Jason Giambi bobblehead day!

Not to be outdone by the Cleveland Indians who had a bobblehead giveaway honoring Victor Martinez after they traded him, the Oakland A's will have a Jason Giambi bobblehead giveaway today. Of course, Giambi is now unemployed after being unceremoniously released by the A's a few weeks ago via an insulting press release detailing how poorly he performed this year.

If I was Jason Giambi, I think I would show up and claim one. Actually now that I think of it, that is exactly something that Giambi would do.

If anybody is going to be at the game, bring a baseball or a few cards for an autograph. If you forget, just have him sign the bobblehead. He will do it. He might even add a few choice comments about the A's.

The A's sure didn't like Jason Giambi very much

Like not at all.

The A's released Jason Giambi today. The press release is pretty generic noting career accomplishments etc with the exception of this unusual paragraph:

"However, Giambo was placed on the 15-day DL July 20 with a strained right quad. At the time he went on the DL, he had the lowest batting average in the majors and fourth lowest slugging percentage in the American League (.364)."

Giambi MUST have said something or done something while he was in GM Billy Beane's office being told of his release. That or maybe he got caught stealing some "elephant standing on a baseball" momentos or something on the way out.

I can just see Beane calling his press release guy right after Giambi got done breaking stuff in his office.

"Hey, this is Beane. Is that Giambi press release out yet? No? Great! Here, add this paragraph to it. Thanks."

You know he did.

He wasn't much impressed

Texas manager, Ron Washington sure didn't seem much impressed with Oakland A's starter, Chad Reineke last night.

Per AP, after the game, Washington had this to say about poor Chad: "The guy doesn't have a lot of velocity but he competed and threw the ball over the plate."*

In other words, Washington was not at all impressed and he can't wait until the Rangers face him again.

Oh and by the way, A's! Don't bother including him as a "throw-in" if we ever have trade talks. He's got no velocity, ok?!

*This back-handed "compliment" kind of reminds me of the back of baseball cards of scrub players who never accomplished anything while in the majors; or anywhere for that matter. Under the comments section of the card, it would say something like "Had two hits in a game last April to make the game close" or "Likes to eat fish tacos in his spare time". Those Topps writers probably have the worst job in the company. If no chance for advancement, I would quit.

Dallas Braden is going to get hazed or something if he doesn't watch out

Per AP, Oakland Athletics' pitcher, Dallas Braden had this to say about his pitching line (5 innings, 10 hits, 7 runs, 6 walks) in last night's 7-5 loss to the New York Yankees: "It's pretty much a blueprint on how to get your team to hate you. It was a total team effort to get us the lead and then I went out and gave it back. Then a total team effort to get us the lead back, then I went out and gave it away again."

Hey guys, don't hurt him too bad, ok?

You know, why not just do a real intense "truth or dare" session or something? Nothing too bad. He seems real remorseful and everything.

If it happens again, well........you see those rocks back there?

Appreciate the honesty but it is not quite that bad!

Per the San Francisco Chronicle, some quotes from A's shortstop, Orlando Cabrera after he made an error on a difficult play Wednesday and also dropped a pop-up with the infield fly rule in affect:

"I suck. I don't even know how to describe it. I suck. For real."

"I've never done that my whole career. I always catch every pop-up with two hands, and I used two hands and still dropped it."

"I'm getting old, maybe."

Hey, Orlando. Deep cleansing breaths.

Ready? Ok.

One thing you should know is that as long as Edgar Renteria is impersonating a defensive shortstop across the bay in San Francisco, you are not even close to being the worst shortstop in the area.

Feel better?

Good. Infield practice is at 6:00 sharp tonight.