Michael Joseph Piazza

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 4, 1968 in Norristown, PA
High School: Phoenixville HS (Phoenixville, PA)
Schools: Miami-Dade College (Miami, FL), University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed July 11, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1992 (Age 23)   vs. CHC 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Mets/Dodgers/Padres/Athletics/Marlins 1992-2007
Agents: Dan Lozano,Dennis Gilbert [*]
Final Game: September 30, 2007 (Age 39)   vs. LAA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 3/6 Mets Merized: Feliciano, Hawkins and Marcum Updates: With Jenrry Mejia in New York for an exam, several other Mets pitchers took the mound today in a B game against Miami. We expect...
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• 2/28 Swingin' A's: There is No ‘A’ in World Baseball Classic: Late tomorrow night will mark the beginning of the 2013 edition of the World Baseball Classic.  For some, it’s a special...
• 2/28 Rising Apple: To Block, or Not to Block? That is…The Catcher: Yesterday, it was reported that Terry Collins instructed catcher Travis d’Arnaud to not block home during plays at the plate. ...
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• 2/25 PhoulBallz.com: Prospect Nation 2013: #7 Catcher Tommy Joseph: Tommy Joseph, who was acquired from San Francisco in the Hunter Pence trade last July, quickly landed among the Phillies'...
• 2/25 The Writer's Journey: Long Shot by Mike Piazza with Lonnie Wheeler (2013): Long Shot by Mike Piazza with Lonnie Wheeler Simon & Schuster, 2013 384 pages Spring training is underway, and new baseball...
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• 2/19 Rising Apple: Notes from Spring Training: 2/19: News and notes will be emerging throughout the day.  This post will be updated as new pieces of information come in (newest at...
• 2/18 My Pinstripes: Piazza Damaging His Legacy: Maybe Piazza can get into the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame..if one exists. On the surface, Mike Piazza looks like...
• 2/18 Mets360.com: Mets Minutia: Movement on the all-time record list: Going back to the minutia of the 2012 season for a look at changes on various major offensive All Time Met records list. First,...
• 2/18 Sports Media Watchdog: Sports Talk 1240: Kevin Kernan of the NY Post: Listen to me host the latest edition of Sports Talk 1240 on Long Island’s AM 1240 WGBB. Kevin Kernan of the NY Post chats...
• 2/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quote of the Day: Roger Clemens on Mike Piazza: I thought this was highly amusing and had to share it with everyone in case you missed it. Roger Clemens was asked about Mike...
• 2/16 Rising Apple: On Mike Piazza’s Back Acne: A Dose of Reality for Murray Chass: For years, former New York Times reporter and current blogger Murray Chass has been claiming that Mike Piazza used steroids. ...
• 2/16 Mets Merized: The Kid Is Gone, Long Live The Kid: One year ago today, Gary Carter lost his battle with brain cancer at the young age of 57.  Carter’s loss was felt throughout...
• 2/15 Mets Merized: 5,000 Days Ago Today: Animal Crackers and Duck Soup: Chris Jaffe over at The Hardball Times, emailed me a link to his latest post marking several notable anniversaries today including...
• 2/15 WahoosOnFirst: 2013 Indians Fantasy Forecast: Carlos Santana: Today we’ll continue our Indians fantasy forecasts with the Tribe’s catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter extraordinaire:...
• 2/15 Radical Baseball: Maximize lefty batter advantage: get a lefty batting catcher.: It would be stupid not to take advantage of a stupid rule: lefty batters are allowed to stand closer to the bases than righty...
• 2/14 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins Draft…Joe Thiesmann: There are currently 40 rounds in the MLB draft held each June. A chosen few will make it to The Show, but infinitely more will...
• 2/14 Mets Merized: Piazza, Clemens and The Fight That Never Happened: Updated 2/14/2013   To this day, I don’t know beyond a doubt what Clemens was truly intending or thinking. He’s...
• 2/14 Rising Apple: One More Mike Piazza Interview & Thoughts on the HOF Issue: Coinciding with the release of his book “Long Shot,” Mike Piazza has been making the rounds.  He sat down with both...
• 2/12 Rising Apple: Mike Piazza on MLB Network at 6 PM, Daily Show at 11 PM: Former Mets catcher Mike Piazza, who’s currently promoting his newly released book “Long Shot,” will be giving...
• 2/12 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Michael Bourn, Justin Bieber, The Grammys: Contributors: Zach Pennington, Atman Thakrar The hottest topics for the week of February 10, 2013 … The Bourn resolution:...
