2006-08-19 04:24:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Roger Clemens, by retiring, caused the Yankees to get nothing in compensation. He did not stay retired for even one game and was signed as a free agent by Houston. If he had just signed with Houston, Yanks would have gotten a 1st and 2nd round draft pick. He screwed the Yankees.
2006-08-19 04:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Clemens wasn't a traitor, he was just greedy. It was widely said that Shoeless Joe Jackson had nothing to do with the scandal in 1919, he simply kept quiet because he didn't want to be involved but his silence spoke louder than had he attempted to defend himself. If you buy in to the Sox-Yankees rivalry (and being a Sox fan, I do) then the answer is Johnny Damon. And not because I'm mad that he's playing for the Yankees (I was never a huge Damon fan, although I certainly respected his contributions to the Red Sox, and I still do - he was a huge part of the team's title run). But here's a quote from him on May 1, 2005:
"I could never play for the Yankees, even though I know they'll be coming after me pretty hard."
If you assure your fan base that you won't play for your most hated rival, and then you ditch out and take more money and screw over your fans, you're a traitor.
2006-08-21 19:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by globesportsorbust 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Shoeless Joe Jackson. But there were more players than just him who through that World Series. I think the most known traitors are all the players involved in the Black Sox scandal. That was their best chance at a World Series Championship until last year.
Besides them, I'd say the red sox. It's not Johnny Damon's fault he left. I know you miss him and all, coco isn't filling those shoes well. But if you really wanted to keep your best player, you'd have offered him a deal he couldn't resist, like the Yankees did. Don't you wish you tried to give him $12 million more after the show he put on last night?
2006-08-19 13:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Johnny Damon
2006-08-19 14:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Babsi71 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shoeless Joe Jackson---He was one of the greats in MLB but his silence during the scandal spoke volumes of his character. But then again....there may be something we don't know about the intricacies of that affair.
P.S. I acctually found an old newspaper article under some hardwood floors i was removing--dated Oct 1 1919--front page reads: WORLD SERIES IS ON!---I read the article---it was amazing and I felt like I was there. :)
2006-08-19 11:32:22 · answer #5 · answered by Ken 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Roger Clemens
2006-08-19 12:12:05 · answer #6 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Johnny Damon HANDS DOWN!
2006-08-20 16:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by ronbravfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No shoes Joseph. Without a doubt.
2006-08-20 10:09:35 · answer #8 · answered by Dean B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jose Canseco, he ratted out all his doping buddies. If you were ever to go into battle with him, he would drop his gun and run, like the spineless, gutless worm he is.
2006-08-21 18:49:13 · answer #9 · answered by gorillaguth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
derek jeter 100%
Having been born in Michigan, you are raised to hate the yankees.
It is part of your heritage to be a sworn yankee hater.
By playing with the evil empire, he has sold his soul to the devil.
2006-08-19 15:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