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Elsewhere an A's fan and friend once spoke of the Giambi Curse, something like "No championship, either brother, ever" after both had moved on from their time in Oakland.

What happens the year after the Yankees move on from Jason Giambi?  World Series win.  Hey, after failing to buy one for the better part of the decade, they finally did the inevitable again.  It was only a matter of time but it's nothing I'm impressed by.

Following in the cupcakey steps of Joe Blanton and future (and maybe current already) beer-leaguer Matt Stairs last year, two more former A's can lay claim to their first World Series win:  Nick Swisher and, of all people, Chad Gaudin. He did pitch an inning in the ALCS! Swisher even matched Blanton's tally last year with a World Series home run. The bad news for him is he had about as much success at the plate otherwise as Blanton would be expected to. Thanks to people named Rodriguez, Jeter, Sabathia, Posada, Matsui, Damon, Rivera and so on, there's a ring he's going to get to wear.

Here's a recap of the ex-A's in the World Series, to be followed by their overall playoff totals.

Nick Swisher:  2-for-15 (.133), .316 OBP, .400 SLG, .716 OPS, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SO

Johnny Damon:  8-for-22 (.364), .440 OBP, .455 SLG, .895 OPS, 6 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 3 BB, 3 SO

Chad Gaudin:  Did not pitch, did get to celebrate with the others

Philadelphia Phillies

Matt Stairs:  1-for-8 (.125), .125 OBP, .125 SLG, .250 OPS, 1 RBI, 2 SO

Joe Blanton: 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 SO

And, their final totals:

New York Yankees

Nick Swisher:  6-for-47 (.128), .255 OBP, .234 SLG, .489 OPS, 5 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 7 BB, 15 SO

Johnny Damon:  18-for-64 (.281), .333 OBP, .422 SLG, .755 OPS, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB, 5 BB, 9 SO

Chad Gaudin: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 SO

Philadelphia Phillies

Matt Stairs:  1-for-10 (.100), .250 OBP, .100 SLG, .350 OPS, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SO

Joe Blanton:  0-0, 5.17 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 15 2/3 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, 10 SO

(Note: There were other, better pictures I saw of Swisher celebrating but I think most of them are Getty.  This is the best I can pull up on SBN)