While a healthy Giambi could be a helpful offensive force, it's fairly obvious that he's still not in baseball shape -- he couldn't even hit AAA pitching -- and it would be very surprising if he played against the Red Sox at all.
Of course Joe Torre is going to support his player, but Mr. Avuncular seemed to be watching a different game than the rest of the world:
"He needed the at-bats," Torre said. "The plate was a little large sometimes when he was hitting, so it was a little tough to get a gauge ... He looks good to me. He has a better presence at the plate. At-bats at this point are probably better than bloop singles."
Personally, I'd take the bloop singles. Especially with two on and two out in a tight game in a pennant race.
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