A. J. Pierzynski
We are live from the MLB All Star Game in Miami and we're facing a little advertisy. Sucking at journalism, a hotel guest that decided to just not leave the room we booked and a ghost ( - ). Mt Rushmore of ways to stay cool in the summer ( - ). Who's back of the week ( - ). Former MLB Catcher AJ Pierzynski joins the show to talk about baseball, the art of catching, what it was like to be hated, his fight with Michael Barrett, and how often Hawk Harrelson calls him for pillow talk ( - ). Segments include Mike Greenberg's Dumb Rules for the All Star Game. Just Chill Out Man for Darren Rovell. Put one in his earhole for the guy mad about snacks and the Indians fan angry at sex. Drunk Ideas and thats enough internet for today.
Mount Rushmore
HankMeditating is a top-four way to cool down in the summer
My last one is just meditating. Meditate... when I said meditating, I meant cool down like when you get hot in an argument. Like when you ever get in a really big argument. You need to take a deep breath.
Big CatLaying on the bathroom floor is the greatest feeling when you have the spins
This is actually more for when you have the spins, but it still is the greatest thing in the world. Just laying down on the bathroom floor... There's actually no better feeling in the world. It's great. When you're hot, when you're drunk, when you have the spins.
Who Is Back
PFT CommenterAaron Rodgers loves to get angry at other athletes' contracts
This is like the Aaron Rodgers specialty. Aaron Rodgers loves to get pissed off at other quarterbacks' contracts. That's like his thing. I want him to start jumping into other sports too and getting pissed off and be like, hey, I'm a better quarterback than James Harden is a shooting guard. How come I'm not getting paid?
PFT CommenterClayton Kershaw is the 'asshole' of Major League Baseball
For Clayton Kershaw, he's just like the – would you consider him an asshole?... every pitcher, if they're going to be a really good pitcher, they need to have a streak of being an asshole. Yeah, so we'll call Clayton the asshole of Major League Baseball.
Interview
AJ PierzynskiCatchers and calling the game are more important than hitting or throwing
Number one is catching and calling a game no matter what. You have to be able to call a game, know the right pitch, know your pitching staff, know when to call and what to call at certain times... throwing would have to be last, and probably hitting and then throwing is last.
AJ PierzynskiShoeless Joe Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame
You think Joe Jackson should be a Hall of Famer?... Yes, I do... He had a pretty good World Series for someone trying to throw it.
AJ PierzynskiTim Tebow should 'go for it' in baseball even if he doesn't make it
Why not? Go for it. I mean, hey, if someone wants to give you a job to play professional sports and you want to try it, why would you say no?... If you don't make it, you don't make it, and you can always go back to ESPN and do the SEC.
AJ PierzynskiSt. Louis Cardinals fans are the classiest in baseball, followed by the White Sox
Rank the classiest fan bases... Well, St. Louis is number one. You could be 0 for 100, and they'll tell you you're going to get a hit tomorrow, even though you know you're not going to... For me, the White Sox, too, probably. Braves, three.
Mike Greenbergs Dumb Rules
Big CatGroundskeeper 'The Freeze' should be an all-time pinch runner in the All-Star Game
The freeze is hot, right? Hilarious... So pinch runner, all-time runner, the freeze. So he just stands behind the catcher, and as soon as the ball's in play, he's running.
Drunk Ideas
Big CatDentist offices should be installed on airplanes to save time
I'm also the guy who has the idea that we should start having dentist offices in planes so we can, you know, kill two birds with one stone... obviously we're gonna have to get through some of these hurdles [like turbulence].
Big CatWe should have portable gyms in trucks so people can work out during their commute
We need to have portable gyms. So instead of your commute, you get in the back of a truck and you work out while you're commuting to your job. No one likes to commute. No one likes to go to the gym. Get them both out of the way at once.
Other
Big CatChris Berman retired from the Home Run Derby because it was in Miami and he'll sweat too much
Chris Berman retired from the All-Star game and ESPN last winter... I think maybe Chris Berman was like, oh, fuck. The home run derby is going to be in Miami. I think he was [reading the tea leaves]. They don't make a sweatshirt that's dark enough to cover up the stains that Berman would be sweating through.
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