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...The ultimate reward, throwing out the first pitch of that night’s game. I’d kill for a chance at a prize like that. 5. Johnny Damon Mystery Bobblehead Night: This will be Damon’s 17th MLB season. In that time he’s played for six different teams—unless he signs...
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...he’s done several times this offseason, veteran free agent Johnny Damon spoke with national reporters yesterday regarding his future. Damon told Casey Stern and Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio that the largest thing holding him up from signing a new contract...
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Fansided
http://calltothepen.com/2012/03/15/johnny-damon-rumors-damon-still-waiting-for-right-offer/
Tampa Bay Rays DH Johnny Damon talks about - and shows off - his bruised left hand after being hit by Francisco Liriano. X-rays showed no break and he hopes to return before Sunday.
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...essential for a club looking to rebuild following an offseason of exodus. January 21, 2011 Free agent outfielder Johnny Damon refused to confirm on Friday that he is nearing a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Our...
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RotoTimes.com
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...mainstay Carl Crawford, as well as veteran back-up Gabe Kapler, the Tampa Bay Rays are rumored to be in the market forJohnny Damon. Assuming the price tag is reasonable, this would be the kind of low-risk, potentially high reward deal available every year...
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...Damon's tenure in Detroit was doomed from the start. (AP) It seems like yesterday that Johnny Damon was the special guest host for WWE's Monday Night Raw, dressed like a Creed roadie and saying things like, "Hey, John Cena, that's a real...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/565699-johnny-damon-hoping-for-a-second-chance-with-new-york-yankees
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...reports that the Yankees have been in touch with Johnny Damon — the same Johnny Damon who didn't leave New York on the greatest of terms — about a possible reunion. The Yankees' plan, according to that report, would be to give Damon some at-bats as the designated...
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New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2010/12/could_johnny_damon_return_to_t.html
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...now,â he kidded. âI can say one thing and he'd be back. I guarantee you just one thing.â âIt would be great. You know Johnny Damon's always been a great person to be around,â he said. âLet's to wait to see what's going to happen.â Normally fairly stoic, Red...
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Globe and Mail
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...Johnson celebrates crown, with Damon assistNEW YORK — Jimmie Johnson has put together the kind of winning streak that Johnny Damon and the Yankees can certainly appreciate. It took Damon four years to win his first World Series in New York. November 19th,...
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Simple Thoughts
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...so much better…. This is a NIGHTMARE ———————– johnny is a mercenary is the highest order, i can see Johnny going to the sox. Johnny Damon is about as delusional as Teddy/Leonardo in Shutter Island. What a no loyalty freak Cashmoney-good, I’m glad you liked...
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LoHud.com
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...second, the designated hitter, No. 18, Johnny Damon." And the 36-year-old designated hitter with Detroit emblazoned across the front of his gray uniform heard the warm welcome-back and thanks-for-everything applause from the crowd. Damon took off his helmet...
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Asbury Park Press
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When Damon came back to Fenway Park in 2006 for the first time, he was booed and cursed. To varying degrees, it went on for all four seasons he spent in pinstripes. Damon didn't much like it, but he always said he understood it because of the team he
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Boston Globe
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...a pay cut. Last night, the Yankees and Nick Johnson came to terms on a one year/$5.5 million contract that all but ends Johnny Damon's tenure with the Yankees: Given Damon's contractual demands, I don't think anyone can blame the Yankees for moving on...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/310798-whats-next-for-johnny-damon
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...information on how draft pick compensation works, see this primer at MLB Trade Rumors. 6 months ago: New York Yankees' Johnny Damon and home plate umpire Gary Darling watch Damon's long fly ball go foul in the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles...
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Beyond the Box Score
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/12/2/1181608/should-the-yankees-have-offered
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There have been many outlandish claims made when comparing the relative merits of baseball players, but to conclude that Johnny Damon is in the same league as Derek Jeter is as graphic an example of specious reasoning as baseball fans have ever
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289426-johnny-damon-is-no-derek-jeter
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There have been many outlandish claims made when comparing the relative merits of baseball players, but to conclude that Johnny Damon is in the same league as Derek Jeter is as graphic an example of specious reasoning as baseball fans
have ever heard.
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2387496/johnny_damon_is_no_derek_jeter.html
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The Johnny Damon double steal video is in hot demand. Many watch the Johnny Damon double steal video in awe. The Johnny Damon double steal video is just the latest hot commodity in the ever-so-popular Yankees-Phillies World Series game.
There were two
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2348940/johnny_damon_double_steal_video_see.html
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...Lidge could still limit the damage. But on the first pitch to Mark Teixeria, Damon took off to steal second. It became a Johnny Damon double steal because the Phillies had a bad infield shift, and no one covering third - so he took off to third after realizing...
