[TS] Sports of The Times: At Least Give Giambi Some Credit
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Just as admission is the first step to recovery for addiction, honesty is the gateway to forgiveness, and Jason Giambi is ahead of the others implicated in baseballâs steroid scandal.
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Mike Mussina pitched seven scoreless innings on Tuesday night. (John Dunn for The New York Times) âI canât say that, because we havenât allowed ourselves the luxury of thinking that,â Joe Torre said. âNot only for him, but for anybody.â Maybe I should have known better than to ask that question before the Yankees have clinched. But [...].
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The revelation that Jason Giambi admitted to steroid use rocked the baseball world Thursday and called attention to one of its star players whose rise and fall seemed to be linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
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The finger-pointing and the blame game are getting old. It accomplishes nothing except to allow angry Red Sox observers to vent. In the end, John Henry, Tom Werner, Larry Lucchino, and Theo Epstein are responsible, and there's been no sign that they're ducking responsibility.
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Jason Giambi ended an 0-for-32 hitless streak with what might have been one of the most satisfying blasts of his career.
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Jason Giambi&#39;s reported testimony he used steroids might jeopardize his $120-million US contract with the New York Yankees and allow baseball commissioner Bud Selig to discipline him.
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Not to wish anything bad on baseball free agents, but this year's class of rich and richer just might want to think about the spectral presence of Jason Giambi.
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You say you're starting to OD on Belichick lore? You think the media has been nipping at the Kool-Aid a wee bit too much? You think the Patriots really can't be run that differently than anyone else?
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Kevin Brown already apologized to the New York Yankees for his foolish injury. This was an even better way to make up for it. Backed by Derek Jeter&#39;s three RBI and a relentless
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This has been one heck of a season thus far. Every week, there have been games that have been dynamite. I can understand the proponents of keeping the bowl system the way it is.
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New York Yankees: Joe Torre hopes Jason Giambi, who has fought to overcome a benign tumor and other ailments, can be his team&#39;s designated hitter in the postseason -- if not in the first round, perhaps in the league championship series if New York advances
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HOUSTON -- The attitude of every team in the postseason is: concentrate on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. That would be a good strategy for baseball-watchers, too, especially when they watch Carlos Beltran.
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New York Yankees player Jason Giambi,  a poster boy for baseball's controversy over steroid use, said  on Thursday he was very sorry. And sorry that he could not say  what he was sorry about.
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A year ago, he was the new star in camp. Reporters begged for a moment of his time and he managed to avoid most of them. He was the centerpiece acquisition off a tumultuous offseason, a can't-miss kid with a World Series MVP (won in Yankee Stadium!) on his r&#xE9;sum&#xE9;.
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The Sporting News - Rookies left an indelible mark on the 2007 season. Joba Chamberlain blew away hitters for the Yankees. Ryan Braun posted huge numbers for the Brewers. Hunter Pence energized the Astros. Troy Tulowitzki was a key part of the Rockies' magical run to the World Series. And, of course, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia helped the Red Sox win it all.
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Q: Is there anything Major League Baseball can do right now as far as punishing Bonds and Jason Giambi for admitting they used steroids in their grand jury testimony?
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NEW YORK - While the Yankees cynically scour that fine print in Jason Giambi&#39;s contract, hoping to disengage themselves from a steroid pariah, we would do well to consider their moral outrage in the context it deserves.