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Damon talks Sox

Checking in from Phoenix at the World Baseball Classic. Johnny Damon was entertaining as usual.

Surrounded by reporters from New York, Boston and West Coast, he was asked again about the failed negotiations with the Sox and said he felt "disrespected."

"Absolutely, without a doubt," Damon said during batting practice of a Team USA workout yesterday. "They had three months to get something together after the season though. But they didn't. They stuck to their plan."

Asked about whether he felt he would be booed, "I'm going to hear from some fans and there are other fans who are very educated who have an idea of how things went down and how the Red Sox flat out disrespected me," Damon said. "I'm going to go out and do my thing so I'm not going to worry too much about that. All I can say it I gave it my all for four years. If it wasn't good enough I can't concern myself with that."

Manager Buck Martinez announced tomorrow's USA lineup vs. Mexico:

1. Johnny Damon -- LF
2. Derek Jeter -- SS
3. Ken Griffey -- CF
4. Alex Rodriguez -- 3B
5. Mark Teixeira -- DH
6. Derrek Lee -- 1B
7. Brian Schneider --C
8. Randy Winn -- RF
9. Chase Utley -- 2B