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PHILADELPHIA -- There were two outs and none on, and the score was tied. But in the top of the ninth inning, for the Yankees, it felt like a deficit. Because if the Yankees did not score here, they were looking at trying to preserve a tie in the
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/away_from_th_RIr3eTkoxstQ312wctYT6L
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PHILADELPHIA -- The processing took a matter of seconds. Running and thinking at roughly the same speed, Johnny Damon realized that Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz was covering second base and that no one was covering third. He saw that Feliz had
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091031&content_id=7586248&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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THE REPLAYS will be hard to swallow. After swatting a single off Phillies closer Brad Lidge with two out in the ninth inning, the Yankees' Johnny Damon waited patiently at first base for an opportunity to move into scoring position. But he didn't wait too...
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Philadelphia Daily News
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20091102_Who_s_on_third__Yankees__Damon__unfortunately_for_Phillies.html
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Johnny Damon sprinted away from Pedro Feliz to steal third base in the ninth inning of Game 4.
PHILADELPHIA -- Ninth inning, tie game, two outs, World Series, and Johnny Damon noticed something: The pitcher was not covering third base. This was an
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Sports Illustrated
http://si.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/11/02/damon.game.4/index.html?eref=si_writers
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In the clubhouse after tonight’s game, someone asked Derek Jeter how smart Johnny Damon is. “Well, he called himself an idiot,” Jeter said.
It must be a lot easier to make jokes when the team’s one win away from a title than if this series had been
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LoHud.com
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LohudYankees/~3/vxi6W04E-No/
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Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerNew York Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon looks and sees nobody covering third base as Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Pedro Feliz takes the throw at second base as the Philadelphia Phillies host the New York Yankees in
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/11/johnny_damons_heady_play_on_th.html
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With Johnny Damon down 1-2 in the count against Brad Lidge with two outs in the ninth, things were beginning to look very iffy for the Yankees' chances of winning their 27th World Series.
After Joba Chamberlain surrendered a game-tying home run to
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282677-top-of-the-lineup-to-ya-damon-jeter-have-yankees-one-win-from-title
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PHILADELPHIA -- It started with something bizarre: two stolen bases on the same play by Johnny Damon. Then came two familiar episodes: another heroic swing by Alex Rodriguez and another epic collapse by Brad Lidge.
As a result, the New York Yankees are
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National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/rss/story.html?id=2170942
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"Well.. one of Knuke's eyelids are jammed, and we need a live chicken?.. live chicken to get the hex off of Jose's glove, and nobody seems to kno what to get Jimmy or Millie for their wedding present. We are dealing with a lotta shit out here."
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Pinstripe Alley
http://www.pinstripealley.com/2009/11/1/1110606/yankees-7-phillies-yankees-never
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Barton Silverman/The New York Times Mariano Rivera (42) was congratulated by his teammates after earning a save to complete the Yankees’ 7-4 victory in Game 4 on Sunday.
Times reporters David Waldstein, Tyler Kepner, Ben Shpigel, Jack Curry, William C.
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The New York Times
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The ending of tonight's Yankees/Phillies World Series game was one for the ages. It's amazing the range of emotions one goes through while watching a baseball game and how quickly they change. Joba blows a 1-run lead with 2 outs in the 8th and the mood
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2158673&src=rss
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Yes, Johnny Damon was a traitor to Red Sox Nation. To some, he'll always be a no-good rat. But, admit it, that was a pretty slick move he made to win the game for the Yankees tonight.
In case you're boycotting the World Series, here's a little
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2158584&src=rss
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NEW YORK —
The New York Yankees, baseball's biggest spenders, finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the AL championship series behind the savvy pitching of that old
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1709872.html
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Johnny Damon helps the Yankees to their 40th pennant with pair of hits against the Angels.
Who was the most valuable player of the Yankees win in Game 6?
In your opinion, who was the most valuable player of the ALCS?
Heading into the American
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New York Daily News
http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/baseball/~3/HJ9e4Yk3Bp4/2009-10-26_johnny_damon_finally_delivers_.html
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NEW YORK - Johnny Damon will turn 36 on Nov. 5, the scheduled date for Game 7 of the World Series. He has four children, real estate investments in Florida, and lives in a sensible New Jersey suburb during the season.
What Damon does not have is a
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Boston Globe
http://feeds.boston.com/click.phdo?i=0c867c563d7dae378843d17b7776eb13
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John Munson/The Star-LedgerJohnny Damon hits his game-changing two-run single in the fourth inning of the ALCS.NEW YORK -- He looked lost two weeks ago, whiffing at everything, struggling to give his team reason to believe in him.
