Frank_Thomas Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Article says if Napoli comes back AJ intends to wear #40 to honor Hawk, who wore #40 during his run with the BoSox. Just wanted to provide the link, pretty cool if you ask me on AJ's part. You can hate the guy but he bleed black and silver for us and will go down as one of my favorite players ever. Always went about the game the right way, and I loved seeing the oddities he would create during games by his knowledge of the game. Thanks again AJ for your years on the South Side and continuing to honor those who supported you from day one in this city, and it really did start with Hawk. Link: http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/pierzy...&ocid=yahoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 The AJ haters hate Hawk too. BTW I've got a whole line up of bulls*** sources too, I just don't quote them. AJ is a legend and a helluva competitor, wish he was back. He's the smartest position player we've had in a long time and whatever his attitude is like on and off the field, we need more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Class Act? LOL This is a class act: http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90610 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 6, 2013 -> 11:40 AM) Class Act? LOL This is a class act: http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90610 And everyone else who didn't donate is an asshole who kicks people in the nuts & gets busted with roids. Ha, we just signed a coke head & 3 comments into a thread about 1 Sox legend honoring another there is more crap on AJ. It took like 2 pages before anyone even mentioned coke in that other thread. Edited December 6, 2013 by The Ultimate Champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Lol, how does this make him a class act? I mean, I have nothing against him, but I'm not seeing this as something deserving praise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Not sure it is a class act but it is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 It is A class act, but it doesn't make AJ a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have always liked AJ, this just makes me like him more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 6, 2013 -> 04:30 PM) I have always liked AJ, this just makes me like him more. Same. He was one of my favorite players and he's among my all time favorite Sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) For what he is doing for Hawk. I'm speechless. AJP is total class. Edited December 7, 2013 by greg775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 12:10 AM) For what he is doing for Hawk. I'm speechless. AJP is total class. He was very classy 2 years ago when he berated Ventura on the team plane for allowing Beckham's gf to fly on the team plane. AJ was great on the White Sox and he helped the team win a World Series. Let's not pretend that he was some fantastic guy though. This is a cool thing that he is doing for a guy he respects. How about how he treats people he doesn't respect? Good ballplayer. Bad guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Also if Napoli does not come back he wears 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 To quote Adam Dunn when asked if AJP is an asshole, "no more of an asshole than anyone else" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I wonder how fast he would get banned if he was posting here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 08:54 AM) He was very classy 2 years ago when he berated Ventura on the team plane for allowing Beckham's gf to fly on the team plane. AJ was great on the White Sox and he helped the team win a World Series. Let's not pretend that he was some fantastic guy though. This is a cool thing that he is doing for a guy he respects. How about how he treats people he doesn't respect? Good ballplayer. Bad guy. Ha. WTF does Beckham's girlfriend need to be on the team plane for? Was there some dire situation where that was the only way she could get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible? Beckham can use all that draft bonus money and arb salary he hasn't lived up to and buy her a first class ticket. AJ knows how this game is played. AJ knows how a team is supposed to be run, how a clubhouse is supposed to work, he knows both the rule book and all the rules that aren't written in there but should be. Beckham's girlfriend scenario, IF true, would be what you call an error of omission, not an error of commission, by Robin. Robin doesn't necessarily get nicked for it in the media because no one is scoring on it, but AJ is right in taking corrective action because it is the type of error that can lead to a whole host of greater mistakes later on. It's also laziness & lack of leadership to allow an unestablished and overall a fairly unimportant player such privileges. In fact, not having AJ around to help Robin along may have contributed to last team's horrible season. And IF there is truth to this, then I also believe that Beckham's girlfriend may have cursed this team in which case the plane should be thoroughly washed and blessed by several priests and Minnie Minoso and Steve Stone too just to cover all the bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) I wonder how fast he would get banned if he was posting