In a report in the New York Post, Mark Hale says that the Mets have no plans to retire Mike Piazza’s number at Citi Field.
The Mets released a statement about honoring Piazza on Thursday:
“There are a number of great players from our team’s past that we will honor at Citi Field. That process is under [...]
According to Deadspin.com, in his new book, The Rocket that Fell to Earth, about Roger Clemens, author Jeff Pearlman writes of Mike Piazza and steroids, saying:
“According to several sources, when the subject of performance enhancing was broached with reporters he especially trusted, Mike Piazza fessed up. “Sure, I use,” he told one. “But in limited [...]
I followed the beat writers over to Field 6 this morning to listen as they spoke with Mike Piazza, who is coaching with Team Italy, who is in Tradition Field to take on the Mets B-squad team.
The minute he started talking I had a huge smile on my face, unable to not think of the [...]
According to the Associated Press, Mike Piazza is writing a memoir.
Of the book which will be released in 2010, Piazza said:
“I look forward to having the chance to take people behind the scenes and to talk about the many great people and characters I’ve played with and for over the course of my career.”
On Wednesday, October 8, Mike Piazza will be part of a roundtable discussion on VH1’s debut episode of That Metal Show, ‘a celebration of all things hard rock and heavy metal.’
If you would like tickets to the event, in New York City, send a picture, your name, phone, address and guest information to this address.
Yesterday, the Mets announced that Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver will be among several of the team’s former players who are expected to be in attendance on Sept. 28, when the Mets play their final regular-season game in Shea.
This is great news, because, frankly, I’m sick and tired of the Yankees having a monopoly on Tradition in New York City.
The thing [...]
According to Jim Baumbach at Newsday, Mike Piazza will be in attendance for a special ceremony during the final weekend of the regular season to honor Shea.
Baumbach quotes a person familiar with the situation as saying, “The invitation went out and he accepted. He’ll be there”
…it would be great to see mike again, [...]
According to FOX’s Joe Buck during today’s broadcast of the Mets-Dodgers game, Mike Piazza has ‘hinted’ that he hopes to wear a Mets hat if inducted in to the Hall of Fame.
At Page 2 on ESPN.com, Paul Lukas (a self-proclaimed lifelong Mets fan) writes an interesting piece, to say the least, about why he hopes Mike Piazza will not be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as a New York Met.
…in my opinion, lukas should stick to writing about uniforms because he is [...]
ESPN Classic will honor Mike Piazza, who retired from baseball yesterday, with a five-hour tribute on Friday, starting at 2 pm.
The Mike Piazza Tribute consists of three of his most-memorable games, including July 8, 2000, against the Yankees; Oct. 22, 2000, against the Yankees; and Sept. 21, 2001, against the Braves.
…some one asked me today [...]