To close out January, Buster Olney does a nice job in outlining the Damon Drama and draws a good parallel:

Think of this like trying to get a date for the senior prom, and Johnny Damon as the target who keeps saying no. The Yankees wanted Damon more than anybody else has wanted Damon, and Damon has repeatedly turned them down — for a time essentially telling them to not even bother calling.

So they got another date.

Is that their fault?

Dateless Damon. Sad, unfortunate but true.