puristbleedspinstripes.com - 11/2/2009
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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 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 ...
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 ...
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When Johnny comes running home again
riveraveblues.com 11/2/2009 —
Because of the way FOX produces baseball games, when Johnny Damon slid safely into second, popped up and then started heading for third, my heart dropped. “What are you doing?” I thought. How could Damon, already in scoring position ...
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 ...
So, just how good was Damon’s steal?
hardballtimes.com 11/3/2009 — As I'm sure you all have heard, Johnny Damon took advantage of the shift to advance an extra base on a steal of second last night. While it was a very heads up and exciting play, it simply didn't have much of an impact on the game itself. As Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing notes :
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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 ...
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...
Yankees on the verge of number 27 after a World Series Classic
soxandpinstripes.com 11/2/2009 — If you were looking for the theatrics and gut check emotions which go with two evenly matched teams meeting in the ultimate test of talent, tonight exemplified those sentiments in a nine inning game. With the Yankees up 2-1 in the series, it was ace, CC Sabathia against the clear-cut Phillies' ...
Johnny Be Great
ladylovespinstripes.com 11/9/2009 — My first impression of Johnny Damon was not in Yankee uniform, but that of a hated Boston Red Sox.
He was that outfielder who was part of the biggest Yankee heartbreak in 2004. Damon played a...
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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 ...
