If Derek Jeter and Aaron Judge can pay for a suite so can Soto. If that was the one thing holding him back from re-signing with the Yankees that says a lot more about his level of entitlement than anything else.
No one is questioning Soto's talent.But he pales in comparison to Ohtani,who can pitch,run better, hits more home runs and drives in more.I think Soto has a better OBP.I am just happy we did not take on that monstros contract because it would have handicapped them for years.
Yeah the Mets are not worried because uncle Stevie got fuck you money !!! He’s paying for that contract not the Mets … the Yankees ain’t got that type of money and that’s what has got the yankeees fans cry 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 learn to live with it
Questioning Soto’s fielding. Ohtani not only brings in more viewers, but viewers that have money to spend on traveling to games, buying merch, concessions, hotels, restaurants etc.
I loved watching Soto in the batter’s box this past year. He’s a special hitter. But…he’s not worth more than Ohtani, from a baseball perspective. His defense and base running are below average and the dimensions in citi field will not be friendly to him. He wanted to be the highest paid player. He achieved that so I’m just going to wish him well. He was always a rental and we’ve all known that the entire time. ❤️
there needs to be a line for stuff you give players. not everyone can get hundreds of millions and free suites. it makes soto look bad that hes going for a crappier team for more stuff. hes gonna go the way of robinson cano. definitely didnt want him to go but his decision came down to greed
A-Rod was the closest. Miggy’s contract aged very poorly in the last five seasons of his deal. Pujols’s deal aged very quickly. Once he got the injury bug, he was no longer the stud he was in St. Louis. Even if Soto doesn’t opt out in five seasons, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mets look to deal out of that albatross of a contract. Good luck finding a taker for a DH in his 30s getting over $50 million/season. Yikes!
Jonny im a 60 year old yankee fan statistics make money,but i think your cool ,you played for boston ,came to NY. Still loved ya. GOD BLESS BASEBALL. .
Steve Cohen is the richest baseball owner, at 21 billion in net worth. However, the Dodger's owner is also pretty well strapped. CEO Mark Walter has a net worth of 12 billion. His biggest asset is the Googenheim Financial Services Group. They have over 300 billion dollars in assets under management. If the Dodgers really wanted Juan Soto at any price, they could have landed him. My point is, you aren't going to beat either team by out spending them.
You were great for the Yankees Johnny. Wish you were still there. Yankees will miss Soto but if they make the right moves, I think the yanks will be better.
Damon was getting old and matsui was out of his prime his career peaked in 2009 I think what the Yankees could’ve done after 2009 sign Adrian beltre and Roy holiday
@@Frankieefootballmundial They both had two more years of very good baseball. Matsui was past his prime when he joined the NYY. LOL. Both of them wanted a raise and 3 years for winning that WS for NYY. Cashman decided he could get alternatives. You saw the results. No WS wins since.
Lol . people kill me now they dodged a bullet but if the Yankees signed him all y'all would of been saying that was great for the Yankees...stop the hate
lol smh like sorry Damon sthu talking about Scherzer and Verlander. They were pass their prime you bugging saying what you said about Soto. He’s young 26. You can’t compare those pitchers that already had best years passed . Sounds like all the Yankees fans and X Yankees are a little better little salty there. 😂 but I’m sure if he stood a Yankee it’ll be a wholeother conversation. It’s crazy how they switched all of a sudden that’s why Soto left that stadium and the fans are not family oriented. They turn on you in a second remember it was hire boom then it was fire boone then it was keep Boone end of season year and then they lost the World Series then the fans are saying fire Boone
TMZ get this guy a better setup, horrible audio/video. As for Soto 51 million a year for 15 years, how many long term contracts workout? Trout, Rendon, Stanton, Strasburg, Pujols, Cano, they've all aged pretty bad.
His power is leftcenter and the ball carries extremely well in Citifield in that part of the Stadium. BTW the Mets have brought in the fences twice in Rightfield.
