Braves Catcher A.J. Pierzynski Drinks Rally Beers During Games Because “You Can’t Let Them Go To Waste”
Superstitions are a huge deal in baseball. For one, I never washed my socks until I lost a game on the mound. The Angels have a rally monkey. Dallas Braden doesn’t want you stepping on his mound. Hank Blalock would down a six pack before every game. The Red Sox would drink beer and eat fried chicken during games. Pedro Cerrano would pray to Jobu.
Everyone and every team has them. A.J. Pierzynski is not immune to this, either. While on FOX’s “Garbage Time” segment with Katie Nolan, he discussed his the concept of the rally beer, as well as the times he’s played hungover.
He’s right. If someone is bringing beer, you can’t let them go to waste. That’s just rude..
AJ epitomizes baseball.
10 years ago at 2:43 pmNo he doesn’t
10 years ago at 8:38 pmGo Braves
10 years ago at 3:36 pmBut did he get to smash after the interview?
10 years ago at 3:49 pmI understand AJ’s a catcher, but he brings up a great point. If you and a two other fellow starting pitchers aren’t taking the ball for 2, 3, and 4 more days, why not take a few trips back to the clubhouse and crush beers throughout the game? Then the next morning you wake up and play a round at a PGA caliber country club in whatever city you’re in, and then repeat the game beers and golf until the day before and the day of your start. What a fucking life. God bless baseball.
10 years ago at 3:55 pmThis is basically what Greg Maddux and John Smoltz did for the better part of a decade when they played for Bobby. TFTC.
10 years ago at 4:04 pmThrow Glavine in there too. Those guys were so good despite playing in the steroid era so I assume no one gave a fuck what they did.
10 years ago at 4:10 pmI would like to play hide the pickle with Katie.
10 years ago at 4:03 pmIt works…sometimes. TFM
10 years ago at 4:10 pmThis is why they’re America’s Team
10 years ago at 4:12 pmOh are they?
10 years ago at 4:27 pmYeah, bud. They definitely are
10 years ago at 4:34 pmSorry DufDaddy. I hear you, but the Braves are better suited to be “TFM’s Team” because a good chunk of the TFM faithful is from the deep south where only the Braves reside, but If you can’t sell out a playoff game, you can’t be America’s team.
10 years ago at 7:17 pmI see your extremely valid point, Tuco. Although, don’t refer to them as “TFM’s team” either. I love the Braves, and I would hate to see highschoolers shotgunning beers while wearing Braves jerseys thinking they’re the fucking kings of the world because “they’re the definition of a frat guy and they know because it was on TFM”. Just sayin’.
10 years ago at 9:31 pmWell they actually were known as “Americas team” for a good while because TBS showed their games throughout the country back when there were only a handful of television channels to choose from. But you’re right
10 years ago at 9:35 pmYeah and if you don’t believe me move back to soviet Russia ya commie bastard
10 years ago at 9:32 pmI’m pretty sure the Marlins are America’s team.
10 years ago at 4:48 pmI mean, he was a member of the White Sox forever. They werent America’s team..
10 years ago at 9:17 pmIf there is an America’s team, it would probably be the Cardinals, recent and historic success, large fan bases literally all over the country, they aren’t nationally hated like the Yankees. Braves maybe were in the 90s and early 2000s but they’ve been largely irrelevant lately
10 years ago at 9:35 pmThe Cowboys are nationally hated, yet they’re considered America’s team. Inflating the market, outbidding the competition and using old money to succeed. TFM (Yankees)
10 years ago at 9:26 amYankees are in fact nationally hated, but they are also nationally loved kinda like Leborn (whos a pussy) but the US does like winners and 27 times is more then anyone.Yanks= Americas team , More Championships, More appearances, More HOF, More legends then anyone. Braves team of the 90s, wish is funny because the Yanks won 96,98,99. Cards are solid . but The yanks hardly have a decade where they didnt win at least 1,
10 years ago at 10:09 am(Unbiased cause im a masochist whose team is the Astros)
Wrong, Cards are America’s Team. Embodies all the great characteristics of our nation
10 years ago at 9:58 pmThis actually does explain why opposing players have always hated AJ. He’s probably hungover behind the plate in a bad mood. “Nice swing, jackass” under his whiskey breath, sweating bullets in 100 degree heat.
10 years ago at 4:16 pmAnyone who isn’t a Braves fan can jump in a frozen lake full of fire ants that bite their balls.
10 years ago at 4:52 pmYou never quit trying
10 years ago at 4:54 pmWhat a life ball players lead: play America’s game, get paid millions of dollars, and just drink between games.
10 years ago at 6:34 pm