In preparation for the eagerly-awaited return of erstwhile Giants catcher Anthony John Pierzynski, Giants fans have hired the Padre's (currently) injured catcher to chair his welcoming committee. Pooling their money to charter a flight from San Diego, fans expect Barrett to be a great asset to the team.
The former Cubs field general will have a teeming schedule when he arrives in the Bay Area: Barrett will greet Pierzynski as he gets off the team bus with a big bear hug. He will make sure that he is taken care of in the visitor's clubhouse. Barrett will greet him again in the dugout. He will see to it that AJ is nicely settled at the Hotel. And he will do this for all three games!
In related news, Padres fans rejoice in the knowledge that one of their own will actually be beating something.
While here, he was known as "The Cooler" with his ability to cool down a boisterous clubhouse atmosphere. Maybe he should have been called "The Fridge" for his large stature and ability to safely store dozens of sausages.
As all will remember, Pierzynski had an abysmal 2005 in San Francisco that began with an April report that he refused to watch tape with Giants pitchers. Of course, he claims that he was prescient enough to foresee these problems after a preseason meeting with Magowan. The veracity of all these statements aside, in his time here he was a pain on the field as well with the worst full season performance of his career in SLG, AVG and OBP. I can't really write about this guy anymore, as I feel the polish kielbasa in my stomach trying to wiggle its way back out.
[The Trade That Shall Not Be Mentioned (TTSNBM) will not be mentioned here.]
Fans can only hope that Molina's right cross is a bit more Mike Tyson and a little less Mike Barrett.
The former Cubs field general will have a teeming schedule when he arrives in the Bay Area: Barrett will greet Pierzynski as he gets off the team bus with a big bear hug. He will make sure that he is taken care of in the visitor's clubhouse. Barrett will greet him again in the dugout. He will see to it that AJ is nicely settled at the Hotel. And he will do this for all three games!In related news, Padres fans rejoice in the knowledge that one of their own will actually be beating something.
While here, he was known as "The Cooler" with his ability to cool down a boisterous clubhouse atmosphere. Maybe he should have been called "The Fridge" for his large stature and ability to safely store dozens of sausages.
As all will remember, Pierzynski had an abysmal 2005 in San Francisco that began with an April report that he refused to watch tape with Giants pitchers. Of course, he claims that he was prescient enough to foresee these problems after a preseason meeting with Magowan. The veracity of all these statements aside, in his time here he was a pain on the field as well with the worst full season performance of his career in SLG, AVG and OBP. I can't really write about this guy anymore, as I feel the polish kielbasa in my stomach trying to wiggle its way back out.
[The Trade That Shall Not Be Mentioned (TTSNBM) will not be mentioned here.]
Fans can only hope that Molina's right cross is a bit more Mike Tyson and a little less Mike Barrett.
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