Jason Giambi, We Miss You

We knew we'd miss the Great Jason Giambi, or Sirloin as he's referred to around these parts, when he re-signed with Oakland in the offseason. It's a shame that New York never fully embraced a guy who, by all accounts, was easily the most likeable person in the Yankees clubhouse, plowed through every respectable chophouse in the city, and clearly had a wild party side to him that was begging to be unleashed.

But with the Yanks, he seemed to fight his true personality with the bland "Yankee Way" nonsense that has sucked the life out of numerous characters the past few seasons. (Well, that and the steroids stuff. That was kinda big.) Towards the end of his stay here we saw glimpses with the gold thong and the mustache campaign, but I'll always feel cheated when it comes to what sort of entertainment Big Jay could've offered.

So it wasn't surprising that he seems relieved to be back in Oakland, where he can be the hedonistic chop-consuming smuthound that we love.

Giambi's best line of the day came when he was asked how much longer he wants to play. He responded as he often does that they'll have to tear the uniform off him, and he added, "What else am I going to do? Seriously. Maybe bouncer at a strip joint. That's about all I'm qualified to do."

Sirloin, we miss you. All steakhouses in the Bay Area: you've been warned.