AJ Pierzynski Back In Chicago

[DewsSox79]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_home&c_id=cws

 

[brett05]

Miss AJ

 

[DewsSox79]

anyone have the vid of first at bat at the cell?

 

[nickofypres]

Miss AJ

I don't.

 

[brett05]

I don't.

Not everyone likes a player that can help lead a team

 

[nickofypres]

I forgot that AJ just knows how to win!!!!!1

Gotta love the catcher with the 90 OPS+, and 1.6 WAR when he wasn't having his career year.

 

[brett05]

I forgot that AJ just knows how to win!!!!!1

Gotta love the catcher with the 90 OPS+, and 1.6 WAR when he wasn't having his career year.

Never been a year that I didn't love him. His leadership is missed. Still smartest player and a massive improvement on what we have now

 

[Capt. Serious]

How don't you miss AJ? The Sox could use his production at catcher.

It's horse shit. (among the position)

 

[nickofypres]

I'll admit, AJ is outproducing Phugley, Flowers, and Gimenez. But lets not pretend that takes any special skill.

AJ's line is: .279/307/439.

And it isn't like his extra 1 win he brings (1.1 WAR) was going to make or break this team.

It was still the right move on and let the younger kids play. There was also rumor that AJ didn't get along with a rookie manager (last season), and its no secret that AJ wasn't the most popular guy.

 

[brett05]

I'll admit, AJ is outproducing Phugley, Flowers, and Gimenez. But lets not pretend that takes any special skill.

True and True.

AJ's line is: .279/307/439.

Totally would take that any day fromt he catcher position.

And it isn't like his extra 1 win he brings (1.1 WAR) was going to make or break this team.

You are using WAR as a be all end all stat IMO and it's not. Plus you eglect that he's almost 2 full wins better than what is there now and that doesn't include his leadership.

It was still the right move on and let the younger kids play.

I think this was all dependent on pay and length of contract, but I can agree with this. Doesn't mean I don't miss him and want him back.

There was also rumor that AJ didn't get along with a rookie manager (last season),

Rumor=/= truth, plus RV should have never been our manager as I said last season, one of the very few that did say that.

and its no secret that AJ wasn't the most popular guy.

On our team? He was up there, maybe not #1, but he was in the photo.

 

[DewsSox79]

there still was this amazing article on value of calling games on fangraphs. i miss his left handed bat, experienced game caller, and agitator to opposing teams. KW made a comment about this years team not playing with an edge....well hahn got rid of a lot of that when aj got canned. for the contract that he got in texas he should have been here...not flowers.