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• 2/11 Feelin' Kinda Blue: 2013 MLB Fan Cave finalist: Thomas Roberts, a Dodger fan: Editor's Note: This post was written by Thomas Roberts, a finalist for the MLB Fan Cave sweepstakes, and a Dodger fan. What...
• 2/11 Sports Media Watchdog: Listen: Sports Media Watchdogs 2/10/13: Last night Steve Keane and I discussed some Super Bowl leftovers. Has the booth passed Phil Simms by? How did CBS do with the...
• 2/11 MetsToday.com: Mike Piazza Admits PEDs Use: According to Mike Piazza, his soon-to-be-released autobiography includes the admission of using Androstenedione. This will not...
• 2/10 Mets360.com: Ike Davis: Future Mets HR king?: Mets pitchers and catchers report tomorrow in Port St. Lucie, officially kicking off a new year of baseball. This time of year...
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• 2/9 Mets Merized: Piazza Denies Taking Steroids, Expresses Disappointment In Hall Voting: In his first interview since being denied first ballot entry into the Hall of Fame, Mike Piazza spoke candidly with David Waldstein...
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• 2/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Enough is Enough: In the wake of another PED bust that fingered several high profile baseball players, Nelson Cruz, Gio Gonzalez,...
• 2/4 Mets360.com: 20/20 Hindsight: Signing Alex Rodriguez after the 2000 season could have altered baseball history: With reports coming this week tying Alex Rodriguez to yet another steroid scandal, now seems like a good time to look back at...

• 1/31 MetsToday.com: Link Roundup: Now with 20% More Deer Antler Spray: More PED news impacted Major League Baseball this week, as several players were linked to a dodgy anti-aging clinic in Miami....
• 1/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Alex Rodriguez: The Great Witch Hunt: If you couldn’t tell, we’ve held off mentioning Alex Rodriguez‘ name over the last couple of days. Why you ask?...
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• 1/29 Mets360.com: This week in Mets History 1-3: Mike Piazza and Johan Santana: This week has a few interesting names. It includes two pitchers in the same trade that threw a no-hitter, a twelve player deal...
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• 1/9 Blog Red Machine: And None Shall Pass: Shall pass the voting requirement, that is. At 2 PM ET today, Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson announced on MLB Network...
• 1/9 Splash Hit Blog: Hall of Fame: Who’s Next: With the addition of nobody to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown this year for Baseball’s Hall of Fame, we prepare for 2014,...
• 1/9 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Hall of Fame Results Show No Logic: Well, the votes are in and as some predicted, not a single player achieved induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. This...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Nobody gets into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Really?: In an article during last season’s home stretch, I voiced my consternation about what I think is an excessive, and in many...
• 1/9 My Pinstripes: BBWAA Snubs MLB Eligibles For Hall: Everyone knew that this year's Baseball Hall of Fame vote would be an interesting one. Accused performance enhancing...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: Digesting Hall of Fame Voting: It’s been a crazy day in baseball, what with the Hall of Fame voting announced and no one getting in. In between posting...
• 1/9 Baseball Jerks: The Hall Doesn’t Call for Anyone in 2013: For the eighth time ever, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has pitched a shutout. The results of the annual Hall...
• 1/9 MetsToday.com: No Hall of Fame for You: I’m sure Joe or another author on Mets Today will have an opinion on this, but here’s my $0.02. So, the baby baseball...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: Ex-Met Aaron Sele Gets Hall of Fame Vote; Twitter Goes Nuts: Twitter is ablaze Wednesday with outrage over Aaron Sele getting a Hall of Fame vote. The man who finished his career with the...
• 1/9 i70baseball.com: The Baseball Writers Failed To Send A Message: All the debate is over and the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) has decided for the eighth time in history to not...
• 1/9 Baseball News Source: Baseball Hall Of Fame Vote: Writers Say No to Everyone for 2013: Craig Biggio’s 3060 career hits were not enough for induction into the Hall of Fame In a not totally unexpected vote the...
• 1/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: No one gets elected into the Hall of Fame: For the first time since 1996, no player had been elected into the Hall of Fame. The results were announced on MLB Network at...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: BBWAA delivers a shutout to the Baseball Hall of Fame: The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) threw a shutout today when, for only the second time in 42 years, no players...
• 1/9 The Writer's Journey: The 2013 Hall of Fame vote: Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza got less than they deserved. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa got far more than they deserved....
