single with two outs in the ninth started a three-run rally that allowed Mo to ...

On The Damon Steal
lookoutlanding.com 11/3/2009 — It was a very heads-up play. Not a lot of guys would've been paying attention to third base in that situation, but Damon was thinking the whole time, and earned himself a free 90 feet. There was no risk - he saw that the base was uncovered and knew ...

Yankees steal one, lead Series 3
lohud.com 11/2/2009 — PHILADELPHIA - Five years ago, when Johnny Damon beat the Yankees, he called himself an idiot. On Sunday night, when he put the Yankees one win away from a World Series title, he did it with his smarts. The Yankees had blown a one-run lead in the ...

The play that changed the World Series
mlbnotebook.com 11/3/2009 — Thanks to a heads-up play by Johnny Damon and the Phillies playing the lefty power hitter shift defense, what could have been a World Series tied 2-2 is now a 3-1 Yankees series lead. Game 4 becomes an instant classic in the latest volume of World Series history. All becuase Johnny Damon ...  ...

Yankees-Phillies World Series: A-Rod Clutch Again In 7-4 Game Four Win — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/2/2009
For the second time in the history of Major League Baseball, the World Series was being played in November. After an exciting Game Three that saw the bats come alive, the Yankees were facing the Phillies in Game Four of the 2009 World Series.  ...

Rodriguez, Yankees beat Phils for 3-1 Series edge — Examiner Sports 11/2/2009
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny ...

Damon helps Yanks 'steal' Game 4 in 9th (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/2/2009
Johnny Damon slid into second base, saw third was uncovered and swiped that, too. All on a single pitch. The Philadelphia Phillies never recovered. Damon's daring dash at Citizens Bank Park will be remembered for a long time. He scored the tiebreaking ...

A-Rod's clutch hit in 9th puts Yanks on brink of Series title — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 11/2/2009
Alex Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his life, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon's alert dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 ...

World Series Game 5: Yankees-Phillies live blog — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 11/3/2009
8:09: The Yankees don't score again in the inning, but they had two hits and drew a walk, doing more damage in the first than they did most of the night in Game 1. Lee threw 20 pitches. 8:05: Another huge hit for A-Rod, who doubles in Damon to ...