Giambi's July vs. Tino's May

I've become weary of all the praise being heaped upon Jason Giambi because of his recent hot streak. Sure Giambi has hit 10 HR with 16 RBI and a .400 batting average in the month of July but this is just a hot streak.

Consider that Tino Martinez hit 10 HR with 23 RBI back in May. Do you remember all the "Tino is back!" stories we were deluged with back then? Did you rush out to pick up Tino for your fantasy baseball team? Tino's hit 3 HR since. Have you long since dropped Tino from your fantasy team? That's why I say check in with me at the end of the season about these "Giambi is back!" stories.

Last July Kevin Millar got hot in July with 6 HR and 17 RBI. That's less than what either Tino or Giambi did in their big months but he's been able to live off that one hot month ever since. Millar hit 6 HR last July but just 11 since. Yet people say "be patient with Millar because he'll get hot and carry the team". This is the same BS I expect to hear from Yankee apologists about Giambi once he cools off and sinks back to his non-steroids singles and walks level. Don't say nobody warned you.