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Pierzynski settles in with Giants.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: David Kiefer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. _ Some San Francisco Giants pitchers speak in reverential tones about Benito Santiago, a catcher who knows how to call a game and get his staff to believe in itself.
Now, the Giants have A.J. Pierzynski, who said right away, ``I am not Benito.''
That was never clearer than when Pierzynski, acquired from Minnesota in the off-season, arrived at practice this week wearing a World War II infantry helmet with an ``SF'' insignia on the front.
Whereas Santiago, 38, embraced the elder-statesman image, Pierzynski pulled a catcher's mask over the soldier's helmet, crouched behind the plate and went to ...
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