The Daily News had a piece up yesterday about Johnny Damon (yes, another one) and I have to admit that at the end, I found myself more a fan of Damon than when I began. It's not because I think he's a better man for hanging out with his folks, but when you surround yourself with good, humble, people (as his brother and parents seem to be), you can't help but pick up some of their good habits. Besides, the article's got a great lead:

James Damon was always the responsible one. He doesn't remember the exact date, but it was an autumn afternoon when he came home to find his eighth-grade brother, Johnny - already a baseball prodigy and fully aware of it - stoned out of his mind. Again.