People talking about Jaun Soto like he that dude when it’s obvious who was the man during the playoffs it was G.Stanton 7 home runs during the playoffs and all clutch not Soto he got one good hit off the guardians that’s about it
Johnny Damon might have a point: Soto's deal is massive, but Citi Field could dampen his numbers, and the Yankees may have dodged a long-term financial risk. Alonzo to the Yankees? Now that would really flip the script!
Ur gonna end up with 1 billion dollars and u left the spotlight to be orange and blue cause of a cheap suite? U thought u we’re better then jeter? What a baseball talent. In terms of his brain, it’s just not there
Changed his phone number then states nobody with yanks called him😂😂😂😂 hes a diva, a great hitter but for 51mill per is just too much for what he provides
Soto's career numbers at Citi Field are .333 batting average, .466 on-base percentage, .709 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 19 extra-base hits, and 26 RBIs in just 35 games. Damon stop it. The Yankees offered him 760 for 16 yrs. What is this dodged a bullet business? The Yanks wanted to get shot lol.
And for anybody reading this in 2037 ya some us know now in 2024 how ridiculous this will look. Might be the worst contract in history. I expect injuries, losing and dropping production it probably be worse than Cano's contract. Only the Mets.
Juan Soto would've been better off with the yankees deal ...He's 26 with all that money in new york plus Dominican with everybody wanting to sign him i think the money the ego the women might fuck around party and do coke, at his age will be a huge factor on how he plays ...Where as Yankees they have very more strict policy than mets i see a so so first season then 👎
The Guardians dealt one of the best defensive IF in the AL and you think they’re getting better? Come on. It’s Yankees, Orioles, the Red Sox are a dark horse, Guardians maybe, and the Royals may crash back to earth. The AL is far from loaded. The Yankees could either get back or make a deep run at worst.
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Johnny, thanks for the memories ! You always rocked it.
Johnny Damon’s setup is better than the TMZ reporter who does this for a living 😂
He has a headphone microphone smh
I love how we got Damon saying “we” when speaking about the Yankees
Always loved Johnny….since he became a Yankee!
Even since he was a member for the redsox
700 million and bitching for a suite ?
Which player does that
lol intteresting huh? Just goes to show you if he really wants to win or just get as much as he can
If Derek Jeter and Aaron Judge can pay for a suite so can Soto. If that was the one thing holding him back from re-signing with the Yankees that says a lot more about his level of entitlement than anything else.
You knew that hint when he refused to sign the Nationals extension offer
Good for the Yankees. I wouldn't have given him a suite either. They offered you 760 million. Buy your own d@mn suite.
We did dodge a bullett..will miss him..best deals sometimes are the ones we dont make..
Johnny Damon one of my favorite Yankees players. Awesome person😊
“Free hotdogs for life! But no drinks…can’t do it!” Lol! 🎉😂
Jeez…TMZ dude get a better quality audio…WTF
No one is questioning Soto's talent.But he pales in comparison to Ohtani,who can pitch,run better, hits more home runs and drives in more.I think Soto has a better OBP.I am just happy we did not take on that monstros contract because it would have handicapped them for years.
Yeah the Mets are not worried because uncle Stevie got fuck you money !!! He’s paying for that contract not the Mets … the Yankees ain’t got that type of money and that’s what has got the yankeees fans cry 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 learn to live with it
Cool story. It’s not gonna handicap the Mets. Thats the difference
Kinda like Judge’s contract? Who is nowhere near as good as Ohtani. Judge is useless when it matters
Questioning Soto’s fielding. Ohtani not only brings in more viewers, but viewers that have money to spend on traveling to games, buying merch, concessions, hotels, restaurants etc.
@@juniegyllenhaal3937Just like how it hasn’t won you anything
If Yankees get Kyle Tucker, they will recover nicely.
FACTS
I guess they are not recovering
@@elway2kexactly Tucker a Cub
Traded to cubs
Unfortunately...he is going to the Cubs.
When I watched Johnny scamper to 3rd against Phillies I was like oh no. 2009 great team
Hi Johnny! Missed those days, my man.
I'm so happy to hear you- you are still well-spoken.
Nice opinions.
Johnny D was awesome for the Yanks!
Not sure if he already has an analyst job. But, he definitely needs to be on some network’s mlb staff.
