Catcher Doesn't Have Heart To Throw Out Stealing Johnny Damon

[Indianademocrat91]

ARLINGTON, TX— Compassionate Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli could not bring himself to throw out Rays’ 37-year-old outfielder Johnny Damon as he attempted to steal second base Tuesday, allowing the two-time All Star to safely take the bag in the top of the seventh inning. “I honestly had all the time in the world to throw him out, but I didn’t want to embarrass him in front of everybody,” Napoli told reporters after the game, adding that it would have broken his heart to watch Damon get thrown out by such a large margin. “If he goes home tonight thinking that he ran so fast that it didn’t even warrant a throw, then so be it. The guy deserves his dignity.” Sources close to Napoli confirmed that Damon called Napoli the day after the game to say “Thank you.”


http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/catcher-doesnt-have-heart-to-throw-out-stealing-jo,21217/

He called after the game! :rofl:

[Syrinx]

1. Doh!

I fell for the Onion again.

It sounded kind of plausible.

[SpiralHawk]

2. I still have my Johnny Damon Red Sox t-shirt

...those were the days...

[trumad]

3. I have about 5 signed baseballs...

from when he was a rookie with KC. Always liked Damon.

[joeybee12]

4. Damon is like Schilling, a right wing asshole, but at least Schilling was loyal...

So I'll tolerate him, not Johnny Judas.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Loyal To Whom?

He played for 4 different teams, didn't he?
GAC

[joeybee12]

6. Yeah, but it really wasn't his decision...they dealt him, Johnny Greed-phuck

kept trying to get more money.