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Johnson returned to the Yankees lineup today as the DH and went 0-for-2 with a walk and told reporters after the game that “Things feel fine. No grabbing. No nothing. I loosened up before. Felt nothing.”

That’s good news for the Yankees, who no doubt cringed when they heard that he tweaked his back last week.

It might not have been a big deal, but it was a painful reminder that Johnson has a brutal injury history . People, myself included, even said that Yankees GM Brian Cashman probably questioned himself about passing on Johnny Damon so cavalierly, even if it was just for a second.

It seemed like a minor injury at the time and there should be little doubt that he is misleading the team about the extent of the injury, ...

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