It was sad to hear of the gunshot suicide of pro baseball player Jeremy Giambi. Not because I’m a huge baseball fan or had followed Giambi’s career all along, but because I vividly recall Nick Porrazzo‘s performance as Giambi in Bennett Miller‘s Moneyball (’11). It’s fair to say that Giambi’s career peaked when he was with the Oakland A’s from 2000 through ’02.
Giambi died at his parents’ home in Claremont last Wednesday (2.9). He was only 47. I’m very sorry.