If Johnny Damon wants to win back fans he lost when he left for the Yankees, he is off to a bad start.
Getting claimed on waivers did not surprise the Tigers outfielder.
Getting claimed by the Red Sox did.
He thought it would be the Yankees or Rays. He hoped it would be the Yankees or Rays — if it had to be anyone. And had it been either of those teams, he was ready to go.
The fact it was Red Sox is something entirely different, however. As he said, it got ugly up there in Back Bay
It is looking like he will stay in Detroit, but if he does come back to Boston there will need to be some fence mending.
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