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Article: Caught in between; A.J. Pierzynski relished playing the Chicago White Sox when he was with the Twins. Now he is in the other dugout, and his ex-teammates are not going to let him forget it.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 8, 2005
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
Chicago, Ill. -- The Chicago White Sox never liked A.J. Pierzynski much when he played for the Twins.
That was no secret.
As tensions between the two teams mounted, the ultracompetitive catcher was at the root of much of Chicago's scorn.
"A pain," White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams said this week, describing Pierzynski as an opponent. "He was always driving your pitcher's pitch count up, fouling off balls with ugly swings, talking to your hitters and stuff."
Williams took stock of what he was saying for a second and then continued: "So what? Now he's our pain."
Funny how ...