On Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Giambi had a pinch hit game-winning at-bat in the 8th inning when he broke a 4-4 tie with an RBI single. In three pinch hit at-bats, Giambi is perfect at the plate and has knocked in four runs.

Giambi’s production is coming at a key time for Colorado. In the NL Wild Card race, the Rockies lead the San Francisco Giants by 1 game and the Florida Marlins by 4 games. With a record of 75-60, the Rockies need a strong finish to make it to the 2009 baseball playoffs.

While with the Oakland Athletics this season, Giambi wasn’t nearly as hot. In 83 games, the former Oakland great hit only .193 with 11 homers and 40 RBIs. It’ll be interesting to see if Giambi can keep up his streak as a pinch hit extraordinaire.

Jason Giambi - Colorado Rockies (Image: Zuma Press)

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Jason Giambi Paying Off for the Rockies

The 38-year-old struggled in his 83 games with the A’s. He hit .193 with 11 home runs, 39 runs and 40 RBIs. While he missed part of the year with a strained quad muscle on his right leg, it is believed that Giambi is now healthy.

According to the reports, Giambi will report to the Rockies minor league affiliate in Colorado Springs and then will join the big league roster when rosters are expanded on September 1st.

The Rockies will hope that Giambi can add a bit of pop to their lineup. Currently, Colorado is making a hard push in the NL West. Currently, they are only 3.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the NL Wild Card race, the Rockies are 3 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants.

Jason Giambi signed by the Rockies (Image: Zuma Press)

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Jason Giambi to Sign with the Rockies

Well, we’re about to make a big fuss about the Red Sox-Yankees game we and some pals took in last night—the final game of the regular season and the final game of 2008 for a certain pinstriped New York team.

Here’s the story in pictures snapped by Johnny Pap (for Paparazzi, remember?):

“Hmm,” A-Rod thinks, “The season’s over and my wife gave me the boot. Maybe that leopard expert/former stripper is free tonight.” 

Derek Jeter drops his jaw in disbelief: He gave up a date with Minka Kelly for this?

Easily the best sign we saw at Fenway Park.

Easily the second best sign we saw at Fenway Park.

Speaking of RIP, the same might soon be said of Joe Girardi’s job if Hank Steinbrenner is as unreasonable as his father was toward Joe Torre.

All’s well that end’s well.

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PHOTOS: Gloating Over the Yankees Season-Ending Loss at Fenway Park