What’s That Spinning Sound??? Oh, Scott Boras

Just hours after the New York Yankees agreed to terms with outfielder
Randy Winn, officially ending Johnny Damon’s chances of a return to the
Bronx, agent Scott Boras is trying like hell to save some face.

It
began earlier today with word that a clearly desperate Boras was trying
like hell to engage any team that would pick up the phone to listen on
Damon. Specifically, the Tigers and Braves were mentioned.

Now,
hours after Boras got nowhere with those teams – at least not anywhere
close to where he was hoping to go – Boras is making some public claims
about what the Yankees did NOT do for his client during the offseason.

“The Yankees never even made an offer to me regarding Johnny Damon during the entire process,” says Boras.

It
would appear Mr. Boras and his client are not on the same page. Just
last month, Damon himself told reporters that the Yankees had offered a
two-year deal for $14 million.

So why the discrepancy???

I’ll tell you why. Because Scott Boras screwed up BIG TIME
when he, seemingly laughingly, dismissed that offer from New York, and
now he’s trying like hell to save face (and maybe the loss of a client).

Additionally,
as GM Brian Cashman just reminded everybody, don’t forget that it was
Damon and Boras who very publicly and forcefully stated their
completely-out-of-touch-with-reality demands.

“On
Dec. 17, Scott’s exact words were that ‘he would not take a penny less
than $13 million a year for two years,’ ” Cashman said. “We believed
him.”

And Cashman didn’t stop there, throwing even more dirt in the face of Boras.

“Boras
told me I wouldn’t find a No. 2 hitter for less than $13 million,”
Cashman continued. “I found one (Nick Johnson) for half that.”

Now
Boras wants to play the role of victim, crying about the Yankees “never
made an offer,” and doing so in a way that suggests New York did not
want Damon back and was not interested in even trying to bring him back.

It’s all a bunch of classic Scott Boras C.Y.A. B.S.

It
would seem that Boras and Damon are poor poker players. All the betting
has been done. Everybody at the table knows they’re bluffing, and they
keep trying to re-bluff the same losing hand, as if they’re going to
convince somebody to pull their chips back.

and yes, I will miss Damon. =/