The Golden Thong

February 28, 2023

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Today’s story is about an outrageous slump buster that sounds like a practical joke.

Back in '02, Jason Giambi joined the New York Yankees.

His teammates noticed that Giambi always had a gold thong hanging in his locker.

When asked about it, Jason claimed that the thong had special powers, and anyone who wore it was guaranteed to get a hit.

Giambi had received the thong as a gift when he played for Oakland, and it had served him well over the years.

Obviously, everyone thought he was bat shit, but as we know, baseball players are some of the most superstitious people on earth.

In a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon, Jeter admitted to using the golden thong when he needed it most in '04.

The captain was in the worst offensive stretch of his career, and after getting several nudges from Giambi, he decided to give it a try.

Coming into the game, Jeter was 0 for 32.

First pitch with the thong on, Jeter went yard off Barry Zito.

You can’t make this shit up.

His teammates couldn’t help but laugh, and it only added to the folklore of the golden thong.

Other teammates, including outfielder Johnny Damon, have confessed to trying the thong over the years.

Hey man, if it works, it works.

STRANGE NAMES

If you're just joining us, we play this game every day where we try to find the weirdest names throughout baseball history.

Why? Don't ask us, it's just something we like to do.

If you've been rocking with us for awhile now, you know what time it is.

Today's winner is:

Hollingshead broke into the league at 19 years old, but only played a few seasons.

In 1884, he took a year off to manage the Washington Nationals of the American Association.

The team absolutely shit the bed, putting up a record of 12-50.

Sounds like they had a few guys on that team who could've used the golden thong.