Question about rainout

danh — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:34:56 -0000

I admit that i very rarely attend games, but i bought tickets (a while ago) for tonight's game. Is it too late to get anything for a game that's gonna either have crap weather or be rained out. If it is rained out, any ideas of when the make up game would be? If i go and have extra tickets, what are my chances of selling them for a loss outside of the ballpark?

Would you welcome Giambi back to the A's?

danh — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 07:18:20 -0000

Let's fantasize for a moment that the Yankees have to eat the rest of his contract or are able to work out a buyout with him that gets approved... and that the A's could get him for very little money.. Would you welcome him back?

This question has at least two components. The first is whether you could forgive him for leaving the A's for the Yank-me's, and forgive him for his steroid past. The second, and i think more interesting part, is how do you view his future as a baseball player? Do you believe his past success was primarily due to steroids, that his body is too damaged from years of steroids and living hard, etc.? Or do you think/hope that he is capable of being someone that can hit for power and average again?

Would you enjoy watching him play?

Of course, there's also the dimension of where would he fit in -- in the past, he's injured too often to count on for an everyday first baseman, and we've got durazo for DH, and hatty already at first.

My own answers: I can forgive him and would enjoy watching him as an A again. I think he can get healthy and succeed without steroids. A recovered Giambi would be a great presence in the lineup.

(and a side question: how long are steroids detectable; how often would you have to test someone to know that they're not taking any?)

Poll

Would you welcome Giambi back to the A's?

You mean Jeremy Giambi, right?

3 votes

Hell yeah!

9 votes

Only if the Yank's eat 99% of his contract

31 votes

Only if Giambi agrees to read the book Fast Food Nation

1 votes

Only as a batboy

7 votes

No, but i think the Niners could use him

14 votes

No, the Curse of the Giambi will keep the Yanks from ever winning again

7 votes

72 votes | Poll has closed

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Question about rainout

Would you welcome Giambi back to the A's?

Would you welcome Giambi back to the A's?

You mean Jeremy Giambi, right?

Hell yeah!

Only if the Yank's eat 99% of his contract

Only if Giambi agrees to read the book Fast Food Nation

Only as a batboy

No, but i think the Niners could use him

No, the Curse of the Giambi will keep the Yanks from ever winning again