After Seven-Year Mission To Destroy Yankees, Giambi Returns Home To Oakland

Giambi started his time with New York playing as he had when he was in Oakland, earning their trust with his big power numbers. In his third year he began his hidden agenda to bring down the Yanks with a horrendous batting average, high strike-out rate, repeated injuries, and crippling salary.

The A's sent him on this mission when they found out they could not beat the Yankees in straight-up playoff competition, so they decided to destroy them from within by sending one of their best players on this mission.

"I am just glad to be home," said Giambi in a press conference announcing the deal. "It has been a grueling undercover mission in New York."

Giambi mentioned that high prices for residencies in the Big Apple made the experience that much worse.

"Did you know you can't even find a house in the city? You have to live in a 3000 square foot condo overlooking some park," he said. "It was awful. Plus, I was only getting about $26 million a year in per diem. I was barely getting by on that scratch!"

Now back to where he calls home, Giambi spoke about what it was like when he returned to Oakland.

"I got home last night and had sex with my wife instead of a random 19-year-old I met at a downtown club," he said. "I had a meal other than the horrible lobster and steak they serve in every restaurant there, and I even went to a Wal-Mart! It wasa wonderful experice. My next stop is the In-N-Out Burger."