A. J. Stands For A Joke or A Jerk?

"A.J., A.J, A.J. He carried it only halfway to
first base this time and threw it at our dugout.
That's perfect. Just A.J. being A.J."

Ron Gardenhire, Twins manager, on White
Sox catcher A. J. Pierzynski, who fillped his
bat high after a homerun that followed being
plunked in his previous at-bat in a contentious
series.


SOURCE: Washington Post, August 28, 2006,
"Around the Horn", Quotable,
page E6.