Well, let's take in the facts before we get hasty. Johnny Damon was the leader of the Idiots in 2004 and he led the Red Sox to their first World Series championship in 86 years. He knocked the Yankees out of the ALCS' Game Seven with a Grand Slam. He said he would never ever sign with the Yankees.
And then he signed with the Yankees. He cut off the hair, cut off the beard and went to the dreaded rival. Look, if you wanted more money, that's fine, thanks for your time, go anywhere. Except New York. Don't go there. You won't be beloved anymore.
His career was sent into a downward spiral after that and he now finds himself as a free agent.
So, yes, Johnny Damon was a traitor. But thanks for '04.
I guess his rationale was that "a team is a team, no matter what their name is". But... It just doesn't fly that way with Sox fans. :)
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