It lived a life most of us would envy. But in the end, Jason Giambi’s mustache never really had a chance, and ended up in a bathroom basin, dead after less than a few months of life. The American Mustache Institute salutes Mr. Giambi and his mustache, for having the bravery to walk proudly down the same lines upon which other great Yankee mustaches have — including Reggie Jackson, Thurman Muns
Yankee GM Blog, My name is John Paul, and I am the co-found of Fuzzy Ink, a clothing line based entirely around the mustache. In response to the recent phenomenon that is Jason Giambi's mustache, we have released a special edition t-shirt featuring the Big G in all his fuzzed up glory. To sweeten the deal and further show our appreciation for
Jason Giambi clubbed a two-run, walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth to give the Yankees a 9-8 win over the Blue Jays in The Bronx. Giambi, Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez and Wilson Betemit each knocked in two runs as New York took two in the three-game set. Hideki Matsui added an RBI in the three-run ninth. Kyle Farnsworth picked up his first win of the year, despite giving up a run on th
Well. Maybe I was really wrong about Jason Giambi. He just smashed a no doubter into the upper deck to give the Yankees a fantastic walk off win 9-8. The Yanks clawed back from a five run deficit to pull off the win so that is always encouraging.Jorge did not reinjure his shoulder (at least I don't think) so that is huge as well. Farnsworth was Farnsworth and gave up a run, but a huge credit to
From Portfolio Magazine:Jason Giambi has a deep, dark secret. Deeper than his compulsion to sleep on the side of the bed nearest the door, and darker than his dream of growing up to be a heavy-metal musician. The deepest, darkest secret harbored by the New York Yankees first baseman is that whenever he is in a prolonged hitting funk, he wears a gold lamé, tiger-stripe thong under his uniform.
Franz Lidz/Portfolio Magazine (hat tip River Ave. Blues):Jason Giambi has a deep, dark secret. Deeper than his compulsion to sleep on the side of the bed nearest the door, and darker than his dream of growing up to be a heavy-metal musician. The deepest, darkest secret harbored by the New York Yankees first baseman is that whenever he is in a prolonged hitting funk, he wears a gold lamé, tiger-st
FROM THE POST :May 6, 2008 -- The bullets he hits find leather. He hits a ball on the screws and watches it die in the April-May wind. Then there are too many feeble ground balls, harmless pop-ups and stress-free fly balls that don't drop.Welcome to Hitters' Hell, Jason Giambi's current address."The hardest thing is for it not to get into your head," said Giambi, who is toting a .150 average into tonight's action against the Indians. "I have seen a lot of the shift and the ball doesn't carry, so I have to hit line drives and they are pitching me in.""(Hitting coach) Kevin Long and (manager) Joe Girardi believe he will get through it and prove he can still hit," Brian Cashman said yesterday. "He has done everything he has been asked to do and he has stayed healthy. He has earned the opportu
From George A. King III:May 6, 2008 -- The bullets he hits find leather. He hits a ball on the screws and watches it die in the April-May wind. Then there are too many feeble ground balls, harmless pop-ups and stress-free fly balls that don't drop. Welcome to Hitters' Hell, Jason Giambi's current address. "The hardest thing is for it not to get into your head," said Giambi, who is toting a .150 average into tonight's action against the Indians. "I have seen a lot of the shift and the ball doesn't carry, so I have to hit line drives and they are pitching me in.""(Hitting coach) Kevin Long and (manager) Joe Girardi believe he will get through it and prove he can still hit," Brian Cashman said yesterday. "He has done everything he has been asked to do and he has stayed healthy. He has earne
There is a buzz going around the Bay area that the Yankees and Giants are discussing a deal that would send Jason Giambi to the Giants in return for Barry Zito.There also would be a swap of some minor leaguers included in the deal.The sticking points are how much of Zito's $126 contract the Giants will pay and if Zito is willing to restructure the payments of the rest. Zito's agent is Scott Boras.Zito is under contract five more seasons at an annual average cost of $18.9 million.Giambi, who is from the bay area, will get $20 million from the Yankees this season and is a free agent at the end of the year.Zito is 0-4 with a 9.68 ERA and has been removed from the rotation by manager Bruce Bochy."I'm certainly not happy with it, by any means," Zito said. "But this is the bed that I've made.