• 1/9 The Captain's Blog: Hall of Fame or Shame? Breaking Down the 2013 Cooperstown Vote: For the first time since 1996 and eighth time in history, the Hall of Fame podium will be empty this July. Despite many strong...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: Mets Statement on Mike Piazza Hall of Fame Snub: Jeff Wilpon has issued a statement regarding Mike Piazza‘s snub by the Hall of Fame voters. Piazza received 57% of the vote,...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: Complete Hall of Fame Voting: Here is the complete Hall of Fame vote, with no one getting the 75% necessary for induction. Players who received less than 5%...
• 1/9 Wahoo Sam: 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame election results: The voters have spoken. In one of the most anti**** elections in the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame, no one was elected....
• 1/9 The Baseball Haven: 2013 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot and Voting Issues: ESPN.com reported that only Craig Biggio was likely to be voted into Cooperstown when the ballots were official on Wednesday....
• 1/9 Redlegs Review: BBWAA: Nobody gets the call to the Hall: None of the 37 candidates nominated for the National Baseball Hall of Fame garnered the 75 percent of the vote required...
• 1/9 SOX & Dawgs: BBWAA Elects No One to 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Class: For the first time since 1996 and eighth time in history, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) has elected...
• 1/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: No one voted in as the BBWAA has made a joke of the Hall of Fame: There were plenty of players that compare favorably to players already in the Hall of Fame this year, but they won’t be...
• 1/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): BBWAA elects no one to the Hall of Fame: If Jack Morris had ever pitched this kind of shutout he would have been elected to the Hall of Fame years ago. Faced with arguably...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: Mike Piazza Not Elected to Hall of Fame: It was the news every Mets fan dreaded — Mike Piazza was not elected to the Hall of Fame. Certainly this is unfair, but...
• 1/9 Blogging Mets: No One Elected to Hall of Fame: It was the greatest Hall of Fame Ballot since the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson graced the first one —...
• 1/9 El Maquino: A FUTURE WRITER’S REVISED HALL BALLOT [UPDATED WITH RESULTS]: We’re mere minutes away from the Hall of Mess announcement, and according to online straw polls, no one’s getting...
• 1/9 SocraticGadfly: Wow ... nobody elected to #Cooperstown: I thought for For the roiders, they have a new enemy, who may reflect many writers' thoughts.  Ken Burns calls them "****...
• 1/9 Mets360.com: Mike Piazza’s Hall Of Fame Clock: A true Mets hero begins what we all hope will be a short journey this afternoon. You may have read somewhere that this is Mike...
• 1/9 Phillies Nation: If I Had a 2013 HOF Ballot…: This post is not particularly Phillies-related but it is a highly-relevant topic. This year’s Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot...
• 1/9 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: It’s the Best Day of the Year: …because after the Hall of Fame ballot is announced today, we’re the longest possible time away from having to deal...
• 1/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: KEN BURNS HAS A FILTHY MOUTH: I don't want to get involved in the PEDs debate and the Hall of Fame. There are too many gray areas and with the Hall of Fame...
• 1/9 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh In: Blue Jays Hall of Fame Chances: The National Baseball Hall of Fame will televise the results of the 2013 election on Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time....
• 1/8 The Captain's Blog: Character Counts but Hall of Fame Has No Moral Majority: Character counts. That’s the message baseball writers have sent to Hall of Fame candidates who are even vaguely linked to performance...
• 1/8 Blogging Mets: Ken Davidoff Doesn’t Deserve Hall of Fame Ballot: It’s been a hell of an off season for New York Post baseball writer Ken Davidoff. First he writes a sleazy column bashing...
• 1/8 For Baseball Junkies: BBA Hall of Fame Results - Bagwell in a Class of His Own: Yesterday, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance announced member blog Hall of Fame voting results which serves as the official recommendation...
• 1/8 Through The Fence Baseball: TTFB votes on MLB 2013 Hall of Fame; Craig Biggio leads the way: With a talented 2013 class, Through The Fence Baseball (TTFB) followed through with its Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) duties...
• 1/8 Mets360.com: My 2013 Hall of Fame ballot: This year’s ballot is extremely crowded, due to a host of players who should have been elected previously combined with a strong...
• 1/8 Obstructed View: The 2013 Hall of Fame class and the Keltner List: Over a year ago I applied the Keltner List test to Sammy Sosa and figured I’d do the same thing for most of the eligible...
