The Legend of Mike Piazza

We honor Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza for his time in the orange and blue.
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[@briandavis55]

This man defined why I'm a mets fan.

[@fahad_nyc]

I really miss Mike Piazza when he played for the Mets. So much time has went by ever since the year the subway world series happened. There will never ever be any other player close to Mike Piazzas stardom.

[@amandaflintbrown6387]

I have a mint condition mike piazza skybox autograghics fleer 2004 card for sale ....anyone interested??? Pm me for pictures and info thanks in advance

[@samsmith4216]

Mike hit the greatest home run in Major League history. Hands down! Transcended the game...no other homer ever did that!

[@aaronmurray2945]

From 9/21/2001, the love of the sport and the patriotism of that day to what exists in today's America is truly mind boggling.

[@yeaRightAJ]

They told us the “enemy was people in caves then” now it’s your literal neighbor” and who fueled both lies?

[@rkcraig348]

As a Dodger fan, that trade still hurts my soul.

[@TRRyan]

I basically gave up on the Dodgers when they traded Mike. For the Giants to let Mays go or the Yankees Mantle, or the Brooklyn Dodgers give up on Snider--all of this would have been unthinkable. Same with Piazza.

[@savagedick8829]

Same with Adrian Beltre. That late 90’s, early 00’s Dodgers management was one of the worst. They were too focused on signing Asian players (at least should’ve made a run for Ichiro)

[@netscape82]

@@savagedick8829 Pedro Martinez has entered the chat.

[@THEMASTER26]

@@netscape82 so has Paul Konerko. They had 4 HOFers....🤦‍♂️

[@saulcanez2886]

Same here

[@thomasramirez718]

Damn this brought tears to my eyes. I been a Mets fan since the 80’s because my dad was a huge Mets fan and I’m proud to say that Mike Piazza was my favorite Met of all time. Thank You So Much for all the amazing memories my friend. You represented the team and the city with so much class and dignity and you still do to this day. 🧡💙31🧡💙 Forever!!!!

[@stuartb9323]

In 1997 I was visiting my Uncle in LA. I'm from NJ, and a huge Mets fan! My cousin takes me to a Dodger game. We had great seats down the 3rd base line near the field. Piazza is up at bat and rips a few foul balls into the stands. I tell my cousin, "pay attention to this guy". I figured he could smash one our way...WELL...next pitch, CRACK...the ball rockets just over our heads and the ball hits some old timer in the arm. I swear it was broken by the sound right behind us. I was in the end seat, and the ball rolled right to me. I picked it up and gave it to a women sitting with the guy that got hit. When I heard that the Mets got Mike Piazza in '98, I was so excited. His power was unbelievable. Little did I know how great it was that he came to NY ! I miss watching him play ball !

[@HomeStudioBasics]

Haha hey man! My name is Stuart B too! XD

[@lambjack1]

Its rough being a mets fan but Piazza made us so proud for some great years there.

[@ReklawLah]

Piazza's swing was so damn unique. Never seen anything like it before or since. Poetry in motion.

[@axlestarr4393]

My favorite RH swing That laser-guided focus and two hands all the way through on the bat, regular-to-little leg kick...little to no wasted motion with the smoothness all the way through...beautiful form

[@Truckerdaddy]

It always looked like he only used hands and arms. He had a very small front step and little rotation with his hips. But yet he had absolute crazy power.

[@samsmith4216]

Could hit the high outside fastball over the right field fence with regularity. Amazing bat speed.

[@colgrey438]

Such a violent swing and unreal power. It's amazing the numbers he put up while catching all those games. Best hitting catcher ever and it's not even close.

[@danielcohen9637]

Al leiter was just as much the Mets leader as piazza was.

[@joelbennett9014]

Absolute rock - any time he was starting, you felt confident.

[@pingamalinga]

For sure. Mets have not had a rainy day warrior since.

[@dcnorthcutt5923]

Mike Piazza was an absolute gladiator. One of my 2 favorite catchers growing up. Pudge Rodriguez and Mike Piazza. Those 2 guys are the reason I wanted to be a catcher in baseball which in fact eventually I ended up playing catcher in high school baseball. I loved every minute of it too. Watching those guys play on tv was some of my favorite times as a young man

[@spittingfire420]

Biggest mistake Dodgers ever made letting that man walk away 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@edwintorres8814]

Biggest mistake was leaving Brooklyn for LA

[@gman2506]

@@edwintorres8814 that was like 70 years ago

[@saulcanez2886]

Agree

[@gnarlykng7986]

Made me fall in love with baseball and the Mets when I was growing up, forever the King of Queens! #LGM

[@mosthatedny2243]

Facts

[@GabiN64]

PIAZZZZZA

[@davidwalter2002]

I think I'll always get choked up watching that 9/21/01 home run against Atlanta. Somehow, he single-handedly helped New York City and a lot of the nation heal. We should always be grateful to Mike for that. He doesn't call himself a hero, but heroes never do.

