Goldmember Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 linky Red Sox CF plans to shave for charity By HOWARD ULMAN, AP Sports Writer May 11, 2004 BOSTON (AP) -- Johnny Damon plans to lose the caveman look for charity. The Red Sox center fielder said Monday he'll shave the black beard he's had since the offseason to benefit the Boston public libraries' reading and tutoring programs for youngsters. The Gillette Co., based in Boston, will provide the funds for the programs, Damon said before the Red Sox played Cleveland. A call seeking comment from Gillette was not returned Monday. "Gillette told me to pick out an organization" to help, said Damon, who believes his shaving will take place May 21. He plans to keep his shoulder-length black hair. "Gillette's the leading shaving brand anyway, so they're not too concerned" about providing funds for the programs, Damon said. "They don't have to do this but they want to." Damon said he's not getting paid for his participation. The reading program is geared to making sure students can read by the time they're in third grade, he said. Money also will go to a program for students to go to public libraries for help with homework. Damon was thinking of getting rid of the beard anyway. "It's starting to get hot,'' he said. "It's looking sloppy. I can always grow it back in two weeks." Damon reported to spring training in February with long hair that he hadn't cut for more than a year. He also had the beard, which he has trimmed since then. When he arrived in Fort Myers, Fla., Damon talked about his unusual after-dark training regime: racing cars on the Orlando street where he lives, which has a 25 mph speed limit. "Once a car starts coming, I'll just race it to my house," he said. "I scare the cars to speed up a little more, seeing a caveman-looking guy with long hair running at 10 or 11 at night." Might his next shaving experience lead to commercials for Gillette? "Hopefully, there's future things with them," Damon said. "It would be nice." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I always like to see it when athletes use their pubic forum for good. Johnny Damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted May 11, 2004 Author Share Posted May 11, 2004 I always like to see it when athletes use their pubic forum for good. Johnny Damon when i first read the headline i was think of him maybe donating the hair on his head to say, locks of love. but then they started talking about his beard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I applaud JD not enough good things are writing about athlethes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 He could have been in a Whitesox uni this past offseason.. JD has always been a good ballplayer and a great guy off the field. Kudos Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Probably one of my favirote baseball players, Outside of the White Sox and Dontrelle Willis. I wish more stories were written about athletes and charities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 He could have been in a Whitesox uni this past offseason.. With the luggage he's carrying, he could still very easily be in a White Sox uniform. Johnny Damon = class act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1549 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 With the luggage he's carrying, he could still very easily be in a White Sox uniform. Johnny Damon = class act Damon seems to be a perfect fit for that team, Boston has a great bunch of characters. I sat in the right field bleachers for a friday night Yankees-Red Sox game earlier this season (a game the Red Sox won...big). Anyway, the Yankee fans were just ruthless in going after Millar and Damon. Chanting "Kevin Millar is a horses ass, he is the meanest, he likes a lot of penis (yada yada yada)" and for JD, "Your not Jesus! Your not Jesus!" During a meeting on the mound Millar, Damon, and Manny huddled up in Center and then they struck a pose for the bleachers...the fans went ballistic. I thought it was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 During a meeting on the mound Millar, Damon, and Manny huddled up in Center and then they struck a pose for the bleachers...the fans went ballistic. I thought it was hilarious. What was that "pose" 1549?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 and there it goes... http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bo...s_bos&fext=.jsp The caveman look has gone the way of, well, the caveman -- at least for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxman352000 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Johnny Damon = class act So true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 They were talking about this on PTI; I guess that was some new razor Gillette is selling, some kind of new vibrating razor..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 They were talking about this on PTI; I guess that was some new razor Gillette is selling, some kind of new vibrating razor..... Looks like he's using the old fashioned disposable in that picture. Does Gillete even sell electric razors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Looks like he's using the old fashioned disposable in that picture. Does Gillete even sell electric razors? Oh I know it looks plain; they were showing it off on PTI. It's a basic razor that vibrates I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Oh I know it looks plain; they were showing it off on PTI. It's a basic razor that vibrates I guess. You guys get all the cool shaving stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I can't even shave yet ;o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 You guys get all the cool shaving stuff... i still use the classic ole disposable razor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Gotta love the Mach 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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