He makes me freaking sick...what a puke.  Hey Michelle, enjoy it because I am sure he will cheat on you too.  I din't see the press conference but heard about the roses...what a pussy Cashman is...

Why do they always have to slap the Red Sox on the way out the door?

You guys didn't hear?  Damon gets an extra million a year to kick Boston in the collective ass.

Whats done is done.  Damon took the money, and I think Red Sox Nation should take the high road on this one.  Lets not focus on the past, the betrayal, how poorly hes going to perform in New York, how his "new look" sucks, etc, and start focusing on our own team.  Remember, we still need a centerfielder and SS, Ramirez still wants out, and we have too many starting pitchers, and we need to improve our bench (BTW, we just signed Flaherty to a 1 year deal to back up Tek).

I've always known that Boston fans are more classy than Yankees fans, so lets show it.

...the comments by Johnny Damon's father saying that the Red Sox made a huge mistake and that this is akin to the Babe Ruth incident?

Wow, where can I buy all this (over) confidence?

I am truly sick to my stomach.  Are the Sox sleeping again, though?  If freaking Toronto snags Glaus...I will be pissed.  We cannot let THAT bat in our division...we will be looking at 4th place.  Very ugly offseason.  Oh, Lucchino is on vacation in SanDiego and Henry visiting familt.  Think Theo would be on vacation???

Were any of his best buddies there?  ARod, Giambi, Jeter?  I alos believe he wanted this hoopla being as he loves the spotlight.  YOu think there would have been this much press if he quietly re-signed with the Sox?  Would have been a blurb on ESPN News and a brief press conference.  This way, look at the photos, he is king for a day!  Freaking Boras...did you see him?  What a scumbag pig...I hope he gets herpes and a long, painful death disease and rots in hell.

Really guys?  The money isn't that different from what the Red Sox were offering, and I'm sure they would have counter offered.  

Could it be that management is in turmoil at the moment, and just simply dropped the ball, so to speak?  

Go FUCK yourself...you are a complet asshole Yankee fan pretending to hate the Yankees.  If we feel this way, we are entitled to...so I repeat...go FUCK yourself, asshole.  Go over to the Yankee blogs, jerk.  You seemed to have blown your cover..."In 08 and 09 the Ynakees are going to be trotting OUR roster..."

You are full of shit...get lost, asshole.

I am not mad at the Yankees...I am mad at the Red Sox management.  Specifically Lucchino.  But, Anaonymous hero...we ARE PISSED AT DAMON for this specific quote..."I cannot play for the Yankees"  5-1-05...mlb.com.  It is about money, which I understand, but we feel backstabbed right now.  So I repeat (Anonymous hero oops I mean Yankee fan), go FUCK yourself.

Damon is saying some nasty things about the Sox and sucking up to the Yankees and their fans.  It's hard not to see this is a pretty unclassy thing to be doing, given how he talked the other way around.

The Sox knew how much they wanted to pay for Damon.  The Yankees wanted to pay not just more, but a lot more.  Damon went for the money.  I don't hold that against him.  I don't hold it against the Yankees (though I get vexed when Yankees fans pretend that their success is some inherent quality of the organization rather than them having double the payroll of the #2 team).  I don't hold it against the Sox.

The Yankees overpaid.  Damon is a good player, a star, but not a $13 a year for the middle of his 30s star.  The Yankees' advantage is that they can repeatedly overpay like this and not cripple themselves.  Even the Sox, with MLB's second highest payroll, must be more cautious than that.

I guarantee I am more educated than you, you jackass.  But, if you feel I am uncomprehendible...let me make it very clear and I will speak s-l-o-w-ly...you are an utter jackass.  Go back to your Yankee blogs and circle jerk with the rest of them.  By the way, you say the Yankees will have an old team in 2008?  Gee, what do you think they will do to overcome that?  Hmmm...maybe throw a ton of money at the best available free agents...

And, jackass, your quote "hey, I hate the Yankees as much as the next guy"...duh, ummm.

Hey RANDY...block this jackass...he's being a typical Yankees fan...acting like it is HIS RIGHT to have his owner PAY for the best players...Hey Anonymous...GO FUCK YOURSELF...are you hard of hearing?  This is a Red Sox blog...if we want to spew venom, bitch, moan, hate Steinbrenner, ARod, Jeter or think Cashman is a bitch in man's clothing and hate every jerk-off Yankee fan, we have the right to do so...if you have a problem with it, go bitch on your sites.  This is a place for us to vent.