In 15 games played for the Yankees this season Jason Giambi is five for forty-six, has ten strikeouts and is batting a very robust 1.09 (haha not). Now to be fair he has walked eleven times and hit two homeruns with 11 RBI's (yay!!!).On the other hand Shelley Duncan has been wasting away for 11 games with Scranton Wilkes/Barre going thirteen for forty with six doubles, four homeruns and 10 RBI's and batting an extremely healthy .345.Can anyone explain to me what Girardi is trying to accomplish here???
Brian Costello of the New York Post discusses Jason Giambi's horrible start, but don't worry fans, Joe Girardi is still confident in his struggling first baseman:"I think his at-bats have been pretty good," Joe Girardi said. "Like I've said all along, he's run into bad luck. He's hit some balls hard. I really don't have any concerns with him. I think he's going to be really productive."I really wish he weren't so confident. If I were Girardi I'd bench Giambi until he learns how to bunt the ball towards 3rd base, cause unless Mike Timlin is on the mound that's that's the only way he's going to get a hit.And why can't Ensberg get any playing time? In four games he's hit .385 (5-for-13) with a HR and an RBI, Giambi has hit .125 (5-for-40) with 2 HR (both off Timlin) and 6 RBI in thirteen game
Everyday, three or four times a day, I check Peter Abraham’s BLOG . He stays very close to the Yanks’ and is always the first to give us fresh news. Excellent job by him. I’d suggest that every Yankee fan who stops by my measly little blog– go and visit his, also.
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MLB Commissioner Bud Selig released a statement Thursday saying that he was pleased with the cooperation he received from New York Yankees DH Jason Giambi, and that the player would receive no punishment. And so ends another sad chapter in Baseball as we know it in 2007, as we are immersed in an era in the entire World Of Sports that future historians may aptly name the "Scandal Age." The reason I call this a sad chapter, is that if handled correctly by Selig and the rest of the MLB Brain-Trust, could have ushered in an era of trust and Baseball could have started to recover some of it's integrity after the strike of 1994, and the "Steroid Era." In an interview with USA Today Baseball writer Bob Nightengale back in May, the New York slugger who had testified in front of a Grand Jury in 2003, told the reporter that he regretted taking "that stuff." Giambi also chastised MLB for not clearing the air on the steroid issue. He said that Baseball should have come clean a long time ago, on a
Jason Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball Player and designated hitter for the New York Yankees.He was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics, and is a 5-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks 4 times, in on base percentage 3 times, in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. He attended Long Beach State.Through December 2006, he is 4th in the majors of all active players in hit by pitch (127; he has been hit 8 times by David Wells in 30 at bats), 6th in on base percentage (.413), and 8th in walks (1,089).He also is 3rd in the majors in the 2000s, through 2006, in both OBP (.438) and walks (551), 10th in slugging percentage (.582), 13th in home runs (175), and 16th in RBIs (526). Giambi is also known to have taken performance-enhancing drugs during his career but has indicated he stopped and has apologized recently for past steroid use.During a game in Toronto against the Blue Jays, Gi
New York Yankees designated hitter Jason Giambi, who is currently on the disabled list, agreed on Thursday to a meeting with MLB Chief Steroid Investigator George Mitchell. Earlier this week reports surfaced that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig had demanded Giambi agree to a meeting with the former U.S. Senator by Thursday, or face possible punitive actions. Giambi released a statement on Thursday, saying that he alone was responsible for his actions and never tried to infer anything differently. The Commissioner's office also released a statement saying that they were glad that a meeting had been agreed to and it would be scheduled shortly.(C) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
There is an old saying, no good deed goes unpunished, New York Yankees DH Jason Giambi is walking proof of that.According to published reports MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has given the New York Yankees player until Thursday to set up a meeting with former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, or face disciplinary action. Selig first requested that Giambi meet with Mitchell on June 6, apparently the request is now a directive. Mitchell heads up the team that is investigating steroid use in MLB. Giambi's mess started when he gave an interview to USA Today saying he regretted taking "that stuff", and that Baseball should have issued an apology long ago to the fans. Giambi is currently on the disabled list with a foot injury. The Thursday deadline is to set up a meeting, it does not have to be held by that date.Giambi to his credit was trying to clear the air, and get MLB past the era, where every power hitter is now looked at with suspicion. as I have stated before on this site, MLB Management an
(photo from AP)Jason Giambi has until Thursday to agree to a meeting with steroids investigator George Mitchell or else face possible discipline from baseball commissioner Bud Selig. It looks like Giambi may cooperate with Mitchell; however, will only answer questions about his personal use of performance-enhancing drugs and will not name names according to the NY Daily News.I just think baseball needs to have a blanket amnesty -- at this point. I think this is the only way they'd have to perhaps find what they want about steroids, once and for all...
