For the record
Johnny Damon, 5/1/05:
"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they are going to come after me hard," Damon said. "It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need."
Mariano Rivera, 2/25/07:
"I respect the players and I respect the organization, but we've had so much happen between us. I don't think I could do it," Rivera told The Times.Rivera said the rivalry between the two teams is too fierce for him to think about switching sides.
"There's too much between the teams," Rivera told The Times. "I like some of their players. They're my friends. I just don't think it would be possible."