Because not even his famed “Rally Thong” can save him now, former Giants slugger Aubrey Huff launched his comeback Monday with a phone call.

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Aubrey Huff: “I was high as a kite” during Giants’ World Series parade in 2010 In an exclusive interview with the Bay Area News Group, the former World Series hero apologized for his Sunday night Twitter rant that, as he put it, turned into “a train wreck.”

“I fight nasty and I use words I shouldn’t use,” Huff said. “I think in the case of last night, I used words that, in hindsight, I shouldn’t have. Honestly, with 10,000 followers, I didn’t think it would be that big a deal.”

It was a big deal, all right. Huff’s social media tsunami began with a political debate Sunday and quickly devolved into a spate of playground taunts. The ex-ballplayer bragged about his wealth, his “big house, hot wife” and two World Series rings. Huff also called more than one fan a “looser” — a spelling error his Twitter followers merrily corrected.

By the time he woke up Monday morning, Huff realized he was in the wrong.

“I don’t apologize for my political views, but I do apologize for rubbing this fancy little life in people’s faces — making millions of dollars, retired, not having to sit in rush-hour traffic,” Huff said by phone. “That was childish. I’m sorry.”

The train wreck came amid the release of Huff’s book this week in which he describes, among other things, his journey toward becoming kinder, more thoughtful man. “This book is meant to inspire people and help people and here I am bashing people on Twitter,” Huff said with a laugh. “That part of it, I feel bad.”

Huff, 40, said the Twitter barrage was actually a spillover from a Facebook feud he’d been having much earlier. He said he posted his support for President Donald Trump in the wake of mounting protests, arguing that “the guy hasn’t even had a chance to lead yet.” When someone responded to that Facebook comment with repeated and vehement opposition, Huff ultimately snapped.

“I just got kind of triggered by a troll and I decided to just hop on Twitter and start firing with pure rage and anger, man,” Huff said by phone.

“And there wasn’t a whole lot of thought behind the tweets I was sending out…. I think a lot of people can relate: Sometimes you get triggered by stupid things and you react out of pure craziness, and that’s pretty much what happened.”

Debating politics on social media can be a minefield even for those with a sense of diplomacy. But Huff compounded the vitriol by using a string of personal insults, and fans answered in kind. Some followers blasted him by mocking his playing career, which did not sit well with Huff, who batted .278 with 242 career home runs from 2000-12.

“You see all these celebrities and they’re constantly getting crushed on social media and Twitter by these people that have no name,” Huff said. “They can be whoever they want. They can say whatever they want. And we just sit there and have to eat it most of the time.

“I just got fed up. … So I just started firing. I’ve always been the kind of guy that doesn’t take a lot of crap from people. So if I get fired on, I’m pretty sarcastic and witty back.”

By the end, the outburst disappointed some of the fans who best remember Huff as the fun-loving, hard-hitting first baseman for the Giants 2010 World Series champions. The Texas native batted .290 with 26 home runs, 86 RBI and an .891 OPS that season. He finished seventh in National League MVP voting.

He was also the life of the best baseball party the city has ever known, waving his lucky red undergarment as a way of capping the team’s World Series victory parade.

But he tested Giants fan loyalty Sunday night. One reader Tweeted back to him: “You should be humble and proud of your accomplishments, not rude and petty.”

“You know what? They’re right. I was being petty,” Huff replied, upon hearing the Tweet out loud. “I was being overly brash. I was being cocky. But when you’re in my situation in the clubhouse all those years, that’s how you handle those kind comments from a teammate or a from coach or a media guy or whatever. That’s how you roll with it.

“I’m not saying it’s right. As a matter of fact, I had to learn the hard way that it’s not right. And you can bet your butt I won’t be doing it again.”

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Huff’s social faux pas coincides with the release of his self-published book, “Baseball Junkie: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of a World Series Champion,” which debuts Wednesday.

The book details his abuse of Adderall and alcohol, as well as his struggle to come to grips with his father’s murder. Huff was 6 at the time of his father’s death.

Part of the reason Huff called the Bay Area News Group back on Monday was because the paper was gearing up for a feature story about the writing of “Baseball Junkie” and some of the personal tales behind the autobiography.

Huff said Monday that neither Adderall nor alcohol played a role in his Twitter rant.

“Absolutely not,” Huff said. “Didn’t drink at all, didn’t have any pills. I haven’t had an urge to take a pill in forever. I could see why people would think that. (But) I wasn’t up all night tweeting and drinking. I was angry. And when I get angry, I get very sarcastic and, I guess you would say, ‘bullyish.”’

Near the end of his book, Huff writes: “Please don’t think I am preaching to you or that I’m rubbing this perfect life in your face. I’m not perfect. Far from it. I still have my bad days. Ask (my wife) Baubi!”

He laughed Monday upon hearing that passage again.

“Your dang right, that’s living proof,” he said. “But like I said, what I believe in — the way I view my political stances and the way I see my faith in God — that’s never going to change. Nobody is going to ever tell me any different.”