• 1/8 Baseball Jerks: Baseball Hall of Fame Election Preview: The Steroid Era Controversy Begins: The first major event of baseball’s calendar year is the unveiling of the Hall of Fame voting results. Every January, the Baseball...
• 1/8 Baseball Jerks: Baseball Hall of Fame Election Preview: The Steroid Era Controversy Begins: The first major event of baseball’s calendar year is the unveiling of the Hall of Fame voting results. Every January, the Baseball...
• 1/8 Mets Merized: The Case Against Mike Piazza: Murray Chass claims he knows Mike Piazza used steroids. Wait, before you start mumbling expletives at Chass under your breath,...
• 1/8 i70baseball.com: Cooperstown Choices: Mike PiazzaExamining the 2013 Hall Of Fame ballot and Mike Piazza's career....
• 1/8 Rising Apple: Quick Hits: Jon Heyman’s HOF Ballot: We’re now less than two days away from the results being announced, and the ballots are continuing to trickle out.  This...
• 1/7 Call to the Pen: FanSided Reveals Mock Hall of Fame Vote: The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce the results of the annual Hall of Fame election at 2 pm Eastern on Wednesday,...
• 1/7 Kings of Kauffman: Hall of Fame Ballots and Battles: If you’re looking for a way to make the Royals relevant in this year’s Hall of Fame voting, here’s a quick primer...
• 1/7 Baseball Musings: IBWAA Vote: The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) conducted a Hall of Fame vote among it’s members. Los Angeles...
• 1/7 Tyler's Think Tank: My Hall of Fame Ballot: After examining the Hall of Fame ballot holdovers and newcomers, here are the ten players I would vote for on my imaginary...
• 1/7 60ft6in.com: Hall of Fools: The 2013 Hall of Fame ballot…. turns intelligent people into fools. The Steroid Era destroyed cherished baseball records....
• 1/7 Blogging Mets: Sandy Alderson No Frank Cashen, Not Even Steve Phillips: After watching Sandy Alderson in action after his third off season of inactivity, I have come to the conclusion that he is no...
• 1/7 Redlegs Review: Baseball Bloggers Alliance tabs Jeff Bagwell as lone Hall of Fame selection: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance released the results of its collective Hall of Fame ballot earlier this morning. For those...
• 1/7 The Captain's Blog: Fixing the Hall of Fame Election Process: Competence over Convenience: The Baseball Hall of Fame has become the third rail of American sports talk. The growing influence of sabermetrics and ethical...
• 1/7 MetsToday.com: Why Marty Noble Didn’t Have Mike Piazza On His Hall of Fame Ballot: On Saturday morning, during an interview on MLB Network Radio, Mets.com beat writer Marty Noble told Casey Stern that Mike Piazza...
• 1/7 Mets360.com: Travis D’Arnaud, the outfield and other stories to keep you warm: Looking ahead 1.3 months into the future I see a number of exciting storylines to keep Met fans (even those who have lost heart...
• 1/6 Blogging Mets: Of Course Mike Piazza is Hall of Famer!: Mike Vaccaro had an interesting column in Sunday’s New York Post in which he writes about Mike Piazza’s chances to...
• 1/5 Tomahawk Take: My Hall of Fame Vote and Dale Murphy: Next Wednesday at 2 PM EST we’ll hear the results of the 2013 voting ballot. For fans with a Braves only outlook, Dale Murphy’s...
• 1/5 SocraticGadfly: Mike Piazza battles #bacne for shot at #Cooperstown and HOF: The header pretty much sums it up. Mike Piazza, a perennial All-Star catcher, and one who's been underrated defensively (I...
• 1/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 All Breakout Team (NL): C Carlos Ruiz The first time All-Star was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise disappointing year for the Phillies. At...
• 1/5 Seedlings to Stars: Both New York Teams to Start Top Catching Prospects in Minors: Quality catchers that can reshape a franchise are extraordinarily tough to come across in baseball, namely because so few exist....
• 1/4 Splash Hit Blog: If I Had A Vote and If I Could Vote for > 10: Hall of Fame announcements are set for January 9th on MLB Network and social media is always very abuzz with arguments over this...
• 1/4 Redlegs Review: Redlegs Review endorses Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza for the Baseball Hall of Fame. : After a collection of Redlegs Review writers voiced their opinion on the matter, and cast their vote, RR is prepared...
