http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/504 Recent articles about Mike Piazza en-us First Patrick Ewing wants to coach the Nets. Then Joe Girardi gives sliding lessons to Mark Sanchez. All we need is Mike Piazza sharing style tips with Sean Avery, and the circle will be complete. [NY Post / AP] Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/New_York_Sports_Synergy_Becoming_Unbearable/1664438 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/New_York_Sports_Synergy_Becoming_Unbearable/1664438 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/New_York_Sports_Synergy_Becoming_Unbearable/1664438 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/bee01ed29f395582350ba5047cb2bc90f642ac94/small/aa.jpg via www.sculu.com View full size photo » MLB Network is showing a slew of old All-Star games and highlights this Thanksgiving weekend, and I stumbled across the 1981 All-Star Game on Friday. This game was on August 9, later than any other midsummer classic, because of the nearly two-month long strike.  This game, from Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, was the kickoff to the "second half" of the season. I ... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:20:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_Back_At_Pedro_Guerrero/1645370 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_Back_At_Pedro_Guerrero/1645370 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/A_Look_Back_At_Pedro_Guerrero/1645370 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c706a8a7a5eb63501b8526c26c7347005fe69b7a/small/PhilliesDodgersNLCS_Game_2_7af5.jpg Sid Rosenberg and Don Imus talk about the long running rumor of Mike Piazza. Sid jokes that gays in pro sports should receive a lifetime ban. Or at least a suspension. Return to Bob's Blitz... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com 
 
 Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: http://got.to/BlitzBestDeals Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:08:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Sid_Rosenberg_Talks_Gays_in_Sports/1550628 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Sid_Rosenberg_Talks_Gays_in_Sports/1550628 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Sid_Rosenberg_Talks_Gays_in_Sports/1550628 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52d9f3c991a0a4c506ae3c2a13a24f48aeff5873/small/Mike_Piazza_Dodgers_484d.jpg "Perched mere blocks from the smoky ruins on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, a distraught Mike Piazza grieved for his adopted city." Christ. [SI] Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:15:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Also_Never_ForgetSad_Mike_Piazza_Dressed_Like_Fonzie_On_A_Rooftop/1152692 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Also_Never_ForgetSad_Mike_Piazza_Dressed_Like_Fonzie_On_A_Rooftop/1152692 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Also_Never_ForgetSad_Mike_Piazza_Dressed_Like_Fonzie_On_A_Rooftop/1152692 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/a/0a59a2516a3b9e9e726601f59275a8ce043f615c/small/ba.jpg Ozzie Guillen’s not in this one. Nor is Manny Ramirez. Many, many Labor Days ago, just as the long weekend was beginning on Friday night, I was rather surprised when I was told to get in the back of the unmarked NYPD van to join my new handcuffed friends Juan the Quiet Mexican, Quinn and the dude with the untamed fro whose name I never got. Of course, I was also surprised when I was put in handcuffs a couple minutes before, and even minutes after that I was surprised that the van I was told I’d be walking to wasn’t just some quick stopover at a mobile crime lab to verify that yes, my criminal record was indeed clean.  I mean didn’t... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:20:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Doing_My_Best_Mike_Piazza_For_The_NYPD/1131297 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Doing_My_Best_Mike_Piazza_For_The_NYPD/1131297 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Doing_My_Best_Mike_Piazza_For_The_NYPD/1131297 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/bee01ed29f395582350ba5047cb2bc90f642ac94/small/aa.jpg All I can say about this video: what a duo. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_and_Hulk_Hogan_Look_At_Art/963433 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_and_Hulk_Hogan_Look_At_Art/963433 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_and_Hulk_Hogan_Look_At_Art/963433 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52d9f3c991a0a4c506ae3c2a13a24f48aeff5873/small/Mike_Piazza_Dodgers_484d.jpg What "other things" are they referring to here?? Hmmm....(Note: The Mike Piazza "I'm not gay" press conference needs to get on youtube....Anyone have it?) Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_Has_A_Clean_Mullet/958382 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_Has_A_Clean_Mullet/958382 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Random_Afternoon_Video_Mike_Piazza_Has_A_Clean_Mullet/958382 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52d9f3c991a0a4c506ae3c2a13a24f48aeff5873/small/Mike_Piazza_Dodgers_484d.jpg Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, 1962. Mike Piazza at a commercial shoot, 1996. Shawn Green at Canter's Deli, 1996. Check out this excellent gallery of 24 classic Dodger photos: Iconic Dodgers Photos (SI.com) Drysdale/Koufax photo by John G. Zimmerman/SI; Piazza and Green photos by V.J. Lovero/SI Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Dodgers_Through_the_Lens_of_Sports_Illustrated/933439 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Dodgers_Through_the_Lens_of_Sports_Illustrated/933439 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Dodgers_Through_the_Lens_of_Sports_Illustrated/933439 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/52d9f3c991a0a4c506ae3c2a13a24f48aeff5873/small/Mike_Piazza_Dodgers_484d.jpg A Mets press release fabulously announced this weekend that Mets legend Tom Seaver, Piazza New York Catcher, and the cast of West Side Story will joining the ball club for today's home opener at the new Citi Field. It is yet to be confirmed whether or not the organization will be holding the obligatory Mike Piazza "I'm still not gay" press conference following the ceremonies. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:30:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_to_Open_Citi_Field_with_Sass/587770 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_to_Open_Citi_Field_with_Sass/587770 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mets_to_Open_Citi_Field_with_Sass/587770 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/0/505b6921dfcd3e06cbff8445a172e37ed98bc355/small/jazz_hands.jpg Florida Tech senior catcher, Kevin Villa had an outstanding first game of a DH split with Valdosta State. He went 4 for 5, with 3 doubles, 2 runs scored and 3 rbi's. Kevin spent the summer of 08 with the Woodstock RiverBandits. Randall Thompson (Florida Tech) gave up 1 run on 1 hit in 2 innings pitched in the first game. He walked 3 and struck out 5 as well. Thompson went 3-0, with a 0.00 era in 17 innings pitched for Clermont last summer. Sam Palace (Florida Tech) went a combined 3 for 8... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:23:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Summer_Ball_Related_Stat_Lines_For_Feb_9/503927 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Summer_Ball_Related_Stat_Lines_For_Feb_9/503927 Joe Torre?s been taking plenty of heat for his tell all ?The Yankee Years?, and his role in other books, for that matter, but one of the things that came out of his inevitable media slobbing to tout the tome was a rather noble gesture, and one that, to the best of our knowledge, hasn?t [...] Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:34:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Joe_Torre_I_Hope_Gay_Players_Will_Come_Out_Now/503366 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Joe_Torre_I_Hope_Gay_Players_Will_Come_Out_Now/503366 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Joe_Torre_I_Hope_Gay_Players_Will_Come_Out_Now/503366 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/6/669206774ac7f471173b83d67144ec6b773c5e61/small/80442844.jpg A former Mustang and a future Mustang turned in outstanding pitching performances on Feburary 1st. Mike Piazza (pictured left and photo is courtesy of Richard Flutie) and Jonathan Cornelius currently pitch for Florida Tech University. Piazza played for the Mustangs last summer, and had a great season. He went 5-2, with a 2.93 era in 58.1 innings pitched. In the first game of a double header with Eckerd College, Piazza picked up a no-decision by allowing just 1 run on 6 hits in 7 innings of wo... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:50:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Martinsville_Mustangs_News/497024 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Martinsville_Mustangs_News/497024 Two hipsters speculate about his sexuality and a columnist bemoans his lack of a team-mentality. Piazza deserves better, and his legacy should reflect the unprecedented career he had as a backstop. Fri, 23 May 2008 12:08:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Piazza_New_York_Catcher/270309 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Piazza_New_York_Catcher/270309 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Piazza_New_York_Catcher/270309 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39090d54146e4a2f10d608661c8eb9db5a590bf9/small/Piazza.jpg Through the first round we had very little in the way of upsets, that's not the case in round two. Another underdog moves on to round three as (19) Jennifer Walcott, girlfriend of Adam Archuleta delivered a vicious hit to (9) Alicia Rickter, wife of Mike Piazza. The next two contestants include the wife of Michael Andretti, (7) Jodi Ann Paterson, versus the girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo, (21) Gemma Atkinson. Who moves on to round three? That, my friend, is up to you! Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:40:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Who_is_the_Hottest_WifeGirlfriend_in_Sports/17240 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Who_is_the_Hottest_WifeGirlfriend_in_Sports/17240 Another battle is in the books. Our #9 seed Alicia Rickter, wife of A's DH Mike Piazza, took our #40 seed, Melissa Lima, deep and out of the park. The next two lovely ladies to step into the ring will be our #8 seed, Reggie Bush's latest fling, Kim Kardashian versus #41 seed, workout warrior and sweetheart of soccer player Joe Cole, Carly Zucker. Who moves on to the second round? That, my friend, is up to you! Tue, 22 May 2007 00:57:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Who_is_the_Hottest_WifeGirlfriend_in_Sports/14476 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Who_is_the_Hottest_WifeGirlfriend_in_Sports/14476