here? Nobody would understand his sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 08:20 AM) To quote Adam Dunn when asked if AJP is an asshole, "no more of an asshole than anyone else" How many guys have kicked trainers in the nuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 08:44 AM) Ha. WTF does Beckham's girlfriend need to be on the team plane for? Was there some dire situation where that was the only way she could get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible? Beckham can use all that draft bonus money and arb salary he hasn't lived up to and buy her a first class ticket. AJ knows how this game is played. AJ knows how a team is supposed to be run, how a clubhouse is supposed to work, he knows both the rule book and all the rules that aren't written in there but should be. Beckham's girlfriend scenario, IF true, would be what you call an error of omission, not an error of commission, by Robin. Robin doesn't necessarily get nicked for it in the media because no one is scoring on it, but AJ is right in taking corrective action because it is the type of error that can lead to a whole host of greater mistakes later on. It's also laziness & lack of leadership to allow an unestablished and overall a fairly unimportant player such privileges. In fact, not having AJ around to help Robin along may have contributed to last team's horrible season. And IF there is truth to this, then I also believe that Beckham's girlfriend may have cursed this team in which case the plane should be thoroughly washed and blessed by several priests and Minnie Minoso and Steve Stone too just to cover all the bases. Beckham's g/f as far as I know back then was Scotty Fletcher's daughter...who's smoking hot, and has a history with the White Sox as a player. Not only that, but Beckham was/is close with Greg Walker, and of course Fletcher is now Walker's assistant hitting coach with the Braves. Hawk Harrelson, Walker, Beckham and I'm pretty sure Fletcher all have Georgia ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 AJ AND hawk? somewhere in the world, greg creamed his pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 08:44 AM) Ha. WTF does Beckham's girlfriend need to be on the team plane for? Was there some dire situation where that was the only way she could get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible? Beckham can use all that draft bonus money and arb salary he hasn't lived up to and buy her a first class ticket. AJ knows how this game is played. AJ knows how a team is supposed to be run, how a clubhouse is supposed to work, he knows both the rule book and all the rules that aren't written in there but should be. Beckham's girlfriend scenario, IF true, would be what you call an error of omission, not an error of commission, by Robin. Robin doesn't necessarily get nicked for it in the media because no one is scoring on it, but AJ is right in taking corrective action because it is the type of error that can lead to a whole host of greater mistakes later on. It's also laziness & lack of leadership to allow an unestablished and overall a fairly unimportant player such privileges. In fact, not having AJ around to help Robin along may have contributed to last team's horrible season. And IF there is truth to this, then I also believe that Beckham's girlfriend may have cursed this team in which case the plane should be thoroughly washed and blessed by several priests and Minnie Minoso and Steve Stone too just to cover all the bases. I think AJ was upset that his girlfriend couldn't ride on the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 09:54 AM) Beckham's g/f as far as I know back then was Scotty Fletcher's daughter...who's smoking hot, and has a history with the White Sox as a player. Not only that, but Beckham was/is close with Greg Walker, and of course Fletcher is now Walker's assistant hitting coach with the Braves. Hawk Harrelson, Walker, Beckham and I'm pretty sure Fletcher all have Georgia ties. Yes this is true. They also got married this summer. Not that it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Just to try and understand, is the g/f of Beckham situation on the plane the reason for the AJ bashing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 12:36 PM) Just to try and understand, is the g/f of Beckham situation on the plane the reason for the AJ bashing? It's one of them. Nobody is bashing AJ. I liked him on the White Sox. He was one of my favorite players on the team. He's not a class act though. And pretending like he is some great person doesn't do anything for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 7, 2013 -> 12:38 PM) It's one of them. Nobody is bashing AJ. I liked him on the White Sox. He was one of my favorite players on the team. He's not a class act though. And pretending like he is some great person doesn't do anything for me. OK, thanks for filling me in. I never heard of the plane incident. I agree that AJ knows the game very well and probably is a bit of a prick but I like that and would have him back any time. That said, I don't see honoring a homer like hawk as anything special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I think AJ is trying to honor Hawk the Bo Sox player not the modern cartoon Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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