Mike Piazza
Mike Piazza
Michael Joseph Piazza /piːˈɑːtsə/is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1992–2007. He played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics. A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, Piazza produced strong offensive numbers at his position; in his career, he recorded 427 home runs—a record 396 of which were...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 September 1968
CityNorristown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.
You want to enjoy it. Hopefully, it'd come in a win. It would've been a little better and a sweeter if we were playing a little better baseball.
I think it's important for the teams that aren't expected to be competitive to be competitive for the good of the sport. For players of Italian descent, it's a small sort of way of thanking Italy for our forefathers and mothers.
It's definitely swollen, ... This morning I woke up and it was really a lot more swollen and just really stiff. Hopefully the swelling goes down in a few days and we'll just take it from there.
It's definitely not fun. It's a hurdle. It's just another thing you have to go through here. I think it's a rite of passage.
It was like we were destined to win that game. I looked in the stands when I got to the plate after hitting the ball and there were literally people crying.
It's not as cold in April, not as humid in the summer.
It's not feeling any worse, but it's not feeling better,
Everyone is assuming that I'm not going to be here next year, but I've never said anything either way. I'm just going to finish as strong as I can and see what the options are.
To get a game snatched like that is gut-wrenching, really.
A couple weeks ago I didn't think I'd be able to play for the rest of the year. Whatever Willie feels is best for the team, I'll be 1,000 percent supportive.
One umpire was looking at the other, ... I don't think they had the greatest position. ... I guess he gets the advantage because he's a Gold Glover.
No-hitter or not, that's a tough way to lose - period. To get a game snatched like that, it's gut-wrenching, really.
I'm excited to at least finish the season, at least on he field, ... As far as speculation, obviously that's not my job. I'm really just interested in enjoying and finishing these last couple weeks here.