10/06: Giambi Wins AL Comeback Player of the Year Award
Posted by: Patrick
Giambi wins AL Comeback award:
Unbelievable is right. I don't think anyone could have expected such a thing. Look at those splits. I remember chatting with Seamus and discussing virtually daily how big Giambi's contract was going to get as the years went on and what in the world we were going to do with it. But, he's turned it around and returned to being a big part of the lineup. Congrats Jason.
"It's unbelievable. I'm speechless," Giambi said. "I'm definitely honored. It's been a lot of hard work and a long road."
"He got out of the gate slow, but he had a burning desire to show he could return to be the player that everybody had learned to love," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "He had to go through so much this year, so I don't think anybody would have predicted this." ...
But his .271 average, 32 homers and 87 RBIs helped lift the Yankees into the postseason, as Giambi became a force to be reckoned with once again.
"I know there were other things, but just coming back from being sick, knowing where I was last year when I couldn't get out of bed," Giambi said, "to come in, play well and help this team get to the playoffs, it's unbelievable." ...
On May 9, Giambi was hitting .195 with three home runs and six RBIs. A move to the Minor Leagues was being discussed among team brass, and the future didn't appear to be very bright for the former AL Most Valuable Player.
"He got out of the gate slow, but he had a burning desire to show he could return to be the player that everybody had learned to love," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "He had to go through so much this year, so I don't think anybody would have predicted this." ...
But his .271 average, 32 homers and 87 RBIs helped lift the Yankees into the postseason, as Giambi became a force to be reckoned with once again.
"I know there were other things, but just coming back from being sick, knowing where I was last year when I couldn't get out of bed," Giambi said, "to come in, play well and help this team get to the playoffs, it's unbelievable." ...
On May 9, Giambi was hitting .195 with three home runs and six RBIs. A move to the Minor Leagues was being discussed among team brass, and the future didn't appear to be very bright for the former AL Most Valuable Player.
Unbelievable is right. I don't think anyone could have expected such a thing. Look at those splits. I remember chatting with Seamus and discussing virtually daily how big Giambi's contract was going to get as the years went on and what in the world we were going to do with it. But, he's turned it around and returned to being a big part of the lineup. Congrats Jason.
