And what role did roids play in all of that? What can he say about his 2003 and 2004 seasons when he had health problems? He had amazing command of the strike zone I’ll grant you but roids made him into an elite player when without roids and PEDs he wasn’t.
Jason Giambi has paid for his “crime” - his name has been dragged through the mud, he has had health problems, he was part of the Mitchell “unbiased report”. He gave into temptation to make money - yes, but he seems to be a decent generous guy.
If I remember correctly, it was a gastrointestinal parasite that hampered him in '03 and '04.
As far as PED's - I really believe he's off them now (he doesn't have that intense/rage look in his eyes like he did) and he's actually put together a pretty decent season. Granted, he's got a .250 BA, but 31 HR's and 93 RBI's is nothing to sneeze at.