Johnny Damon has just done a really cool thing, something we should all consider.
Writing on The Players Tribune, Damon, who played for 18 seasons in the major leagues, penned a “Letter to My Younger Self.”
Damon spent one of those seasons, 2001, with the best A’s team to never win a postseason series.
You only had to watch Damon in a handful of games to know he’s the fun-loving sort. The advice he gives “Little Johnny” is at once impish (duck boats have no bathrooms, so maybe don’t “consume a ton of, uh, beverages” before setting sail on one) and heartfelt (“Keep an eye on Mom.