| When Jason Giambi went down with plantar fasciitis, members of the media throughout the tri-state area lined up to celebrate the benefits that would supposedly accompany the loss of one of the Yankees' most potent bats. The Yankees won nine in a row shortly after Giambi's disappearance from the scene, and many were quick to perceive a causal relationship where one did not exist. Now Giambi's activation is approaching, and the same writers who applauded his loss (in this case, Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record) are now bemoaning his return: Giambi's comeback a potential problemIt might be a potential problem in that the roster can only accommodate 25 players, and consequently someone will have to be sent down to make room for the Giambino's ample frame. But I'm guessing that whoever it is will be of lesser value than one of the best offensive producers of the last decade.Slowly but surely, one rehab day at a time, Jason Giambi is working his way back to the Yankees, baggage and ... |
