Thanks Bill Simmons

by Roger on Oct 18, 2005 1:53 PM PDT

This is from Bill Simmons most recent ESPN Page 2 column. Nice to see someone deviating from the hero line (Apart from the totally uncalled for Rick Barry comparison):

Yet another question: Is A.J. Pierzynski the most annoying professional athlete in recent memory? He's like the Rick Barry of this generation -- everything he does seems annoying for some reason, even his interviews. You can see why the Giants and Twins couldn't stand him. I don't even think he's a bad guy, he's just one of Those Guys. If you played at a $25 table in Vegas with him, he seems like the guy who would say stuff like "Wow, you're way up right now, huh?" and scream "Whammy!" every time he was dealt a blackjack. And he wouldn't even know he was being annoying, so his friends would think of convoluted ways to ditch him, stuff like, "Hey, A.J., I'm gonna go walk around, get some air, I'll be back in 10 minutes" ... and then they would scurry to another casino. That's A.J., right?

The rest of the column (on gut-punching losses) is pretty funny as well, and spares us much comment on 2002.

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I think AJ is a bad guy. And that he knows it.

by absoludicrous on Oct 18, 2005 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Indeed

A while back, Simmons mentioned 2002 as a prime example of the Dead Man Walking Game. I'd argue that the Pujols game, while strikingly similar to Game 5 of the 1986 ALCS, isn't nearly the killer that Hendu's homer was because the Astros have CLEARLY better pitching for the final two games.

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by David A. Arnott on Oct 19, 2005 2:14 AM PDT reply actions

And yet...

...the Cards beat Clemens in Game 7 of the NLCS last year, and if Oswalt doesn't do it somehow tonight, the Astros are going to feel two gigantic hands around their collective necks.

I will not be surprised at all to see St. Louis pull this out at home.

by Skaldheim on Oct 19, 2005 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions