Michael Barrett, Chicago Cubs (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox hit a new high fourteen years ago when Michael Barrett and A.J. Pierzynski came to blows.
Since interleague play began in June 1997, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox have met 122 times. A number of those games were very memorable, but none more so than what transpired 14 years ago today at U.S. Cellular Field. Yes, it has been well over a decade since Michael Barrett punched A.J. Pierzynski. Time goes by fast.