In light of the Frank Thomas release by the Blue Jays, I just have to shake my head and wonder why another slumping DH/first baseman is still in the regular lineup.
That would be Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees.
The "Giambino" is currently hitting .109 with two homers and six RBIs in 46 at-bats, and is hitless in his last ten plate appearances.
On Sunday in Baltimore, with the Yankees up 2-0 and threatening with the bases loaded, Giambi had a chance to come through. Instead, the slumping first baseman bounced into an inning-ending double play.
Why is Giambi still in the everyday lineup?
And these are the Yankees, who over the years have gotten rid of the likes of Ruben Sierra, Raul Mondesi, Rondell White, and others when they were struggling.
When you see a team like Toronto dumping the "Big Hurt", you have to wonder why the Bronx Bombers are still trotting Giambi out there despite his big slump.
Why not release Giambi and bring in Barry Bonds?
Wouldn't Bonds, who proved last season he can still consistently get on base, be an upgrade over the "Giambino"?
You can bet though, that the Yankees will do something before long to fix the situation.
How much longer will they tolerate a high-priced player batting just .109?
We'll have to see.
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3 months ago
I'll give you $ 23,428,571 reasons why........
3 months ago
Here's what the Yankees are up against salary-wise
Giambi is one of the guys who I consider 'a waste of money' or were frivolous signings
2008 / New York Yankees
Player Salary
Rodriguez, Alex $28,000,000
Giambi, Jason $23,428,571
Jeter, Derek $21,600,000
Abreu, Bobby $16,000,000
Pettitte, Andy $16,000,000
Rivera, Mariano $15,000,000
Posada, Jorge $13,100,000
Damon, Johnny $13,000,000
Matsui, Hideki $13,000,000
Mussina, Mike $11,071,029
Pavano, Carl $11,000,000
Farnsworth, Kyle $5,916,666
Wang, Chien-Ming $4,000,000
Hawkins, LaTroy $3,750,000
Cano, Robinson $3,000,000
Molina, Jose $1,875,000
Ensberg, Morgan $1,750,000
Brackman, Andrew $1,184,788
Betemit, Wilson $1,165,000
Bruney, Brian $725,000
Traber, Billy $500,000
Cabrera, Melky $461,200
Hughes, Phil $406,350
Duncan, Shelley $398,300
Henn, Sean $397,448
Kennedy, Ian $394,275
Karstens, Jeffrey $393,300
Albaladejo, Jon $393,225
Ohlendorf, Ross $391,425
Chamberlain, Joba $390,000
Sanchez, Humberto $390,000
$209,081,577
from 3 months ago
So that means they are stuck with him because of his contract? Too bad, huh?
3 months ago
Yes, they owe him that money whether he plays or sits
They're hoping to get SOMETHING out of him, but it appears that he might be finished
from 3 months ago
Well, I thought he was finished 3 years ago when he was hitting under .200 in the middle of May...
3 months ago
Yep what a waste of 23 mil. You can bet that Joe Girardi gets pressure from above to keep him in the lineup because every day that he sits costs the team 63 K.
3 months ago
I agree with John: "I'll give you $ 23,428,571 reasons why........"
-- aside from that, the argument is should you keep him in to make him earn it (which for the past 2-3 years he can't), or just cut him?
He, Mussina, and Damon should be cut-- the three should form their own backyard baseball league where Mussina walks in 14 runs a game, Giambi hits the occasional ball off the neighbor's roof so you keep him around, and Damon gets stuck catching because he throws like a girl.
3 months ago
I say just cut him.
3 months ago
haha he's been slumping ever since he had to stop using his roids..
2 months ago
Giambi was also hit by a pitch, scored and forced strikes to A-Rod who went 2 for 4. We'll see what kind of pitches he gets today. He also leads the Yanks with HRs, is among the top in runs scored and RBI. With less bats than Abreu. At least SHelley gets to play today,though he and Abreu should probably swap. Then Bobby could flash that gold glove over at first, as opposed to pulling up on fly balls all the time. GO Yanks
2 months ago
first time up, they walked A-Rod and struck out Shelly in the 5 spot. Why are Matsui and GIambi on the bench? THe run producer and the clutch hitter are riding the pine after yesterday?
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