1. Jason Giambi has returned to New York and I will say that it is hard to sum up his time as a Yankee better than my pal, Ken Davidoff of Newsday, did in this blog piece. Kenny hit all the highs and lows, and offered a tremendous analysis to Giambi’s time in pinstripes.

I agree with Kenny that it was hard to do anything but like Giambi. There was just something about the guy. He represented so much of what I dislike in athletes, and yet I always found myself chatting with him and happy to be doing it. He just had a friendly gene that made time around him enjoyable.

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