Jason Giambi
Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambiis an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. In his Major League Baseballcareer, which began in 1995, he played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 January 1971
CityWest Covina, CA
CountryUnited States of America
great love
I love being in that spot, and it's always great to come through,
asked family lost
I asked how his family was doing, because I know he's from that area, and he said they pretty much lost everything,
asked family lost
I asked him how his family was and he said they had lost everything.
game great heart kid people players prove realize seen special takes triple whatever
People don't realize this game is not fair. I've seen some great players who, for whatever reason, never got the opportunity. To keep going back to Triple A, when you know in your heart you have nothing to prove there, it takes a special kid to do that.
close days
It's getting close again, ... We could probably do it again, but I'm not going to get any days off. We'll just see if this thing helps.
ability believe joe veteran
They've been here so many times, I think with Joe and the veteran players, they believe. They believe in their ability and they believe they can make a difference.
doubt gotten hit joe
Actually, Joe was the one who congratulated me, ... And I said: 'For what? I know ain't gotten a hit in a while.' But it's exciting, no doubt about it.
fun great
It's great to contribute, a whole lot of fun,
bad best career great harder helped win wins
I think he was harder on himself. He wanted to come in here and win 25 games. He battled for us, and even when he didn't have his best stuff, he helped us win. You know you've had a great career when 17 wins is a bad year.
ball few game good hit pitch taking trying
The game slows, ... I don't overanalyze. I just try to get a good pitch and hit it. Even when I cooled off after July, I was still taking good at-bats. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard. Tonight, I got a few mistakes.
ball hit since time
It's been a long time since I hit a ball like that to center.
fun leave love playing season time
I love playing in September. This is the fun time of the year, what you play the whole season for. You leave it all on the field, because if you don't play in September, there is no October.
billy coming contracts moves players understood
A little surprised, yeah, ... but I've been around Billy Beane a long time. I know at the beginning, he made some moves that weren't very popular, but I understood where he was going. (Tim) Hudson's and (Mark) Mulder's contracts were coming up. The team, the manager, the players have done an unbelievable job.
bat speed
I feel like I've got my bat speed back.