MLB needs a guy like JD ON TV! Has skills to promote game
Look Yankees fan here you cant buy every one Yankees will be alright let’s go Yankees 🫡🫡🫡🫡
Yankees dodged an atomic bomb!
Yeah right
The man stole two bases on one play in the World Series. And he's a World Champion on both sides of the rivalry. Who else has that on their resume?
I loved watching Soto in the batter’s box this past year. He’s a special hitter. But…he’s not worth more than Ohtani, from a baseball perspective. His defense and base running are below average and the dimensions in citi field will not be friendly to him. He wanted to be the highest paid player. He achieved that so I’m just going to wish him well. He was always a rental and we’ve all known that the entire time. ❤️
I love this man so much. !! Johnny !!! Thanks for the. 09 championship. Greatest day of my life . Love you man . Yankee fan forever
there needs to be a line for stuff you give players. not everyone can get hundreds of millions and free suites. it makes soto look bad that hes going for a crappier team for more stuff. hes gonna go the way of robinson cano. definitely didnt want him to go but his decision came down to greed
What a legend love Johnny Damon!!! Totally agree with what he said that's wisdom from a vet right there.
Great seeing you Johnny! Best wishes on your new venture!! That a great looking jersey…
Haven't seen a long time contract that ages well
The Mike trout contract aged well
@@FrankieefootballmundialHe’s hurt all the time dude…….
A-Rod was the closest. Miggy’s contract aged very poorly in the last five seasons of his deal. Pujols’s deal aged very quickly. Once he got the injury bug, he was no longer the stud he was in St. Louis. Even if Soto doesn’t opt out in five seasons, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mets look to deal out of that albatross of a contract. Good luck finding a taker for a DH in his 30s getting over $50 million/season. Yikes!
I agree with Johnny Damon on what he said about Juan Soto.
Jonny im a 60 year old yankee fan statistics make money,but i think your cool ,you played for boston ,came to NY. Still loved ya. GOD BLESS BASEBALL. .
Why is this reporter making that rookie move with the headphones tucked under his chin smh… has he not heard his audio?
😂 so uncalled for
Steve Cohen is the richest baseball owner, at 21 billion in net worth. However, the Dodger's owner is also pretty well strapped. CEO Mark Walter has a net worth of 12 billion. His biggest asset is the Googenheim Financial Services Group. They have over 300 billion dollars in assets under management. If the Dodgers really wanted Juan Soto at any price, they could have landed him. My point is, you aren't going to beat either team by out spending them.
Citifield is tiny in LF. Yankee stadium is lot bigger there
You were great for the Yankees Johnny. Wish you were still there. Yankees will miss Soto but if they make the right moves, I think the yanks will be better.
Former Red Sox and Yankees champ speaking hear
Losing 26 yr old juan soto and signing 30 yr old pete alonso is what you would call dodging a bullet?
This interview is suspect
They salty
players need to understand when u take a big contract and u fail to live up to it it makes owners not want to commit to those huge contracts anymore
WE WANT TUCKER !!!!!!!!!!
Sayunara
Looks like Dana White in the Thumbnail 😂😂
Is J. Damon a HOFamer?
Incredible. Damon should think about becoming a GM
Never understood why Yankees didn’t bring back matsui and Damon in 2010 . What a bad move . Damon was clutch as hell
Damon was getting old and matsui was out of his prime his career peaked in 2009 I think what the Yankees could’ve done after 2009 sign Adrian beltre and Roy holiday
@@Frankieefootballmundial They both had two more years of very good baseball. Matsui was past his prime when he joined the NYY. LOL. Both of them wanted a raise and 3 years for winning that WS for NYY. Cashman decided he could get alternatives. You saw the results. No WS wins since.
Lol . people kill me now they dodged a bullet but if the Yankees signed him all y'all would of been saying that was great for the Yankees...stop the hate
No hate.... just the facts!
