Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 18, 2008
The Thong Remains the Same

Peter Abraham straightens out the Giambi thong story:

Meanwhile, you've heard the tawdry tale of the "thong" that Giambi sometimes wears for good luck.

It was a good story - 10 years ago.

Giambi was given it as a joke by an equipment rep when he played for Oakland. It has been hanging in his locker ever since. The Boston Globe did a story about it once, as have a lot of papers.

But Conde Nast Portfolio magazine decided it was a "secret" and put together a story based on old quotes. Giambi said the writer never spoke to him. Then the New York tabloids got involved and pretended it was a new story. ESPN, of course, hopped on board.

So yesterday the clubhouse is full of clueless TV types (and a few clueless newspaper types) who were under the impression the Yankees all dress in lingerie.

It's a strange business sometimes.

Thanks Peter, it seemed like a silly story to me.

The Yankees lose 11-2 and Wang and Ohlendorf get pounded for nine hits and two home runs.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:06 PM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Glad that has been cleared up, sounded nasty. If you recall the picture of Giambi celebrating a Yankee playoff series win in some leather Village People castoff outfit you understand why this story was readily accepted.

Posted by: abe at May 19, 2008 10:32 AM
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