[@danlora5599]

I'm a through on through Yankee fan but I was at the game. My aunts ex had gotten tickets and we were in the nosebleeds. Even as a soon to be 12 year old, didn't really know but I knew it was different. Being in school hearing fighter jets in the Bronx, seeing right before our eyes the towers come down. Seeing my aunt and uncle who drove home complete strangers covered in dust to going to a baseball game seemed surreal. The stadium was eerily quiet. Bruce Chen I remember was like the folk hero. Keeping a pretty impressive braves team at bay. But so was Marquis. John Franco gave up a run and you can almost sense the crowd wasn't in it. Then suddenly that Piazza shot and I don't care if you were a Braves, Mets, Yankees or toledo mud hens fan. Everyone went nuts. I thought the stadium was going to collapse from the shaking. Its almost like he said FU to the world this is America and we are still standing. I truly believe that home run is maybe not standing wise, but probably most important home run hit for the symbolism. Just wow and a no doubter. The Mets went on to make a run with a fury also nearly making it in till Brian Jordan on a Sunday, ruined it. I always felt with the inspiration Mets had and fact they always have handled Arizona they could have gone to the series. Shame it didn't happen. But what an amazing moment. I only grow to appreciate more and more as time passes.

[@tavoruiz324]

As a Dodger fan, trading Piazza and paying the money that he wanted and deserved was a super bad decision by the Dodgers. He carried the Dodgers by himself and was our biggest attraction. I'm sure the Dodgers front office will always regret that horrible move. He was our favorite player here. Those bombs he hit for us were incredible

[@youngslyy4516]

Yup. As much as I loved Gary Sheffield, when Piazza got traded it broke my heart. He was my favorite Dodger. Seemed like the Chavez Ravine went soulless for a few years after. We were right there to make a run at the World Series. Until the Trade. The Pizza Man had just came off a 40 HR, 100+ RBI season while batting like .360. Why Dodgers??

[@scottmcman7659]

I'll never forget that playoff game against Atlanta. Both teams kept fighting back. Then the Braves brought in Smoltz, who was now their big man in the pen. Mike hit that home run off him. It was insane. Then the 9/11 home run, brought tears to my eyes as I'm sure it did many others. I even welled up a bit watching it on this video. Sad that it takes such a tragedy to unify a country. Piazza is probably my all time favorite player.

[@metsfan9298]

I cry every time I watch this he was my childhood idol and growing up seeing him play makes me honored

[@shanewilder6953]

I'm a Blue Jays fan. Will be till I die. But Mike Piazza will undoubtedly be one of my favorite players ever. Without question, my favorite catcher.

[@antonuccid]

Still to this day my favorite player ever. I miss watching him play.

[@BrewersFan04]

4:16, the swing that made history and healed NY especially, the USA.

[@Onslaught816]

How could one not love this...

[@jamisont2]

cuz im dodger fan? :D

[@Sissom]

When I was a kid (Cardinals fan) and Piazza was still on the Dodgers, I saw him hit a homerun against the Cardinals at old Busch Stadium that bounced off a bunch of junk well beyond dead center field. As he rounded second, he blew a giant bubblegum bubble. The image is seared in my memory.

[@chriswilliams8926]

Still havent forgiven the Dodgers for trading him. They gave him away just to not pay him. Still my all time favorite player.

[@futuregohan4837]

Imagine If The Nationals Got Prime Piazza In 2019 Piazza Would've Helped Them Out Stephen Strasburg: My God Piazza Can Hit Everything

[@0digger081]

The new ownership was lied to by Lasorda who wanted Mike gone. Lasorda convinced the ownership to make the deal Tommy had put together. Tommy had a falling out with Mike when Mike decided to keep hanging out with Tommy's son who Lasorda disowned for being gay.

[@latashaharvin618]

Mike Piazza was my favorite Mets player, I miss him.

[@adam1st1984]

Flash back give me goosebumps. Those were the days..

[@wiplash25]

My favorite player of all time this man was an absolute legend I’ll never forget the day I was In the Pepsi porch at a game with my dad and it was the 8th inning my dad told me get ready mike is going to hit one over here and the next pitch he hit it right to us I still have the ball to this day . Pizza man always delivers

[@glennmckenzie8320]

I'm a 100% Yankee Fan. But Mike Piazza the G.O.A.T catcher ever. RESPECT

[@brodywinrow9222]

Just a great player!

