Nick Johnson returned to the Yankees lineup today as the DH and went 0-for-2 with a walk and told reporters after the game that “Things feel fine. No grabbing. No nothing. I loosened up before. Felt nothing.”
That’s good news for the Yankees, who no doubt cringed when they heard that he tweaked his back last week.
It might not have been a big deal, but it was a painful reminder that Johnson has a brutal injury history . People, myself included, even said that Yankees GM Brian Cashman probably questioned himself about passing on Johnny Damon so cavalierly, even if it was just for a second.
It seemed like a minor injury at the time and there should be little doubt that he is misleading the team about the extent of the injury, but it does raise the question—what do the ...
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Jermaine Dye Might Interest Yankees if Nick Johnson Is Hurt
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