Johnny Damon was officially introduced by Detroit yesterday, and he began his tenure with the Tigers by talking about how badly he wanted to remain a Yankee, and how his former club wronged him. Said Damon: “We’re coming off a great year and you’re told you’ve gotta take a pay cut. You’re kind of like, ‘A pay cut? What the heck?’ It’s a little humbling.” He kept going: “You’re like, ‘Wow, is that what they really think of me? Or what I do for the ballclub?’ I did a lot for the ballclub. I even recruited (free agents) for those guys. I did everything.” Responded Brian Cashman: “When we signed him (for four years, $52 million), he was playing center field, a premium position, and the market was high. Now he’s a left fielder, he’s 36, in a collapsed market. Why would he not expect to take a pay cut?” Whatever you think of how this all played out, you have to admit, Cashman’s got a point. [NYDN]