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The ex-Mets included: Tom Seaver on April 22 vs. San Francisco, Rusty Staub on May 26 vs. San Diego, Hernandez on June 17 vs. Cincinnati, Edgardo Alfonzo on July 21 vs. Los Angeles and Mike Piazza on Aug. 25 vs. Houston. David Lennon of Newsday tweeted...
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Alfonzo enjoyed the single greatest game in team history, going 6-6 with three home runs and five RBI on August 30, 1999 at Houston. Mike Piazza Bobblehead – Saturday, August 25 at 1:10 p.m. vs. Astros Mike Piazza will be featured as the final...
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Model and actor Fabio Lanzoni, left, and former major league baseball player Mike Piazza, right, wait for the arrival of President Barack Obama to delivers remarks at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Gala in Washington, Saturday, Oct. , 29,... View Photo »
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He’s colorful, no question about it. He will bring a lot of presence and energy; all that’s true but he’s still an intellectual manager ... I like managers who have a presence. I mean, I played for Tommy Lasorda with the Dodgers. Personally, I think (Valentine) is the kind of manager who’s a bridge betw...
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Sheffield put up monster numbers. He was traded before the 1998 season to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a blockbuster deal. On May 14, 1998, Sheffield was traded along with Manuel Barrios, Charles Johnson, Bobby Bonilla, and Jim Eisenreich to the Los...
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Napoli had filed for $11.5MM, while the Rangers countered with $8.3MM, as MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker shows. Napoli, 30, earned $5.8MM in 2011 and obtains the second-highest raise any third or fourth-time eligible position player has obtained (trailing...
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The Home Run Apple was so much a fixture of Shea that it had to be saved and placed on display at the new stadium. Jim Cooper/Getty Images In May of 1980, the Mets decided on a new marketing campaign. The slogan was "the magic is back". As part of this...
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Former Florida Marlins player Mike Piazza (2nd R) jokes with fellow alumni during ceremonies after the final game of the Marlins' MLB National League baseball season against the Washington Nationals in Miami, Florida September 28, 2011. The Marlins on... View Photo »
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Lopez wants it away, and it's hit deep to left center, Andruw Jones on the run, this one has a chance... home run!, Mike Piazza!, and the Mets lead 3 to 2!
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With Todd Hundley smacking 41 homers the previous season and another 30 in ’97, there was virtually no chance Pratt would ever crack the starting lineup. When Hundley got injured in 1998, the Mets opted to use Tim Spehr and Alberto Castillo behind the...
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And it will be a lightning rod of a ballot that also includes Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza and Craig Biggio. Schilling already knows what the theme of the 2013 ballot, results of which will be announced in January, will be. "The...
About Mike Piazza
Wikipedia
Michael Joseph Piazza (pronounced /pʰiˈɑːʦə/ or /pʰiˈɑːzə/) (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an Italian-American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and the Oakland Athletics. He is a 12-time All-Star. Piazza is often... Full Article
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Former Florida Marlins player Mike Piazza (2nd R) jokes with fellow alumni during ceremonies after the final game of the Marlins' MLB National League baseball season against the Washington Nationals in Miami, Florida September 28, 2011. The Marlins on Wednesday played their final game...
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PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 10: U.S. Futures All-Star Gary Brown #22 of the San Francisco Giants is greeted in the dugout by manager Mike Piazza after scoring a run in the fifth inning during the 2011 XM All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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U.S. manager Mike Piazza, right, and World manager Luis Gonzalez, left, talk with home plate umpire Ben May prior to the All-Star Futures baseball game Sunday, July 10, 2011, in Phoenix.
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USA manager Mike Piazza (31) pulls pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the game against the World team during the sixth inning of the All Star Futures baseball game Sunday, July 10, 2011, in Phoenix.
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Former New York Mets closer John Franco, right, embraces former Mets catcher Mike Piazza after Franco threw out the first pitch to Piazza in a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony before the New York Mets baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
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Former Florida Marlins player Mike Piazza (2nd R) jokes with fellow alumni during ceremonies after the final game of the Marlins' MLB National League baseball season against the Washington Nationals in Miami, Florida September 28, 2011. The Marlins on Wednesday played their final game...
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