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

another great vid. this is the best media I have seen from ny Mets ever.2019.much respect LETS GO METS

[@MikeJea]

I love the Mets so much. This was an unbelievable time to be a fan.

[@grehhet161]

thanks for the upload. that was a great watch. it was an awesome time to grow up watching baseball in queens

[@herbertramirez1306]

Mike piazza the greatest 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@element720]

My childhood idol right here

[@edcain3676]

Drove From ATL.To Cincinatti,Right After He Got ROY,& Got a Few Baseballs Signed When His Auto.Was Cheap.Wished I Had Got More,BEST Catcher I Got to Witness in My Lifetime & I Am in My 70's

[@5IvanDrago5]

Was always indifferent to Piazza, he never played in my market so I didnt pay attention. I remember always being of the assumption that Piazza was a great hitter and subpar Cather. The 1999 NLCS vs the Braves changed my opinion of this guy. I watched that series and the Mets lost, but Piazza was a gladiator on that field. He was so beat to hell from the season behind the plate that you could see on TV every step hurt this man. He could barley get in his squat behind the plate. Yet, he battled and bulldogged through it all, Both at the plate and behind he plate, he was a star in that series. Needless to say I started paying attention to Mike Piazza after that.

[@joekim8034]

Ivan Drago ur name is Ivan drago u Communist bastard.

[@roberttooth360]

Just goes to show what hard work can do. He was fun to watch. Hit to all fields. Think he was a better catcher than most people gave credit .Amazing his knees held out as long as they did for a big man.

[@Cincinnatus1869]

I saw Piazza hit a ball over the flag in center at Houston ballpark , flatfooted. Didn't even stride. The pitch was letter high and he just smoked it. That was impressive

[@swingtrade2]

He was a star where the lights shine the brightest.

[@metsfan9298]

This man made me a Mets fan growing up in the late 90s

[@cygnusx-1862]

What a class act, I miss those days.

[@Rexxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Just came into this guys interviews. Alpha period.

[@allentroxel9719]

One of my two favorite players all time.

[@jgambe78]

What kind of unfeeling assholes could actually dislike this video It transcends Sports and or fandom of your respective team

[@michaelreyes7382]

As a Dodgers fan I can honestly say I became a Mets fan for the 8 seasons he spent in NY. Mike Piazza will always be my favorite player ever. While I wish he had stayed in LA for his entire career, he was able to help NY in ways we will never truly be able to calculate. He is also arguably the greatest Met in the history of that franchise, so I guess it was just always meant to be.

[@MADHAUSMARKALLAN]

I was there. He made me love the Mets. the Subway Series in 1999? Everything.

[@otto6702]

Not a Mets fan (go Nats) there was no catcher like Mike. Raw power and hitting ability.

[@itschxotic7317]

as a yankee fan i can see why met fans were so excited for this guy to come to shea, he was bringing some serious talent to new york

[@ganzo86]

My all time favorite Met!

[@Animalseatingtastypeople]

Happy Piazza Day!!

[@mcspo75]

If he played a different position instead of catcher during his career, his numbers would have been even more astounding.

[@PiazzaGurl]

Yooooo when baseball was fun and entertaining!!!!

[@ravinp371]

He left the Dodgers and it broke my heart.

[@humboldtgift9462]

A legend who inspired one of the greatest songs ever inspired by a baseball player, "Piazza, New Your Catcher"

[@mikechristiansen1148]

way to go cuz

[@danielcohen9637]

He put up these numbers playing only 4 out of every 5 days since he was a catcher.

[@jacksonkennedy5987]

Mike piazza is my cousin and my uncles favorite player mine is Nolan Ryan

[@144Donn]

I am watching this to relieve my disgust from watching the pathetic 2023 NY Jets. My eyes need to take in a true professional like Mike Piazza to offset the ineptitude of the Mets & Jets. Mike was clutch! He was the man!

[@michaelrivera2080]

Thank you Mike! Thank you for being part of my child hood. as young kid from Brooklyn, growing up playing waffle ball i always pretended to be you. Thank you for the memories, thank you for that homerun after 9/11 and thank you for what you left at shea.

[@michaelraimo242]

His book was really good.

[@danielcohen9637]

He transformed the Mets into a winner as soon as he arrived.

[@jjlovelord]

My favorite player wish he was a Dodger the entire career. Worse decision the Dodgers ever made.

