Having a healthy Jason, having Johnny Damon, the second year with Robbie [Cano] -- there are a lot of different ingredients here. There's a little different swagger here this year.

I'm really hoping that Johnny Damon shows up and is really healthy,

I don't know about Johnny Damon still. He has to prove himself just like everybody else.

Coco Crisp is not Johnny Damon.

[Johnny Damon , the Red Sox' center fielder who is in the final year of his contract, said he and his agent are waiting to hear from the team to begin talks on a contract extension.] I'd like to finish up my career here and get locked up for a long time, ... I know it's always been Red Sox policy to wait until after the season, but that can get hairy. I don't want to be looking over my shoulder at the All-Star break and thinking, 'OK, what's going on here.'

There's a little bit of a different swagger this year.