By TODD VENEZIA
May 17, 2008
Forget steroids.
Yankee slugger Jason Giambi tries putting pop in his bat with a performance-enhancing thong.
The scandal-scarred first baseman reportedly has admitted that he dons a sensual, tiger-striped, gold lam� undergarment in a bid to boost his confidence when his bat goes cold.
"I only put it on when I'm desperate to get out of a big slump," Giambi told Portfolio magazine's Franz Lidz.
What's more, he has loaned the magic thong to past and current Yanks Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Robin Ventura when they went into hitless streaks.
"All of them wore it and got hits," he told Portfolio. "The thong works every time."
It's even taken on the nickname "golden thong" in the Bombers locker room.
Giambi, who has been named in past steroid reports, is batting a meager .181.
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