About this episode
14 years ago today, Michael Barrett socked A.J. Pierzynski in the face, starting a benches clearing brawl between the White Sox and Cubs on the South Side. Six weeks later, Pierzynski got revenge against Barrett and the Cubs, hitting the game-winning home run in the 9th inning at Wrigley Field. On this edition of Distant Replay, Chuck Garfien, Ryan McGuffey, Vinnie Duber and Chris Kamka take a look back at the season when Pierzynski's legend crew on the South Side, and he became Public Enemy Number One on the North Side. (2:27) - Why the White Sox/Cubs series had more buzz back then (10:00) - Pierzynski slams into Barrett at home plate, chaos ensues (21:34) - What you probably forgot about this game (30:13) - White Sox and Cubs meet at Wrigley, and there's a surprise announcer in the booth (38:50) - A Cubs fan breaks a baseball rule, Kamka is still upset about it (44:00) - Pierzynski homers off Ryan Dempster, garbage is thrown on the field (52:00) Did this make Pierzynski a White Sox legend or was it the dropped third strike?