Plum Crazy

Here I thought that Jason Giambi had stumbled upon some new fad diet. When he slimmed down noticeably before the start of this past season, he attributed the weight loss to cutting down on cheeseburgers. "Self," I thought, "this could replace the Atkins or the South Beach diets." I started putting out feelers about getting the "Giambi Diet" published.

Well, imagine my shock and chagrin when I learned today it had nothing to do with the cheeseburgers, unless they were laced with steroids. Seems like Giambi had been downing steroids for several years before stopping last winter. Darn. So much for the book deal.

The admission is yet more proof that the Yankees messed up royally when they ditched Tino Martinez for Giambi after the 2001 season. $120 million for a player who is rapidly becoming a shell of a former self that existed only because of chemicals. Here's hoping that the Yankees have cause to void the rest of his contract.

Repeat after me, "We want Tino. We want Tino."