When Johnny Damon
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/10/ny_yankees_johnny_damon_finds.html
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While twittering during Game 4, I was inspired by Johnny Damon's long home run to fire this off:
Who's the better Hall of Fame candidate? Johnny Damon, or Bobby Abreu? Discuss ...
One of the most common answers in the ensuing discussion was
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ESPN
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/939/smackdown-damon-vs-abreu
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New York Yankees' Johnny Damon is congratulated by teammate Robinson Cano (24) after scoring during the first inning. Damon scored on a pop-up fly by Hideki Matsui. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Julie Jacobson)
NEW YORK - Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon
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Yankees No. 2 hitter Johnny Damon uses four-day layoff to his full advantage and scores two runs in Bomber's 4-1 win over Angels in Game 1 of ALCS.
What was the most important part of the Yankees' Game 1 win?
After he went just 1-for-12 in the
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New York Daily News
http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/baseball/~3/vohk4JuBsaI/2009-10-17_damon_delivers_to_break_out_of_slump.html
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NEW YORK -- It may have been worry, it may have been discipline, it may have merely been routine. But something drove Johnny Damon to spend his Tuesday at Yankee Stadium taking his hacks in a simulated game, when most of his teammates were enjoying
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091017&content_id=7477038&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy
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What is more important in a left fielder, hitting or defense? Juan Rivera is a good hitter who, according to UZR, plays excellent defense. Johnny Damon is an excellent hitter who plays terrible defense. That depends on how highly we value defense. Is
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2131535&src=rss
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Johnny Damon said he came to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for extra hitting work to give him "some peace of mind."
No word yet if his simulated game at-bats gave Joe Girardi the same.
Who will win the World Series?
Actually, Girardi professed his
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Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/projo-20091015-johnny-damon.21b5ef001.html
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NEW YORK - With time to kill and a division series to forget, Johnny Damon came to Yankee Stadium Tuesday to hit. It was an unusual move for a regular, joining bench players on an off day to participate in simulated at-bats against Yankees relievers.
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LoHud.com
http://www.lohud.com/article/20091015/SPORTS01/910150423/1108
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NEW YORK - With time to kill and a division series to forget, Johnny Damon came to Yankee Stadium Tuesday to hit. It was an unusual move for a regular, joining bench players on an off day to participate in simulated at-bats against Yankees relievers.
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LoHud.com
http://www.lohud.com/article/20091015/SPORTS01/910150423/1108/sports01
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Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerJohnny Damon, heading to the batting cages Wednesday with Derek Jeter, says he won't beat himself up over Game 3 of the ALDS against the Twins, in which he struck out four times.NOTEBOOK
NEW YORK — After stellar regular
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/10/ny_yankees_johnny_damon_nick_s.html
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NEW YORK -- Don't get Johnny Damon wrong. He's aware of it, of his 1-for-12 slump, of his four strikeouts in Game 3 of the American League Division Series and of the perception that he has begun to struggle at precisely the wrong time.
The thing is,
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091014&content_id=7456462&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy
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Johnny Damon was among a pocket of players who took batting practice Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. "Johnny asked to come in," manager Joe Girardi said of the optional work, following Damon's 1-for-12 (.083) in the division series. Damon was hitless in his
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=517057&44=64191547&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2F64191547.html
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Joe Girardi would love to be able to say he had a brilliant master plan to jolt more energy into the New York Yankees lineup. That's not exactly true, but when the Yankees manager realized he had the opportunity near the end of spring training, he didn'
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USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2009-10-10-yankees-1-2-punch_N.htm?csp=34
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Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerJohnny Damon says there is still a lot more for the Yankees to accomplish.NEW YORK — After the fifth inning ended during an otherwise meaningless game on Sept. 30, Johnny Damon, the Yankees left fielder, joined an exclusive
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/10/ny_yankees_johnny_damon_headin.html
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TAMPA, Fla. – Before taking his cuts on a crisp, late Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium, Johnny Damon popped out of the dugout and handed one of his new bats to a fan who’d been invited on the field for batting practice.
Having made someone’s day,
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NorthJersey.com
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There aren't too many players, who put up some of the best of numbers of their career at 35 years old. But Johnny Damon is doing just that. Even though Damon is past his supposed prime, he's still putting up fantastic numbers that make him a dynamite
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Sports Blogs
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When Johnny Damon bent over to pick something up yesterday morning, his lower back locked. And after a full day of treatment, the area wasn't much better by 6 o'clock last night. "It's still very locked up," said Damon, who wasn't in the starting
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/damon_expects_to_be_back_soon_DIuzfbRTNN2sbwQOIizQpI
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