Yesterday, disgraced New York Yankees star Jason Giambi held a press conference. A few months ago, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Giambi admitted before a grand jury to taking steroids. This caused a huge scandal and finally shamed Major League Baseball into implementing a sham non-policy on steroids (4 strikes and you're out for only a year). He's also become a huge embarassment to the Yankees, who still are obligated to pay him $82 million for the four years left on his contract... though apparently the Bombers are looking for ways to void the contract.
Anyways, Giambi held a press conference yesterday, on the eve of the spring training. He insisted that he told the truth to the grand jury, but would not acknowledge what that truth was.
He apologized profusely to fans, teammates and the Yankee organization. But he refused to say exactly what he was apologizing for... except for vague "ongoing legal matters."
Why would you bother to hold a press conference to apologize, if you refuse to say what you're sorry for?
"I wanted to get here [New York City] now so I wouldn't be a distraction to my teammates, '' Giambi said. "And (so) when I get to Florida, I can concentrate on baseball. "
I can understand that Giambi's lawyers don't want him to open his mouth too much, but why subject yourself to a big media circus, all the bigger because it's the Yankees, to basically say nothing?
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