Word: giambi
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bottom of the ninth inning, after the apparently impending loss had subdued Yankees’ fans jeers of “1918,” Jason Giambi led off as the Red Sox infielders, expecting the former AL MVP to pull the ball, shifted to the right side of the diamond...
April 25th—Just as many Yankee fans had feared, Jason Giambi goes down with a hamstring injury and is forced to DH much of the rest of the year. Nick Johnson takes over at first and goes on to wins a gold glove in his rookie season. This Yankee team is just too good—even the bench is back to 1996 form. We’ll be hearing from these Bronx Bombers come October...
...journalists. During the 2001 season, Suzuki batted .350, garnered 242 hits, stole 56 bases and played a fine right field, showing about as good an outfield throwing arm as now exists. Newspaper accounts were busy with statistics and with reporting Suzuki's close run for the prize against Jason Giambi, a mighty power hitter who lumbered about for the Oakland Athletics. The larger point may sound simplistic. Suzuki is Asian. Were this 1945, not 2001, neither he nor Barry Bonds, the African-American who was just named MVP in the National League, would have been permitted even to compete...
...fans, do not fault Giambi or Damon or Jason Isringhausen for leaving this off-season. It’s every player’s dream, after all, to play in the big leagues...
...minor leagues—Kansas City, for example. Young players try to work their way into the “big leagues,” or, at least, rise in the farm system. When they reach a level of success, they are promoted to AAA, or Oakland. Take Jeremy Giambi. Or Johnny Damon. Or Jermaine Dye. Kansas City seems to promote all its good players to the A’s. Can you name the players Oakland traded to Kansas City for these guys? The way the system works, Oakland benefits while Kansas City is sent back to recruit more...