Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Tim Kurkjian : 1. How will the world champion Yankees rework their roster? They have three primary free agents, left fielder Johnny Damon, designated hitter Hideki Matsui and starting pitcher Andy Pettitte. Last winter, the Yankees didn't even make an offer to Bobby Abreu or Jason Giambi, allowing each to leave via free agency even though each had recorded pretty good numbers in...
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... some Jack Daniels, Patron and a bottle of Dom Perignon sent out by his former baseball teammate Jason Giambi .
Baseball Crank (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... bring all the same downsides that Delgado has, plus he's an even worse defensive option; ditto Jason Giambi). The other main area where the Mets might go for some relatively high-profile help would be starting pitching, but aside from John Lackey, the options include some extremely high-risk gambles like Erik Bedard and Rich Harden. Doug Davis would be more the low-impact type of...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... to the day , in fact, since game seven in 2001) seemed about twice as long. Even the additions of Jason Giambi , Mike Mussina , Hideki Matsui , Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez weren't enough. We had the best player in baseball and couldn't get it done. He couldn't get it done. Then it got even worse for Alex. He had a messy divorce, hooked up with a crazy woman, and got exposed...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... to remain on the roster--O'Dowd may need Hawpe's money to pay for a player like Rafael Betancourt, Jason Giambi, or the replacement of Garrett Atkins . After the jump, I'll use the Trade Value Calculator , originally developed by Beyond the Boxscore's Sky Kalkman, to determine Hawpe's value to both the Rockies and to a prospective trade partner, as well as a short foray into simple...
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... less of an ability to absorb mistakes. Even though the Yankees signed players like Carl Pavano and Jason Giambi to large contracts that didn't really pan out, they still averaged 97 wins a season from 2001-2008 and made the playoffs in 7 of the 8 seasons. The Reds signed Eric Milton to a similar contract as Pavano and that set the organization back 3 years, at least. My point is that,...
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... the game. Bad year for New York. Soriano was then sent packing to bring in Kate Hudson Clutch-Rod. Jason Giambi (2002-2008) The gold thong was brought in to be a hero and he was pretty damn good for a time. He was a key performer in the 2003 series win over the Red Sox and all was looking good, until they lost to the Marlins. Giambi eventually got busted for Roids and morphed...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... Lincecum being a pot head for a while, so in terms of shock factor, it ranks right up there with Jason Giambi admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs. Given the small amount of marijuana that Lincecum had in his car and that he did not appear to be driving while impaired, this will likely end up as a small misdemeanor offense that will not really amount to anything other than...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... Derek Jeter . On Opening Day, the Yankees were in Toronto, and Jeter had a lead off first base. Jason Giambi hit a bouncer to Roy Halladay, and Doc threw to Carlos Delgado at first. Jeter knew that, with the Giambi shift on, third base was unoccupied, and he didn’t stop. Delgado threw across the diamond as Ken Huckaby, Toronto’s catcher, raced up the line. Huckaby caught the...
Walkoff Walk (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... back pocket for over a year. In 2008, Damon noticed how teams would shift when his former teammate Jason Giambi came to the dish and thought it'd be a good opportunity to swipe two bases in one fell swoop. Second, Brad Lidge failed to cover third base, leaving Pedro Feliz to chase hopelessly after Damon. Finally, with a runner on third, Brad Lidge could not throw his filthy breaking...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Said Damon: “We talked about it throughout the year, especially when Mark is up. They put the shift on him. We also had to deal with it when Jason Giambi was up to bat when he was with us. But in this situation, I was trying to be aggressive and trying to get into scoring position. It just worked out that way where there was a throw, the third baseman covered (second) and the pitcher...
