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Results 1 - 20 of 23 in Mike Piazza

  1. Catching Up With Former MLB Catcher Rob BowenRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 5 | BleacherReport

    ... and I think all of the experience kind of blossomed. SM: As a member of the Padres in 2006, you played behind Mike Piazza, who is a future Hall of Famer at the same position as you. What was that like? RB: That was an absolute pleasure to be around ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rob Bowen, Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball

  2. Poll: First steroid guy voted into baseball Hall?

    Thursday Dec 3 | Saddleback Valley News

    ... Bernie Williams, Eric Young. 2013 : Barry Bonds , Roger Clemens , Craig Biggio, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa , Mike Piazza , Kenny Lofton, David Wells, Julio Franco, Shawn Green, Steve Finley, Roberto Hernandez, Jeff Cirillo, Jose Valentin, Reggie ...

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  3. Timeline: One nearly unparalleled season

    Tuesday Nov 24 | StarTribune

    ... in either league. Was it the greatest offensive season ever for a catcher? A strong argument can be made for Mike Piazza's 1997 with the Dodgers, when he batted .362 with 40 home runs and 124 RBI, or Johnny Bench's 1970 for the Reds, when he batted ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball Players

  4. Baseball Notes: Sportswriters to honor A's BaileyRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | Philly.com

    ... Crowne Plaza hotel in Cherry Hill on Feb. 1. The award originated in 1991, and some of the past winners include Mike Piazza, Eddie George, Jamie Moyer, Troy Vincent, Rich Gannon, and Dawn Staley. Information for the event can be found at pswa.org. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andrew Bailey

  5. Baseball Notes: Sportswriters to honor A's BaileyRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | Philly.com

    ... Crowne Plaza hotel in Cherry Hill on Feb. 1. The award originated in 1991, and some of the past winners include Mike Piazza, Eddie George, Jamie Moyer, Troy Vincent, Rich Gannon, and Dawn Staley. Information for the event can be found at pswa.org. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Andrew Bailey

  6. Is Andrew Bailey the AL Rookie of the Year?Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | Philly.com

    ... Crowne Plaza hotel in Cherry Hill on Feb. 1. The award originated in 1991, and some of the past winners include Mike Piazza, Eddie George, Jamie Moyer, Troy Vincent, Rich Gannon, Irving Fryar,Carli Lloyd, Deron Cherry, Dawn Staley, Bobby Higginson ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Andrew Bailey, American League, Major League Baseball, Bobby Higginson, Gordon Beckham, Elvis Andrus

  7. MASN: Wood: Rizzo's new advisorRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | BTF's Baseball Primer

    ... daughter was thought by most to be a publicity stunt. That she was taken in the 43rd round just 5 years after Mike Piazza was drafted in the 62nd round was a point frequently made. I didn't see it quite that way, however. About 30 years ago when I ...

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  8. JC's Dodger Line Drives | Oct. 20: Dodgers Extend G.M. Colletti's Deal

    Oct 20, 2009 | BleacherReport

    ... under Fox's watch, when Chase Carey, an avowed Yankees fan, usurped the position of then-GM Fred Claire, dealing Mike Piazza to Florida mainly to solidify a cable TV transaction. How any self-respecting sporting commissioner could allow such a ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Baseball Players, Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp

  9. Dodgers' Martin employing defence as his best offence

    Oct 20, 2009 | National Post

    ... Dodger to backstop the team to back-to-back division titles since 1977-78, something neither Mike Scioscia nor Mike Piazza accomplished. And ask those around the Dodgers about Martin's fourth major-league season and they not only downplay that he ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Players, Russell Martin, Brad Ausmus

  10. Power outage has A's in darkRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 29, 2009 | Contra Costa Times

    ... Lew Wolff has said publicly he's not crazy about the A's signing more long-in-the-tooth power hitters - think Mike Piazza, Giambi - because they haven't brought results. Although the A's should have a degree of payroll flexibility by shedding ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Baseball Players, Jack Cust

  11. Power outage has A's in darkRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 29, 2009 | Inside Bay Area

    ... Lew Wolff has said publicly he's not crazy about the A's signing more long-in-the-tooth power hitters - think Mike Piazza, Giambi - because they haven't brought results. Although the A's should have a degree of payroll flexibility by shedding ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Baseball Players, Jack Cust

  12. Vladimir Guerrero sets a mark; where might he play next year?Read the original story

    Sep 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

    ... with 13 home runs in 46 games. And, since Oakland General Manager Billy Beane has taken flyers on the likes of Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas and Jason Giambi as late-career designated hitters, the A's might take note of Guerrero's numbers in their ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels

  13. Winthrop's D'Angelo heads home to play for native Italy in Baseball World Cup

    Sep 8, 2009 | Rock Hill Herald

    ... be one of the youngest guys. It is a nice feeling. I am pretty excited." One coach with a lot of experience is Mike Piazza, who played 16 seasons in the major leagues for the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Padres and Athletics. He hit 427 home runs and ...

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  14. Evan Longoria, Home Runs, GIDPs and History

    Sep 1, 2009 | DRays Bay

    ... least 25 home runs and 25 GIDP in the same season. Luckily for Longoria, he joined names like Harmon Killebrew, Mike Piazza , Frank Thomas , Jeff Bagwell , Albert Pujols , Vladimir Guerrero , and Cal Ripken Jr. amongst others. Overall, there have ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Evan Longoria, Baseball Players, Carlos Pena, Matt Garza, Jeff Niemann

  15. Late MLB call-ups add hodgepodge of talentRead the original story

    Aug 30, 2009 | Fox Sports

    ... went on to have outstanding careers. Among the notable September call-ups are Mike Schmidt, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Piazza , Randy Johnson , Vladimir Guerrero , Manny Ramirez , Curtis Granderson and Ryan Howard. Matt Capps , Delwyn Young , Kevin ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Randy Johnson, Baseball Players, Manny Ramirez, Matt Capps, Kevin Hart, Delwyn Young

  16. Call-ups can lift MLB teams

    Aug 29, 2009 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... went on to have outstanding careers. Among the notable September call-ups are Mike Schmidt, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Piazza, Randy Johnson, Vladimir Guerrero, Manny Ramirez, Curtis Granderson and Ryan Howard. Matt Capps, Delwyn Young, Kevin Hart ...

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  17. Braden update, lineup and Giambi close to signing -updated

    Aug 22, 2009 | SFGate

    ... big-name players have had their careers come to an unceremonious end in Oakland in the past several years - Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas - and it would be nice if Giambi can avoid that, especially after all the excitement over signing him last winter. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Dallas Braden, Jack Cust

  18. Failed Giambi experiment a caution to Beane

    Aug 8, 2009 | SFGate

    ... League Championship Series in 2006. The other gambles of this sort - Eric Karros, the second Thomas signing, Mike Piazza, Mike Sweeney and now Giambi - have been failures of varying stages of abjectness. And you may argue among yourselves about ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Oakland Athletics, Baseball Players

  19. Ratto: It was Giambi's time

    Aug 7, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

    ... League Championship Series in 2006. The other gambles of this sort - Eric Karros, the second Thomas signing, Mike Piazza, Mike Sweeney and now Giambi - have been failures of varying stages of abjectness. And you may argue among yourselves about ...

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  20. Leading Off: Baseball Hall voting will be easy until 2013

    Jul 27, 2009 | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    ... drugs. I will keep an open mind before mailing my first ballot. But right now I would vote for Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling and Craig Biggio in 2013. What to surf http://web.baseballhallof fame.org/index.jsp: The Hall has a wonderful site. What to ...

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