• 1/4 Halo Hangout: My Hall of Fame Ballot: Happy Hall of Fame induction season everyone. I’m sure you’ve already been bludgeoned over the head repeatedly with...
• 1/4 MetsToday.com: Solution for Hall of Fame Voting Controversy: With the Hall of Fame ballots due in less than a week, baseball writers around the country are looking at players from the past...
• 1/3 Lasorda's Lair: Trading Andre Ethier Will Not Bolster Current Roster Without Powerful Replacement: I’ve been pretty mum recently during the tornado of Andre Ethier trade rumors running rampant online. Scott has written...
• 1/2 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Report, Episode One: The Mets Outfield and Mike Piazza: If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve seen us promoting our inaugural podcast episode, title The Rising Apple...

• 12/31 Mets Merized: Hall Of Fame Ballot Deadline Is Tonight: Tonight, December 31, is the deadline for all eligible BBWAA voters to submit their Hall of Fame ballots. My own ballot has already...
• 12/31 SoDo Mojo: Edgar and the Battle for Cooperstown: Much has been written in the last month about Edgar Martinez‘s fourth bid for the Hall of Fame. Here at SoDo Mojo, we’ve...
• 12/31 MetsToday.com: Link Roundup: End of Year: Before we begin, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year, and perhaps a few pleasant surprises from our favorite baseball team...
• 12/31 Feelin' Kinda Blue: My 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot -- Bagwell, McGwire, Piazza, Raines and more: I've done Hall of Fame ballot posts in the past, but this one is more than just for me. As a member of the Internet Baseball Writers...
• 12/29 Rising Apple: The Hall of Fame Ballots and Mike Piazza: A few days ago, I had a back and forth on Twitter with writer/talking head Tim Cowlishaw of ESPN’s “Around the Horn.” ...
• 12/28 For Baseball Junkies: 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot - BBA: As members of the BBA, we're eligible to cast an unofficial Hall of Fame vote.  While our vote has no bearing on the actual...
• 12/28 Behind the Plate: The Great HOF Debate...And Who I'd Put In Does Barry Bonds deserve HOF justice even with his alleged steroid abuse?   BY: AIDAN FLYNN [...] ...
• 12/27 Blogging Mets: Was Mo Vaughn Trade So Bad for Mets?: MLB Trade Rumors was kind enough to remind us that today marks the 11th anniversary of the ill-fated Mo Vaughn-Kevin Appier deal...
• 12/26 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2000 Mike Piazza: 2000 PACIFIC ORNAMENTS MIKE PIAZZA For your holiday pleasure, Card of the Week offers you a Piazza in a pear tree. OK, actually...
• 12/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Hall of Fame Ballot Newcomers: The BBWAA's Hall of Fame ballot results will be released two weeks from tomorrow, so expect plenty of debate in the meantime....
• 12/24 SOX & Dawgs: My Vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame: This time of year everyone who is a 10-year member of the Baseball Writers Association of America gets to vote for the Baseball...
• 12/23 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.5 The Future Catcher (by W.C.G.): Perhaps a more accurate title of this post would be “Should The Braves Pay Brian McCann?” There’s not much more to be said...
• 12/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: Last-minute gift ideas for baseball fans:   The holidays are the time of year when we all get together and share in our collective joy and try to wipe away the metaphorical...
• 12/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Joe Posnanski says Biggio will get in on first ballot: Today on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential, sportswriter, and Hall of Fame voter Joe Posnanski said Craig Biggio will...
• 12/21 Blogging Mets: “The Phil Naessens Show”: Mike Piazza, R.A. Dickey: On the latest installment of “The Phil Naessens Show,” Phil and I discuss the R.A. Dickey trade, as well as one writer’s...
• 12/19 Blogging Mets: Moron Doesn’t Vote for Mike Piazza for Hall of Fame: Either Ken Davidoff of the New York Post hates the Mets or he is a moron. Or both. First he writes a sleazy column about R.A....
• 12/19 Up Along First: Analyzing the R.A. Dickey Trade: The dust has finally settled and the R.A. Dickey saga is over. On Monday night, he signed an extension with the Blue Jays, making...
• 12/19 Mets Merized: Thoughts On The R.A. Dickey Blockbuster Trade: The dust has finally settled and the R.A. Dickey saga is over. On Monday night, he signed an extension with the Blue Jays, making...
• 12/17 Call to the Pen: Mike Piazza Should Be Elected To Hall Of Fame: Tommy Lasorda was one lucky guy because he was loyal to a childhood friend. His pal was named Vince Piazza and Vince had a son...
