Fans Show Piazza Love As Curtain Seems Near
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › October 02, 2005
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NEW YORK - For a star in baseball, it is a different world than almost any other sport. In basketball, Michael Jordan could control the ball at all times. It is the same for a quarterback, holding the ball and the game in his hands.
But in baseball, there are a few players who somehow find themselves in the center of every important moment. Somehow the ball finds Derek Jeter in the Bronx. And for the last seven years, Mike Piazza has been that player for the Mets.See the full content of this document
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Fans Show Piazza Love As Curtain Seems Near
Two days after Piazza arrived in New York, Fred Wilpon said, "New York loves a bigger-than-life guy. He's handsome, articulate and very intelligent. If anybody can gain universal popularity in this city, he can do that."
He did that on...See the full content of this document
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