Pierzynski is my God
AJ Pierzynski is awesome! I'm still not even sure what he did but he enabled the White Sox to win and that is too cool.
I've loved him since he played for our local team, the Minnesota Twins. We traded him to the Giants after the 2003 season (our most recent best season. Last year's sucked, but at least Santana got the Cy Young last year) and brought the Great Pinko up, Joe Mauer. He was apparently good friends with another Floridan on our team who also had a name hard to spell: 1st Baseman Doug Mienkiewiecz. It says something about my fandom that I can spell that without looking.
Last season, Dougie got sent to the Red Sox, while we were hosting them here, in the Nomar Garciaparra trade. Whatever happened to Nomar anyways? So, Dougie then went on to play in the playoffs and even was the guy that caught the last out in the World Series against the Cardinals. (Hell, the Red Sox rolled over the Redbirds last season... The BoSox couldn't even beat the ChiSox... What the Fuck is happening there?!?!?)
So, now The White Sox won tonight. It was the second game in their best of seven series to get into the World Series. They lost last night in undramatic fashion to the Angels. Apparently, after the 3-2 pitch was a strike, AJ thought the ball touched the ground. He started to walk away and the Angels catcher, John Paul, started for the dugout since that was the third out of the ninth innning. AJ then reconsidered and ran to first base.
Everyone in the infield looked stunned and confused. Since AJ was unaware of the umpire's call and other umpires weren't sure. Then 3rd Baseman Joe Crede came up and hit a double to left field. So Pablo Ozuna scored.
Still....
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
ESPN is already referring to this as the Contorversial Pierzynski Call. And it will be. This will likely be talked about for at least the next week or two. Ad Nauseum!!! And anyone (listen up Bay Area people) who has lived in a market he's played for knows that Pierzynski is controversial. The man can't help but piss people off. Oakland despised him after the 2003 playoffs (where they thoguht they'd roll over the Minnie Team), It didn't help that he was the reason we won the winning game. (Alas, poor Denny Hocking...)
In spite of his habit of wrankilng feathers, I love him and wished he'd never been traded away. Some part of me wishes that he'd be able to return to Minnesota one day. I suppose I'll be happy with the notion that he lives close by in Chicago and plays in the same league again. Hell, he's in the same division!
BTW, props to Mark Buerhle for pitching the entire game.
Oh and there was another series being played. The Cardinals won the National League series.
Does it strike anyone, ANYONE AT ALL, that White Sox + playoffs = controversial?
HELLO!!!! Black Sox anyone!?!?! I swear its a curse!
One more thing: Stop bitching Mike Scioscia!!! Get over it. The play happend.
Also, it sucks that oue umpires can't just admit they made a mistake. Instead they stand by each other and act like everything was just fine.
Whatever!
So..... ah........
GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!
and
GO AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've loved him since he played for our local team, the Minnesota Twins. We traded him to the Giants after the 2003 season (our most recent best season. Last year's sucked, but at least Santana got the Cy Young last year) and brought the Great Pinko up, Joe Mauer. He was apparently good friends with another Floridan on our team who also had a name hard to spell: 1st Baseman Doug Mienkiewiecz. It says something about my fandom that I can spell that without looking.
Last season, Dougie got sent to the Red Sox, while we were hosting them here, in the Nomar Garciaparra trade. Whatever happened to Nomar anyways? So, Dougie then went on to play in the playoffs and even was the guy that caught the last out in the World Series against the Cardinals. (Hell, the Red Sox rolled over the Redbirds last season... The BoSox couldn't even beat the ChiSox... What the Fuck is happening there?!?!?)
So, now The White Sox won tonight. It was the second game in their best of seven series to get into the World Series. They lost last night in undramatic fashion to the Angels. Apparently, after the 3-2 pitch was a strike, AJ thought the ball touched the ground. He started to walk away and the Angels catcher, John Paul, started for the dugout since that was the third out of the ninth innning. AJ then reconsidered and ran to first base.
Everyone in the infield looked stunned and confused. Since AJ was unaware of the umpire's call and other umpires weren't sure. Then 3rd Baseman Joe Crede came up and hit a double to left field. So Pablo Ozuna scored.
Still....
WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
ESPN is already referring to this as the Contorversial Pierzynski Call. And it will be. This will likely be talked about for at least the next week or two. Ad Nauseum!!! And anyone (listen up Bay Area people) who has lived in a market he's played for knows that Pierzynski is controversial. The man can't help but piss people off. Oakland despised him after the 2003 playoffs (where they thoguht they'd roll over the Minnie Team), It didn't help that he was the reason we won the winning game. (Alas, poor Denny Hocking...)
In spite of his habit of wrankilng feathers, I love him and wished he'd never been traded away. Some part of me wishes that he'd be able to return to Minnesota one day. I suppose I'll be happy with the notion that he lives close by in Chicago and plays in the same league again. Hell, he's in the same division!
BTW, props to Mark Buerhle for pitching the entire game.
Oh and there was another series being played. The Cardinals won the National League series.
Does it strike anyone, ANYONE AT ALL, that White Sox + playoffs = controversial?
HELLO!!!! Black Sox anyone!?!?! I swear its a curse!
One more thing: Stop bitching Mike Scioscia!!! Get over it. The play happend.
Also, it sucks that oue umpires can't just admit they made a mistake. Instead they stand by each other and act like everything was just fine.
Whatever!
So..... ah........
GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!
and
GO AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Misheru at 10/12/2005 10:37:00 pm
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