[@jonathanum449]

Mike declined the Dodgers contract offer

[@rogerperalta2888]

Jonathan Um. He deserved more period

[@waldosordo5743]

He was gay wasn't he? Dodger's didn't want him after that.

[@mikelomez9313]

@@waldosordo5743 Lol no he's not gay as far as anybody knows

[@waldosordo5743]

@@mikelomez9313 That was the rumor here in LA, that's why other teams treated him like shit. Clemens threw a bat at his ass.

[@danielcohen9637]

In today's game, it was comparable to getting mike trout in his prime.

[@3912James]

Still miss Piazza. 😢😢😢

[@gmic56ify]

How he never made 1st ballet hof is beyond me. I was so pissed when he didn't get in the 1st go around.

[@diagnosedtopg7657]

He was never into ballet.....like he wore a tutu and shit?? Or did you mean ballot?

[@NEB1985]

Honestly the forgotten time in baseball

[@Rondo90z]

I felt that 10 run rally piazza fist pump

[@michaelJpurp]

I still remember bring a kid when my mom told me that the dodgers traded Mike Piazza and Todd Ziele. I stopped being a dodgers fan at that very moment.

[@daviddugger7302]

I wish Mike Piazza would’ve stayed with Dodgers!!!

[@0digger081]

blame Lasorda for running him out and trading him to the Marlins

[@mocha1886]

GOAT 🐐 🙌🏻💙🧡💙🧡

[@jcdova29]

I watched Piazza since he was a rookie with Dodgers and still can’t believe we traded him. He hit some bombs at Dodger stadium. You are welcome NY!

[@markfrascinella8707]

jc dova thx, Mikey was amazing. And your welcome for the Dodgers 😂

[@hilariobalmori5355]

A dodgers fan since 1981 I do NOT missed mike at ALL he was a selfish player always looking his own numbers I was very happy when the DODGERS let HER go.

[@chrisbuckley8148]

I saw Piazza playing for Bakersfield Dodgers. I remember telling whoever I was with "This guy is good. I think he's gonna make it."

[@fahad_nyc]

Finally i dont have to watch the jersey retirement video for this. Thank you Mets channel

[@miriamstepniak2793]

Hi KAWHI how you doing nice ring ayyyy Git it cussss you won it in Toronto and Canadians say ayyyy but now you are with the clippers so now it's time for you and Paul George to clipp them beards ROCK ON and win another one (K@w`h|

[@stephendouglas4343]

Fun fact: Steve Karsay is from. Queens.

[@NoNameNo.5]

Juiced

[@jimknowlton342]

Today the game would have either not happened or there would be no fans there because of the sniffles.

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

miss him as a dodger...cool guy

[@rogerperalta2888]

I stopped being a Dodger fan for 20 years the day they traded him

[@ARTOFFICIAL66]

Let's go Mike Let's go Mets

[@aaronsaladbar97]

Should have been a Dodger his whole career... Dodgers owners/front office where a MESS in 90’s , todays age mike would have been given 10+ year contract by the Dodgers

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

Kung Pow and the Evil Council brought me here...

[@WestCoastDP]

Pretty good video. You need to change the Thumbnail to Mike, not this other guy. Read the instructions.

[@Chillaxinmellow]

When you think of an Anchor bat. Piazza is that. Hopefully Alonso can fill that void. Cespedes just couldn't stay healthy for us.

[@petergriffin1387]

Let’s Go Mets!!!!!

[@robertharvey9047]

would new York mets rivalry new York Yankees

[@ssweeps]

You charged 75 dollars for your autograph? Ted Williams only charged 40.

[@MrTonymunoz1991]

#31

[@scootergrammy727]

Did mike ever win a world series ?

[@danielcohen9637]

The mets could not have gotten a better person and player when they landed him in 1998.

[@richardgaines9450]

Dodger fan here since 1962.........PIAZZA was worth every dollar he wanted------- and LA shot themselves in the foot by failing to pay him-------- stupid as trading Pedro Martinez away

[@KCODacey]

Any idea what happened to the post-9/11 home run ball?

[@chrisbeebe7574]

He played with my dad when he was young

[@danielosterman9676]

Great player. Wish he had stayed a Dodger.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Former marlins legend lmao

[@jamaalcarter909]

I like Mike Piazza but he was on that stuff

[@Neyedus]

stats dont lie

[@dxraaaaa]

LA Dodgers 💙 ⚾

[@johnmaring7056]

Did You Know That WFAN’s Mike & The Mad Dog Played A Huge Role Of Bringing Mike Piazza To The NY Mets? #FYI

[@cheerwithme3babs466]

No joke like I’m not even lying he is my cousin my last name is piazza