Just saw some longer clips of the collision/punch/aftermath on ESPN, and I can't see that Pierzynski's hit was that out of line, it wasn't like Pete Rose and Ray Fosse in the 1970 All Star game. Dusty (from Yahoo) seems to agree: Also I don't get the hatred for Pierzynski. I doubt he's a spokesman for the Human Fund, but it all seems a bit overblown. He plays with fire, I like that in a catcher, he's the field general whether on offense or defense. I got a kick of the way he stomped back to the dugout like a wrestler. Anyway, the Cubs are pathetic.