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
Yes, no question. If you would have asked me, I'm telling you, in San Francisco, there's no way I thought I'd be able to play. This week I'm a lot more optimistic.
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.
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.
I still think the division and league are wide open. It's not like the American League, with the Yankees and Boston, or Chicago, who are all extremely stacked.
I'm feeling pretty good, ... I told them it's their call. I'm not trying to win a Purple Heart. But I probably can play.
I'm definitely being spoiled, ... I hope we get a lot more ovations. I'm really honored. It's one of those fortunate things for me.
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.
I've heard nothing but amazing things about the city of San Diego, and I am excited to finally have the opportunity to play there. I hope that I can help bring another division title back to San Diego, then continue on to a successful post-season run.
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.
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.
We got a great count on him, and then we jammed him. Maddux said at the end of the inning, 'That was awesome. You called the right pitch at the right time.' Nice to hear.