Oakland Athletics' Jason Giambi, right, is given his jersey by general manager Billy Beane as he is introduced at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. , Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Giambi and the Athletics finalized a one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and first baseman back to the place he began his big league career. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

Oakland Athletics' Jason Giambi, right, is given his jersey by general manager Billy Beane as he is introduced at a news conference in Oakland, Calif. , Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Giambi and the Athletics finalized a one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and first baseman back to the place he began his big league career.

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  1. Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, right, smiles beside A's general manager Billy Beane during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16.

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  1. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Jason Giambi #23, Huston Street #16 and Yorvit Torrealba #8 of the Colorado Rockies celebrate their 5-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  2. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Jason Giambi #23 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during batting practice prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  3. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 07: Jason Giambi #23 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during batting practice prior to Game One of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 7, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  4. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 07: Jason Giambi #23 of the Colorado Rockies looks on during batting practice prior to Game One of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 7, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  5. Colorado Rockies' Jason Giambi (23) is congratulated by teammates Yorvit Torrealba and Ryan Spilborghs (19) after Giambi hit a three-run pinch-hit home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, in Phoenix.
  6. Colorado Rockies' Jason Giambi, center, is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 in a National League baseball division series in Denver on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
  7. Former New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics hall of fame baseball player Reggie Jackson (L) talks with current Yankees player Alex Rodriguez prior to the Yankees' MLB American League baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California in this August 18, 2009 file photo. Separated by a distance of sixty feet, six inches, Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson and Hall of Fame hitter Jackson were once natural enemies. In retirement, however,the two share a mutual respect, a love of the game and 38 seasons of insight in "Sixty Feet, Six Inches," a collaborative book about baseball at the highest level.
  8. Los Angeles Angels' Ervin Santana works against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  9. Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington, right, prepares his double play throw to first base over Los Angeles Angels' Chone Figgins (9) during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Angels' Bobby Abreu was out at first base.
  10. Los Angeles Angels' Joe Saunders works against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  11. Oakland Athletics' Brad Kilby works against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.
  12. Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scott Kazmir throws to the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Oakland, Calif. The Angels beat the Athletics 4-2.
  13. Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, right, smiles beside A's general manager Billy Beane during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16.

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  11. Former Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is seen at the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. International Criminal Court appeals judges reversed a decision to release Jean-Pierre Bemba from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until his trial. The court in August ordered Bemba freed, saying he would otherwise spend too much time in custody after his arrest in May 2008. Bemba is accused of murder, torture and hundreds of cases of rape when his militia intervened in a bloody power struggle in neighboring Central Africa Republic.
  12. Former Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, left, is seen at the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. International Criminal Court appeals judges reversed a decision to release Jean-Pierre Bemba from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until his trial. The court in August ordered Bemba freed, saying he would otherwise spend too much time in custody after his arrest in May 2008. Bemba is accused of murder, torture and hundreds of cases of rape when his militia intervened in a bloody power struggle in neighboring Central Africa Republic.
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  14. Former Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, back row left, is seen at the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. International Criminal Court appeals judges reversed a decision to release Jean-Pierre Bemba from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until his trial. The court in August ordered Bemba freed, saying he would otherwise spend too much time in custody after his arrest in May 2008. Bemba is accused of murder, torture and hundreds of cases of rape when his militia intervened in a bloody power struggle in neighboring Central Africa Republic.
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