“This is where I wanted to be,” he said Monday after completing his $8 million, one-year contract. “The Tigers were my first choice. I love it here and think I am a good fit.”I honestly don't even know what to make of this, but I guess I'll just throw it in with the rest of his I only want to play here, or I'll never play there quotes. Here's one to refresh your memory from back on August 17th:
“I don’t know where else I would want to go to,” Damon said. “Obviously, that’s not the right thing to say when you’re about ready to approach free agency, but I’m very happy with playing in New York, and my family’s happy I play for New York. There’s no bigger place to go. If you play well here, you’re going to get paid. New York has the resources. But we also have the chance to win every year. I don’t want to attempt to go make more money elsewhere, for more years, with a chance to be out of the race by the first of June."For more nonsense from Damon, check out this collection of quote from the guys over at TYU.
I've often wondered why a player feels they have to make up some B.S. when they sign with a new team. Remember when A-Rod's dream was to be a Met, then a Red Sox, and then a Yankee?
For this quote alone I hope he gets booed when he comes back to the Bronx.
(Update) Apparently what he actually said was after the Yankees were out of the picture the Tigers were his number one choice. So I guess the quote wasn't as bad as it might have seemed.