Hey anonymous...payrolls:

NY Yankees: $215 million
Red Sox: $124 million

As you think I am uneducated, that is a difference of....hmmmm $91 million???  Hmmm, ya think that gets you some better players?

Yankees paid $34 million in luxury tax to the Sox $4 million.  Maybe it is you that needs a refresher course in math.  Wait, I hear your Mom calling, it's bedtime...

2000?

trying to piss us off, the profanity wouldn't be needed Randy.  We have intelligent discussions about the issues until a Yankee fan comes a trollin' and acts like a jerk...

Very, very eloquent Anonymous.  Sounds like comments from a highly educated person.  Alright, I have had enough of you.  The Yankees are great, OK?  Now, just leave.

"I know that Yankee fans are classy with a few exceptions. But sox fans are rude, jealous obnoxious people with a few exceptions."

Your "Holier Than Thou" attitude is getting old, and I certainly don't appreciate it. This is a statement you can't possibly prove, and its not even worth debating. Labeling a very large group of people as "rude jealous obnoxious people with few exceptions" hardly gives you credibility, or an invitation for enlightened conversation.

If Sox fans are all the things you say they are, why bother spending any more time at OverTheMonster.com?

Just leave Anonymous...your arguments don't hold water.  BTW, I think it was your fans that booed Jeter when he was in that awful slump...Jeter...the face of your franchise.  And if I remember, your fans also booed Giambi.

We will not cheer Damon.  Reason being that he lied.  It is OK to go for the highest money, but when you say, "I could never play for the Yankees", then turn around and sign with them, ya think the fans might be pissed.  Then, he bad mouths the franchise while in NY.  He will get booed and that is just too bad...deal with it.  He gave away his legacy in Boston when he signed with the enemy without batting an eye.

Hey, if some firm wanted to pay me that much more, I would go too.  But it is the way he went about it.  Enjoy his pop-up sally throws from center field...he is a great lead-off hitter but you really did not improve an arm over Williams...I could go from 1st to third on him.  There, I have said my piece.  By the way, do you realize there is a Yankee blog?  It can be found at pinstripealley.com...go there and enjoy your $$$ team and fans.

with all the yankees fans talk about "class"...do any of them remember which stadium had to bring out the riot police to protect the players a couple of years ago???

I heard on ESPN that Manny told Damon to go to NY...If Damon is letting Manny make his decisions for him, I guess he isn't as much of an individual as we thought he is...Also I think some of us are more disappointed than mad, we thought Damon was more like Varitek than like Arod...guess we were wrong...He IS replaceable

You call Booth's rant "bitter, hysterical and frantic teenage girl-like screed," however, what the hell is this mess you just posted?  You are the single reason Red Sox fans can't stand a certain group of Yankee fans known as "ignorant Yankee fans."  Personally, I do in fact hate the Yankees, and how they run their business.  However, I respect them for their history and enjoy good banter between Yanks fans.  However, you are clearly ignorant.  Saying the Yanks are going to win the World Series?  That is completely off base.  I'll give you two reasons why the Sox will not suck, as you have them portrayed as doing.  Pitching and Defense.  Offense is not everything.  The Yanks certainly have a better line-up at this point, but it is also not even January.  The off-season is not close to being over.  But right now, I'd certainly take the Sox's pitching staff over the Yanks, and their D (assuming they get Reed and a defensive minded SS, or maybe without them).

Hey Anonymous...maybe you ought to read the thread.  Reason I wrote uncomprehendible is in reference to your comment of "ignorance extends to being uncomprehending"...makes no sense.  hence, the word, uncomprehendible.  Gee, if you would like to have a grammer runoff or spelling contest, we could do that.  As soon as your shift is done at Burger King, let me know.  We can get together then.

Shallow Yankee fan..."hey, hows yous guyz doin'"

than 2000!

Anonymous Hero, you make me laugh! In one post you actually sound intelligent and your thoughts are clear. However, you turn around and make a blunder like you did.

I'm not saying 26 rings is worse off than 2, but I can manipulate any number I want to come up with the argument I need.