Too much info: Giambi's golden thong

One word: Ew.

Some excerpts from the Daily News:

[Jason Giambi] revealed Friday he slips on a gold lamé thong with a flame-line waistband when he's trying to get out of a hitting slump - and he's shared it with his teammates.

"It works every time," Giambi told the Daily News after his secret was outed on Portfolio.com.

I've never pictured Giambi in a thong until today, and I can't get the horrible image out of my mind. Thank you, Daily News. Thanks a lot.

Anyway... even the captain himself, Derek Jeter, has donned the thong. Says Jeter:

"I had it over my shorts and stuff. I was 0-for-32 and I hit a homer on the first pitch. That's the only time I've ever worn it."

Johnny Damon on why the magic thong works:

"You're not worrying about your hands or your balance at the plate. You're worried about the uncomfortable feeling you're receiving."

Jorge Posada was asked if Giambi washes the thong between wearings:

"Ask Jason. Jason is a little strange."

That's coming from a man who pees on his own hands.

Giambi also admitted to hanging the thong in the lockers of slumping teammates, including Robinson Cano, Bernie Williams, and Robin Ventura.

Props to the NY Post, by the way, for the photo they chose to accompany their Giambi-thong article.