Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza #31 DH

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER BATTING STATS
G H R HR RBI BA SLG
1912 2127 1048 427 1335 .308 .545
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A game for the ages for an 'old goat'

Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The Magazine

For seven beautiful, scoreless innings in NLCS Game 2, 37-year-old Pedro Martinez flashed some of that old Pedro form.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Who will pass the Zorilla test?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...the best performances in major league history. As is, Mauer's '09 ranks with Mike Piazza's greatest hits among the best campaigns ever put up by a catcher. Ben Zobrist...

Blog | October 08, 2009

Successes, struggles and sabermetrics

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Braves within 2 of wild card after winning for 15th time in last 17 games

Associated Press

Jair Jurrjens pitched seven outstanding innings, Chipper Jones homered and the Braves beat Florida 4-0 Monday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 28, 2009

The Brian Kenny Show

Joe Sheehan agrees with Brian Kenny that the Twins' Joe Mauer deserves the AL MVP. Mike Piazza, with great numbers in a pitcher's park in LA, didn't have Mauer's success...

Audio PodCast | September 02, 2009

Where are the lefty catchers?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...obviously costing his team that many runs just with his defense. Not unless he hits like Mike Piazza. But I don't think the utter lack of a lefty catcher in professional baseball...

Blog | August 20, 2009

An early Top 10 for 2010

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell lays out his early top 10 rankings for 2010, noting that David Wright still makes the list while Carl Crawford does not.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Giving Helton his due

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Jeff Kent 2B .333/.429/.624 61/65 Barry Bonds LF .291/.431/.633 65/48 Mike Piazza C .377/.459/.701 49/60 Jim Edmonds CF .295/.400/.556 66/51 Todd Helton...

Blog | August 12, 2009

ATH : Fielder Charges Locker Room?

After Prince Fielder was hit by a pitch he had to be restrained by security just following the game.

ESPN Insider Video | August 05, 2009

Yadier Molina knows squat

Lindsay Berra, ESPN The Magazine

He may not be Pujols, but the Cardinals' All-Star catcher is definitely the man behind the plate.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009

Pudge vs. Posada

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Someone is. More than close. Catchers By the Numbers Player PA OPS+ Jorge Posada 4897 129 Mike Piazza 3670 127 Vi. Martinez 3245 121 Iv. Rodriguez 4659 113 Javy Lopez 3312 110 Jason Varitek...

Blog | June 02, 2009

Kendall ranks among big names

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...on the list are: Ted Simmons (2,472), Carlton Fisk (2,356), Yogi Berra (2,150), Mike Piazza (2,127) and Gary Carter (2,092). One might reasonably wonder why Simmons isn't...

Blog | May 19, 2009

From Berra to Cervelli

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...meet up with his former teammates. One of Cervelli's coaches in the Classic was Mike Piazza, who praised his defense after the upset of Canada. "He's so talented back...

Blog | May 15, 2009

Past, present meet for Citi Field opener

Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The Magazine

The Mets opened Citi Field on Monday, and only time will tell whether the pain of the past few years will follow them into the new building.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

One shining weekend ahead

Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2007