Excuses, Excuses

Here’s Jason Giambi talking about his mental lapse from last night:

“[The throw] skipped off the grass and I couldn’t get a handle on it to throw it,” Giambi said. “I couldn’t tell whether the umpire called [Bailey] safe or out, but I was looking to throw home. When I reached into my glove I had to stay back to pick it out of the dirt and wasn’t able to . . . make a throw home.”

Didn’t Giambi have the ball in his hand as Coco Crisp was heading home? I could have sworn he did (it’s too sad a play for me to watch it once more). I think Giambi is trying to downplay his mistake here. While A-Rod was seen as the biggest loser in last night’s game, let’s not forget that the guy that’s supposed to offer him protection didn’t have one hit. Talk about pressure. I would probably press too if I had a gaping hole behind me in the lineup. Also, the Yankees were out of it early due to a terrible pitching performance by Andy Pettitte, who, for some reason, has been solid on the road yet awful at home.