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MIKE PIAZZA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Keith Olbermann: "Close the Hall of Fame and start over" (Video)
On Wednesday evening, ESPN's Keith Olbermann targeted the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) for what he considers to be a broken voting system for electing players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. According to Olbermann, players being excluded for suspected steroid use in recent years (most notably Mike Piazza in the most recent balloting) are "the lucky ones" because...
Via Holdout Sports
January 09, 2015
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MMO Flashback: Changing The Dynamic, One Catcher At A Time
Former Mets catcher and future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza turns 46 years old today. We’ve written dozens of great articles about Mike over the years, and after searching our archives I found one I think you will all like. So please enjoy this article by Taryn “The Coop” Cooper, originally published in March of 2012.
1969. 1973. 1986. 2000.
Tom Seaver. Rusty Staub. Tug McGraw...
Via Mets Merized Online
September 04, 2014
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Clemens-Piazza broken World Series bat gets $47,800 at auction
The broken bat that Roger Clemens infamously threw in the direction of Mike Piazza during the 2000 World Series was auctioned this weekend for $47,800.The winning bidder asked to remain anonymous, a Heritage Auctions spokesman said Sunday. The auction house initially expected the bat to go for around $10,000, reports Newsday.Former Yankees strength coach Jeff Mangold, who sold the...
Via The Other Paper
February 24, 2014
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Bat shard Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza is up for auction
There are so many quirky parts of baseball history, and it's difficult for someone to get their hands on an item that's truly unique. But you now have a chance - the bat shard Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza during the 2000 World Series at Yankee Stadium is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions. It was one of the most memorable moments in the last 15 years of baseball history...
Via The Outside Corner
January 28, 2014
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Mike Piazza Deserves To Be In The Hall Of Fame
How is it that the best hitter at his position is not in the Hall of Fame?
The fact that Mike Piazza is not in Cooperstown just proves how much of a mess the baseball world really is. By playing in the “steroid era”, Piazza has been placed in baseball’s rogues gallery under the premise that he could have used steroids.
While no hard evidence has come out on Piazza, despite...
Via Standing O Sports
January 17, 2014
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Mike Piazza: Out of The Cage and Into the Metsmerized Hall of Fame
The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!
Russ Hodges’ broadcast of Bobby Thomson’s home run is the most famous call in Major League Baseball’s long history. On August 11, 1951, the Dodgers held an insurmountable 13 game lead over their arch enemies. Down the stretch Brooklyn played well, 26-22. The Giants, however, were a team possessed. They went 37-7 and New...
Via Mets Merized Online
January 07, 2014
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Mike Piazza and Faith in Hall of Fame Voting
Another year, another batch of worthy players kept from the Hall of Fame.
As of January 3, according to Baseball Think Factory, only four players, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, and Craig Biggio, have appeared on 75 percent of publicly-released Hall of Fame ballots in one of the strongest classes in history. Approximately one-fifth of all ballots have been released.
Could...
Via Mets Merized Online
January 04, 2014
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BBWAA Fail: With 17% Of Vote Tallied, Piazza Still On Outside Looking In
A week from today, on Wednesday, January 8, the 2014 inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced.
As of this morning, Mike Piazza is losing ground and now has 71.9% which is outside the the 75% threshold for induction. Here is the full tally of the 96 ballots counted by Baseball Think Factory.
Updated: Jan.1 – 10:00 AM ~ 96 Full Ballots (16.9% of vote...
Via Mets Merized Online
January 01, 2014
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