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• No Title Leaves Giambi’s Tenure Lacking

  As he comes to the end of his seven-year, $120 million contract with the Yankees, Jason Giambi has still not won the championship he was signed to deliver. Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 11:36 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees 3, Red Sox 2: Giambi Gives Red Sox a Send-Off Loss

  Jason Giambi, who homered to tie the game in the seventh inning, drilled a single to center off Jonathan Papelbon with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth. Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Giambi, Jason

• Girardi Defends Middle of Lineup

  Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi have hit fourth and fifth in the Yankees’ lineup in each of the last 11 games, yet they continue to struggle in the clutch. Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Rodriguez, Alex, Girardi, Joe, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees 3, Rangers 3: Giambi homers, Rivera returns to save Yankees' win

  Jason Giambi homered for the first time since shaving the most famous mustache in baseball, and starter Sidney Ponson beat his former Texas teammates. Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Giambi, Jason, Ponson, Sidney

• Sports of The Times: Cheers for Giambi, But Silence for Bonds

  Though both Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi have been similarly tainted by performance-enhancing drug scandals, the consequences have been vastly different. Posted Friday, July 11, 2008 11:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Steroids, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Bonds, Barry, Perjury, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees 2, Rays 1, 10 Innings: With Another Standout Effort, Ponson Is Fitting in Nicely for Yankees

  For the second time in three starts for his new team, Sidney Ponson pitched a gem for six innings, as the Yankees won their fourth in a row. Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees Notebook: Yankees Plan Promotion in Support of Giambi

  The Yankees, who ban facial hair below the lower lip, will celebrate hair above the upper lip with an impromptu promotion in honor of Jason Giambi. Posted Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees 18, Rangers 7: Giambi Gives Yanks Jolts They Needed

  Jason Giambi hit a grand slam and drove in a season-best six runs, Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot and the host Yankees pounded the Texas Rangers. Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:52 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Girardi, Joe, Steinbrenner, Hank, Texas Rangers, Giambi, Jason

• A Few Swings Turn Giambi’s Season Around

  The former .150 hitter has returned to being one of the most productive first basemen in the league. Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:39 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, American League, Giambi, Jason

• Giambi Has Unfinished Business, in New York

  Jason Giambi’s recent surge has made it clear his career is not finished. But no matter how his season had been going, Giambi said, he would have wanted to keep playing. Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Giambi, Jason

• Yankees 9, Blue Jays 8: Giambi’s Home Run Is a Pain Reliever

  Jason Giambi connected for a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Yankees a 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 10:30 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Yankee Stadium (NYC), Toronto (Ontario), Giambi, Jason