More news has just come in, Jason Giambi has signed in for a second time with the A’s. There were only a few that beat the A’s clubhouse way back when it was still Giambi’s time. It doesn’t matter what he put in his body: back then, baseball was a sport full of players pumping more than the extra iron; if a player wasn’t putting extra, he was a step behind. Then again, it is unethical and outright wrong, but the Major League Baseball completely ignored it.

And back then, drug testing was a part of day to day life. And with that thought in mind, Giambi has got to the one of the top five players in the league.

He was funny and dominated the clubhouse in terms of physical and emotional stature. He was also very pleasurable to watch. During his last four years in Oakland (1998-01), he finished 100 RBIs with a lot more time to spare. Not once but twice did he led the league when it come to on-base percentage. And to top it all of, he was one great hitter with a record of .315, .333, and .342 before leaving for New York. Everything was just attracted to him, players, fans, friends, practically anyone.

But what has happed to this 38 year old superstar? He has now become a hopeless player for first base, and a very average hitter. What’s worse is that he has the look of a man that “steroids must’ve worn off.” That is really quite unfair on his part, but its an image that he must now carry.
There aren’t many A’s fans that are getting excited upon his return. Maybe he can rekindle the old flame and pull off a few clutch hits then it might be something.

Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid that is naturally occurring in the body, though in very minute quantities. Its synthetic counterpart that is sold in the market is more commonly known as decanoate ester. It is originally used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and aplastic anemia.

A side effect of the drug is increased muscle growth, appetite stimulation coupled with increased red blood cell production. Because of its side effects, the drug is banned from any professional sporting competition due to the unfair advantage it gives to the contestant.

Nandrolone is detectable in urine tests by testing for the presence of 19-norandrosterone, the form nandrolone takes when it is metabolized by the body. The International Olympic Committee has set a limit of 2.0 ng per ml of urine as the limit. Going beyond makes the athlete as being suspected as doping.

Jason Giambi was the league MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics and is a five time All-Star led the American League four times in walks, three times in on base percentage, once for both doubles and slugging percentage and had won the Silver Slugger twice. All through his career he has had a batting average of 0.286, 396 homeruns, 1279 runs batted in, and 0.942 on-base plug-ins.

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