Could the recent surge of the once left for dead New York Yankees be tied to the fact that media magnet Jason Giambi is sitting on the sidelines? That's the opinion of Wallace Matthews in todays edition of Newsday, who says that Giambi's recent injury has actually sparked the Yankees, who have won six in a row and are back within 9.5 games of the Red Sox in the AL East. Matthews points out that since Giambi has missed 10 game, the teams offense has suddenly hit the ball well, including players like Bobby Abreu, who has hit .500 in that time, Melkly Cabrera is hitting .378, A-Rod .371 and Jorge Posada .364.With Giambi's foot healing, the decision of what to do with him upon his return is going to be an important decision for Joe Torre. He was quoted in the paper as saying "We still have to go with what's best for us. When we get closer to that time, we'll figure it out, but right now, it seems all right." That type of statement does not bode well for Giambi, who with his stupi
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig asked New York Yankees DH Jason Giambi to meet with former U.S. Senator George Mitchell who heads up the MLB steroid investigation. It is believed that Giambi is the first MLB player who is currently on an active roster to be asked to speak with Mitchell.Giambi met with MLB representatives last month to discuss what has turned out to be an infamous interview with USA Today. Giambi said to reporter Bob Nightengale that he regretted taking "that stuff" and said that MLB should have issued a public apology to the fans years ago. The Major League Baseball Players Association said they could not commit at this time to sanctioning any meeting between Giambi and Mitchell.(C) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
Steroid user Jason Giambi will be out for at least 3 weeks and maybe up to 3 months with torn tissue in the arch of his left foot. Apparently the torn tissue that Giambi has will not require surgery. While Giambi is out of the lineup Johnny Damon will be in the DH spot while Melky Cabrera will play in the outfield.
New York Yankees Designated Hitter Jason Giambi is probably glad to see the month of May come to an end. Giambi, who has been courting controversy the last couple of weeks after an interview with USA Today now has some physical obstacles to overcome. The Yankees announced on Thursday that Giambi was going on the 15 day disabled list after suffering torn tissue in the arch of his left foot. Giambi will be fitted with a walking boot. A spokesman for the Yankees, said Giambi will be reevaluated in three weeks. Giambi started the controversy after giving an interview to USA Today's Bob Nightengale saying he regretted taking "that stuff", and that MLB owed the fans an apology. About a week later an unsubstantiated rumor said Giambi had failed a test for amphetamines within the last year.(c) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
The whole Jason Giambi case now appears to be in the hands of MLB Commish Bud Selig, as it will be up to him if any discipline will come the way of the Yankees slugger. Wednesday league officials questioned Giambi, who last week stated that the league should say its sorry to the public over the amount of time that the league shunned the illegal drug issue with players.Lawyers have already said that a suspension of Giambi is unlikely to take place, simply because Giambi said that he used steroids prior 2005, and even though the steroids ban took place in 2002, players could only be suspended for a first offense if it involved a criminal conviction. Suspensions for a first positive test didn't start till 2005. There has been whispers that the Yankees may want to void the mega-$120 million dollar deal that they have with Giambi, but it appears that the team does not have the grounds to terminate that deal. The Yankees did not have a rep at the meeting on Wednesday, and were told not
Giambi Meets With MLB OfficialsNew York Yankees DH Jason Giambi met with representatives of Major League Baseball on Wednesday, reportedly to discuss an interview he had last week with USA Today reporter Bob Nightengale. In the interview Giambi stated that he regretted taking "that stuff", and said that MLB owed the fans an apology for the cloud of controversy that hung over the game. Baseball players union general counsel Micheal Weiner confirmed that a meeting with MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was requested to talk about the interview. Giambi said that he thought the meeting went well, and that no followup meeting was scheduled. Giambi may still be in for more hot water, as the New York Daily News says Giambi flunked a screening for amphetamines within the past year. Giambi would not comment on the matter, and there has been no official confirmation from MLB at this time. (c) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007
