Johnny Damon to resurface in Cleveland

[Auggie]

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have signed veteran outfielder Johnny Damon to help awaken their struggling offense.

Damon told ESPN Insider Jim Bowden on Thursday that a deal has been finalized. Terms of the contract were not immediately known.

The club had been in talks to finalize a deal with the 38-year-old Damon, who is 277 hits shy of 3,000.

Damon played with Tampa Bay -- his sixth AL team -- last season, batting .261 with 16 home runs and 73 RBIs in 150 games. Damon would probably need some time to get ready after not being in a spring training camp. If Damon signs, the Indians would be his fourth team in four years.

LINK: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7805441/johnny-damon-says-deal-cleveland-indians

Now that's what I call a solution for a struggling offense -- a player who's not ready! Way to go, Tribe!

[ellisonz]

1. It's a long season...

But they should have signed Parkman!

[Auggie]

2. Maybe they could sign this guy ...

[ellisonz]

3. He'd shank it into left-center!

[El Supremo]

4. No he's going to the Miami Clown Fish

After all, he was the Clown Prince of Baseball!

(I was going to use that in another thread, but I was worried that I was piling on poor Miami too much.)

[El Supremo]

5. That movie was so bad compared to the first one.

The writing just stunk.

[bluedigger]

6. Sox should have picked him up.

They could have saved cabfare for the 100th Anniversary celebration.