Hey Brewer

The Giambino…well…I’ll just let the NY Post tell you:

May 16, 2008 –

Baseball players are legendary for their superstitions, but Jason Giambi’s technique for snapping a batting slump may rank among the strangest : He puts on a gold lame, tiger-striped thong.

“I only put it on when I’m desperate to get out of a big slump,” he told Portfolio.com.

Giambi has shared his slump-breaker with other Yankees New York Yankees , including Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon Johnny Damon , Robin Ventura and Robinson Cano.

“All of them wore it and got hits,” he said. “The thong works every time.”

Clearly, Giambi could use a little help from the golden thong about now. As the Yankees continue to sputter heading into their Subway Series against the equally sluggish Mets New York Mets , Giambi is hitting .188.

But Giambi, in the final season of a seven-year, $120 million contract, said he doesn’t listen to booing by the crowds at Yankee Stadium.

“I never hear the boos because I’m too busy booing myself,” he told Portfolio.com. “No critic is worse on me than me. I can beat myself up pretty good.”