Based on his comments last week that he was "probably tested more than anybody else," word comes out today that Yanks slugger Jason Giambi failed an amphetamines test within the last year according to the Daily News. The report says that due to the fact he failed the test, he had to take 6 more tests in the last year. Giambi is already in hot water after making comments last week that Major League Baseball should say it's "sorry" to the fans for not making the steroid issue a bigger issue and trying to get it cleaned up.Giambi also quoted himself as being a user, but claims now he is clean. "I was wrong for doing that stuff," he was quoted as saying last week. Lawyers for MLB are interested in talking to Giambi about those comments, and the league is also looking into a possible meeting with him. "What we should have done a long time ago was stand up -- players, ownership, everybody -- and said: 'We made a mistake,"' Giambi was quoted as saying. "We should have apologized back
As we know, the steroids and the issue of performance enhancement are the big story in the media today. Just this morning, prominent slugger and New York Yankee, Jason Giambi believes it’s time for baseball to come clean about the issue of steroids. From ESPN: Claiming he's likely been tested for performance-enhancing drugs more often than anyone, Giambi told USA Today in a story on its Web site Friday that the apology is long overdue. "Unfortunately, [the rumors] are going to be a part of it. But that's OK. I'm probably tested more than anybody else. I'm not hiding anything," Giambi told the newspaper. "That stuff didn't help me hit home runs. I don't care what people say, nothing is going to give you that gift of hitting a baseball." "I was wrong for doing that stuff," Giambi said Wednesday before the Yankees played the Chicago White Sox. "What we should have done a long time ago was stand up -- players, ownership, everybody -- and said, 'We made a mistake.' "We sh
Excuse me? Here is what Giambi is quoted to saying to USA Today about the issue - one that he says is now not the fault of the players - but of the game itself. "We should have apologized back then and made sure we had a rule in place and gone forward. ... Steroids and all of that was a part of history. But it was a topic that everybody wanted to avoid. Nobody wanted to talk about it." Nobody wanted to talk about it not because the game wanted to overlook it, but because the players were hiding it. If players were not afraid to take the stuff in the first place, and then hide it, it would not have become an issue. Now players like Giambi, who if he likes it or not cheated to get ahead, are basically saying that the game allowed the use of the illegal drugs to get ahead. And now that the game is trying to right itself with testing and what not, Giambi says it's the games fault in the first place for not pushing harder to test? I can't understand the logic in a statement like wha
Giambi Takes Courageous StandJason Giambi has become my new hero, and you don't know how much it pains me to say this. Not because I have anything personally against him. I have interviewed Giambi countless times over my 11 years covering the Major Leagues, and he was never in my most or least favorite categories. Some times Giambi, could be extremely talkative, other nights not so much. Actually I had never really formed a strong opinion about the man during my interaction with him. But the reason it pains me to admit that he is my new hero is he is a member of the New York Yankees. If you are a frequent visitor of this site, you know that I, am originally from New England, and grew up a Red Sox Fanatic.That automatically, makes me a Yankees hater, it's either in the genes or the water, scientists have yet to determine the actual cause. But in spite of that Jason Giambi has become my new hero because of the courageous stand he has undertaken.Giambi on Wednesday in an interview with
From the way the Yankees are talking these days, you'd think they've been hanging around with With Leather editor Matt Ufford. (If you don't know what the heck I am talking about, hop on over there and read a few posts. You'll soon see what I mean. We love you, Matt.)
YANKEES FEEL SEX-CESSFUL (Post)
Dressed in Yankees pinstripes in front of a sold-out crowd and George Steinbrenner, the free
Jason was an avid baseball card collector as a kid. He loved everything about it until one day he realized that his love for cardboard had abandoned him. In 1991, Jason gave up on collecting, or so he thought. Like most collectors, he gave the hobby another shot many years ...
