Dooooh!

The New York Yankees acknowledged that they took the word "steroids" out of Jason Giambi's contract in 2001, USA Today reported Monday.

General manager Brian Cashman had previously denied a story in the New York Times that claimed steroids language was taken out of Giambi's contract.

"The story that's out there today is how way back when, when this was done, that steroids was almost like a private conversation between the player and his agent and the New York Yankees, that you can't have that policy in there because it's obvious the club would turn their head and stick their head in the sand and still invest all this money and say, 'Yeah, we'll just take it out, it will be our little quiet secret.' That's a lot of B.S., it's hogwash, it's not true," Cashman said on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike Show on Friday morning. "If that were the case, you'd back off and walk away."

But Yankees officials on Monday said they removed the word "steroids" because they felt they were protected by broader language regarding drugs, USA Today reported.

Check out these numbers:

Giambi's remaining salary:
2005 - $15.5 million
2006 - $19 million
2007 - $21.5 million
2008 - $21 million
2009 - $22 million (team has $5 million buyout clause)