Brian Giles, a 15-year big-league veteran and one half of the wacky brother combination for the San Diego Padres a few years ago, retired today because his arthritic right knee became too painful
Giles, 39, was limited to 61 games with the Padres last year. He signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was in their major-league camp this spring. He broke in with the Cleveland Indians, playing an important role in their 1997 World Series campaign and hit a career-high 39 home runs for Pittsburgh in 1999.Giles, an outfielder, played the last 6 1/2 years for the Padres, teaming with his brother, Marcus, in 2007. They were the subject of an offbeat profile in USA TODAY by Bob Nightengale that spring. And excerpt:
The Giles boys can be, well, a little different.
Ask him what their father does for a living, Brian deadpans: "He's a pimp." And their mother? "She's a stripper."
They filmed a series of commercials Monday night that was supposed to last no more than 30 minutes. It took nearly two hours. It began with Marcus, a second baseman, saying it was cool having makeup applied to their faces. ("I haven't done this since I was 5," Marcus says, "back when I wanted to be a girl.") It ended with Brian dropping his pants and jumping on Marcus, with the two giggling uncontrollably until the cameras stopped.
Source: Mike Dodd
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