Which moment made A.J. Pierzynski a White Sox legend?
It’s easy to point to his famous dropped third strike in the 2005 ALCS against the Angels. His heads-up play running to first base after catcher Josh Paul might or might not have caught the ball on Strike 3 saved the game and possibly the pennant for the White Sox.
It was a brilliant decision by Pierzynski. The stakes couldn’t have been much higher. The White Sox went on to win the World Series. Pierzynski, along with Paul Konerko, Scott Podsednik, Orlando Hernandez, Geoff Blum and Mark Buehrle all became postseason heroes.