He’s Right
lol smh like sorry Damon sthu talking about Scherzer and Verlander. They were pass their prime you bugging saying what you said about Soto. He’s young 26. You can’t compare those pitchers that already had best years passed . Sounds like all the Yankees fans and X Yankees are a little better little salty there. 😂 but I’m sure if he stood a Yankee it’ll be a wholeother conversation. It’s crazy how they switched all of a sudden that’s why Soto left that stadium and the fans are not family oriented. They turn on you in a second remember it was hire boom then it was fire boone then it was keep Boone end of season year and then they lost the World Series then the fans are saying fire Boone
Shameless plug. Unnecessary
It killed me seeing Damon in a Yankee uniform.
Imagine getting handed almost a billion dollars and crying about a suit. 😂
It’s simple: if Steve Cohen wants Soto to hit homers, then bring the f***** walls closer to home!
Guess you could say the Mets wooed and lured Soto with a suiteheart deal.
TMZ get this guy a better setup, horrible audio/video. As for Soto 51 million a year for 15 years, how many long term contracts workout? Trout, Rendon, Stanton, Strasburg, Pujols, Cano, they've all aged pretty bad.
His power is leftcenter and the ball carries extremely well in Citifield in that part of the Stadium. BTW the Mets have brought in the fences twice in Rightfield.
Yes Indeed!🎤🏆⚾
People talking about Jaun Soto like he that dude when it’s obvious who was the man during the playoffs it was G.Stanton 7 home runs during the playoffs and all clutch not Soto he got one good hit off the guardians that’s about it
Johnny Damon might have a point: Soto's deal is massive, but Citi Field could dampen his numbers, and the Yankees may have dodged a long-term financial risk. Alonzo to the Yankees? Now that would really flip the script!
Getting Alonzo would be a mistake. The Mets will laugh if the Yankees sign Alonzo.
Damon should be in the hof. 3,000 hits.
Ur gonna end up with 1 billion dollars and u left the spotlight to be orange and blue cause of a cheap suite? U thought u we’re better then jeter? What a baseball talent. In terms of his brain, it’s just not there
smart informative, and class. a great yankee !!
He would know about long time financial burden
Changed his phone number then states nobody with yanks called him😂😂😂😂 hes a diva, a great hitter but for 51mill per is just too much for what he provides
Soto's career numbers at Citi Field are .333 batting average, .466 on-base percentage, .709 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 19 extra-base hits, and 26 RBIs in just 35 games. Damon stop it. The Yankees offered him 760 for 16 yrs. What is this dodged a bullet business? The Yanks wanted to get shot lol.
All but I believe 3 of spots homers last year would have been out of all ballparks in MLB
Yeah great numbers against Mets pitching!
And for anybody reading this in 2037 ya some us know now in 2024 how ridiculous this will look. Might be the worst contract in history. I expect injuries, losing and dropping production it probably be worse than Cano's contract. Only the Mets.
Juan Soto would've been better off with the yankees deal ...He's 26 with all that money in new york plus Dominican with everybody wanting to sign him i think the money the ego the women might fuck around party and do coke, at his age will be a huge factor on how he plays ...Where as Yankees they have very more strict policy than mets i see a so so first season then 👎
Dude is full of himself 😅
Juan Soto = Bobby Bonilla part deux
He dogged it by going to the mets.
Bad contract
Mets will not get passed the Dodgers. Yankees dodgers world series 2025
Is going to be guardians vs dodgers 2025 World Series
The Guardians dealt one of the best defensive IF in the AL and you think they’re getting better? Come on. It’s Yankees, Orioles, the Red Sox are a dark horse, Guardians maybe, and the Royals may crash back to earth. The AL is far from loaded. The Yankees could either get back or make a deep run at worst.
going bald in the front, tying a bun in the back - lol
😂
We don’t talk to Trump supporters!
Keep politics out of sports there’s no room for it
There's a 0% chance that the contract ages well. With that being said, if they win a world series then it's worth it
1000%
Are you saying the Mets will win the World Series Damm that will hurts
@@Frankieefootballmundial if lol
No doubt Yankees dodged a bullet, huge win for the Yankees losing that greedy self centered clown 😂😂😂😂
Lol. Coping.
Soto was a horrible fielder.....
Good bye