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FinsNYanksFan13 said:Is he really? If you look at homers and RBI's he might be but Damon is better in every other category AND ONLY 2 YEARS OLDER (plus would only have 3 years left on his contract heading into this season with Drew signed for 5). Since 99 when Drew became a regular player Damon has had more hits in every season, more stolen bases every year, has scored more runs every year, has had less strikeouts in every year except for 2 (and Drew missed over half the season in 05 and missed 62 in 03, the seasons he's struck out less then Damon), has had more doubles then Drew every year, has scored more runs in every year, has had more triples every year except for 3 years (and Drew beat him by 1 two of those years and 2 the other), has played in more games every year, hit more homers then Drew this year, has a very comparable average (better in most years), and is a 20 times better teammate. So Drew is capable if hitting more homers and driving in more runs and has a higher OBP, I guess that makes him a better player:confused: . Seriously man you have to do better fact checking to back up your points. Good effort though, it's better to try and fail then to not try at all. And you can give me the reason why Damon's numbers are better is because Drew is always hurt but all that does is play into everyone else's point about why Drew isn't worth the money. It's not Johnny Damon's fault he can stay on the field and play through injuries while Drew sits out when he's got to take a dump. No matter how you cut it the Red Sox made a huge mistake not paying Johnny and then taking on this kid guy for 70 million. And I keep hearing that you guys didn't want to keep Damon because he would be broken down at the end of his contract but Drew will be the same age Damon would be at the end of this 5 year deal and has proven to break down more then Damon in the past so where's the sense in that?
Well congratulations on that post that proved basically nothing. Damon has more hits and runs scored because he's played in more games and had more ABs, thank you Captain Obvious.. some dynamite insight there. I'm not denying his prone-ness to injury, in fact I said he has to stay on the field for it to be a solid investment (but lets not act like Damon is Mr. Durable, he plays through them, but he sucks in the process).
Drew is a better ballplayer than Damon, the numbers prove it. I don't need to rehash statistics that clearly prove that when they're all over the internet.