77. Ocassional NSB resident Johnny Damon signs with Cleveland Indians

 

Johnny Damon

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Future Hall of Famer and occasional New Smyrna Beach resident Johnny Damon was picked up by the Cleveland Indians for the 2012 MLB season, his sixth team.

The outfielder/DH played the previous season for the Tampa Rays where he batted .261 with 16 HRs and 73 RBIs in 150 games. He's played on two World Series championship teams -- the Boston Red Sox in 2004, and the New York Yankees in 2009.

Damon's new team is No. 77 in Headline Surfer's countdown of the top 100 local teams of 2012.

Damon is one of only two modern-day players to win a championship with the Red Sox and Yankees. The other is infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske of the Atlanta Braves, who played in three consecutive World Series -- winning the championship with the Red Sox in 2007, coming up short with the Rays in 2008, and winning again with the Yankees in 2009, where he and Damon were teammates.

Besides the two rings, Damon is 277 hits shy of 3,000 for his career, a threshold recognized for potential enshrinement in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

The 38-year-old Damon could possibly achieve that in three seasons or less if he stays healthy.

Besides the Rays, Yankees and Red Sox, Damon has also played for the Detroit Tigers, the Oakland A's and the Kansas City Royals.

Because the season was under way with the Indians at 1-4, Damon will be paid a pro-rated $1.25 million salary with another $1.4 million in performance bonuses, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney, the spots cable network reported.

Damon, who lives in Windemere with his wife and children, has a second home on the beachside of New Smyrna Beach where he has enjoyed crabbing on the North Causeway.

Top 100 Countdown Recap:

77. Ocassional NSB resident Johnny Damon signs with Cleveland Indians
78. NSBHS students of driving age learn importance of organ donation
79. Edgewater man killed after being struck by train while throwing rocks at it
80. County Council breaks bread with Daytona Area Chamber of Commerce
81. Body of 55-year-old DeBary man found in charred remains of home
82. Crossdresser rebuffed in trying to rob Deltona pharmacy of pills
83. Deltona pit bull 'Snoopy' back home
84. Ormond Beach cops: Man driving upwards of 150 mph in Lamborghini killed on US 1
85. NSB cops: Motorist arrested on fourth DUI charge
86. Postal truck becomes engulfed in flames in Edgewater, but mail salvaged
87. New Smyrna Beach Finance Dept. wins national award
88. Sad irony: Elderly man drowns in river named for death
89. NSB Fire Chief Dave McAllister among community award winners by Volusia League of Cities
90. Unlicensed 17-year-old Orange City boy runs over and kills 84-year-old woman in Deltona shopping plaza
91. NSB City Clerk Johnny Bledsoe gets new contract; 20 weeks compensation if canned
92. Votran bus operator drives 2 million miles on Volusia County roads without an accident
93. Jason McGuirk gets Jim Hathaway's seat on NSB commission
94. Holly Hill woman calls in bomb threat at work forcing evacuation of 300; tells cops she was bored
95. Sheriff holds open house in Oak Hill six months after taking over law enforcement duties
96. Audio: Cop pursuit in New Smyrna Beach with speeds clocked at 100 mph-plus ends with stop sticks
97. Ponce Inlet Councilman Joseph Perrone holds onto his seat by one vote
98. Edgewater's Tia McDonald featured in book while visiting Australia
99. Gene Emter wins Edgewater City Council seat by 12-vote margin in special election Link: http://headlinesurfer.com/content/410884-99-gene-emter-wins-edgewater-city-council-seat-12-vote-margin-special-election
100. Chip Ganassi cars finish 1-2 in Rolex at Daytona
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