Mike Piazza News

The team was established back in 1883 under several nicknames before finally becoming the Dodgers in 1932.

1917 - Ernie Koob of the St. Louis Browns pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 win in St.

"The tradition here is really strong," Piazza told the Times Herald A after the Saturday ceremony at Kennedy Field.A "That helped me achieve what I did." What he achieved was this: win National League Rookie of the Year honors in 1993, twice finish second in MVP voting, take ten Silver Slugger awards, and retire in 2007 with the Oakland Athletics ... (more)

It is an unfortunate reality in baseball that teams occasionally lose players that were fan favorites to free agency or that these players are dealt away towards the end of their careers.