• 12/17 Blogging Mets: Travis d’Arnaud Next Great Mets Catcher?: Over the 50-year life of the New York Mets franchise, much has been made of their constant futility to find an adequate third...
• 12/17 Wahoo Sam: The Big Six and Leftovers: How the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot results will look: Early in January, the results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting will be announced, in what should prove to be the most...
• 12/14 Eye On the Tigers: Thoughts on Performance Enhancers and the Hall of Fame: Next month baseball writers will be voting on players for the Hall of Fame.  Over the last couple of years, the ballots have...
• 12/14 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Edgardo Alfonzo: The Angels made a World Series push this afternoon by signing Josh Hamilton to a $125 million deal over five years. So today on...
• 12/13 Southside Showdown: Southside Showdown Hall of Fame Vote Roundtable–Continued: Moving further into our discussion of the Hall of Fame ballot from earlier today… We split down the middle about voting...
• 12/10 mlbreports.com : Forever A Met: David Wright And The Quest For Franchise King Status: Monday, December.10, 2012 Stephon Johnson (Guest Baseball Writer and Mets Correspondent): Met fans have gotten used to having...
• 12/8 mlbreports.com : When Can The Baseball Writers For The Hall Of Fame Consider Cheating Through PED Use, Or Not?:   Saturday, December.7, 2012 Prof. Wes Reber Porter and Dan Dressman (Special Guest Writers): When the 2013 MLB Hall of Fame...
• 12/5 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Hall of Fame Ballot Profile: David Wells: The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released to the Baseball Writers of America Association, and as expected, it has...
• 12/4 Blogging Mets: Analyzing 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: Well, here it is — the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot, the mother of all Hall of Fame ballots. It includes the all-time...
• 12/4 MLB Dirt: This May Be Jack Morris’ year to get into the Hall of Fame: On July 26, 1977, Jack Morris took the hill for the very first time at Comiskey Park against the Chicago White Sox. The 22-year-old...
• 12/3 MetsToday.com: Red Sox Sign Mike Napoli: Scratch another catcher off the list – Mike Napoli has signed a 3-year, $39M deal with the Boston Red Sox. What might this...
• 12/2 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Hall of Fame Profile: Fred McGriff: The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released to the Baseball Writers of America Association, and as expected, it has...
• 12/1 Jays Journal: Blue Jays HOF Ballot Profile: Jack Morris: The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released to the Baseball Writers of America Association, and as expected, it has...
• 12/1 BoSox Injection: From a Whisper to a Scream: The 2013 Hall of Fame Class Gives Us All Pause For Reflection: For those on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot this is a watershed moment as it indeed is for Major League Baseball. The whispers that...

• 11/30 Baseball With Matt: If I Had A Hall of Fame Ballot... 11/30/12: Hey baseball fans!The Hall of Fame ballots are out and, this year, there are many definite steroid users on the list. I don't...
• 11/30 MLB Dirt: Mets Do Right By Wright: The David Wright saga is over. The Mets and David Wright finally agreed on an eight year $138 million dollar contract. Based...
• 11/30 Motor City Bengals: Hall Of Fame Voting Gets Interesting: In a typical year, Hall of Fame voting leaves a little to be desired – as far as excitement is concerned. The real megastars...
• 11/30 Swingin' A's: Former A’s and Their Quest For Cooperstown: If you have ever been to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY you know how overwhelming the experience really...
• 11/29 My Pinstripes: YCN: PED Era Stars Led By Clemens, Bonds on Hall Ballot: This may be one of my last articles for Yahoo, since they have revamped much of the way they operate their contributor...
• 11/29 Baseball News Source: Not Everyone Thinks Steroids Should Exclude Stars From HOF: Yesterday we said that 2013 may be the year that we see a shift in philosophy towards the steroid era players. New York Times...
• 11/29 Rising Apple: Mike Piazza Debuts on Hall of Fame Ballot; Deal for Wright is Closer Than We Think: Mike Piazza is officially taking his first crack at being selected into the Hall of Fame, as he was announced on the ballot yesterday....
• 11/29 WahoosOnFirst: Six Former Indians Make 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: Six former Cleveland Indians players appear on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot, which was publicly released Wednesday afternoon....
• 11/28 The Flagrant Fan: One Fan's Hall of Fame Ballot: The BBWAA released the official ballot for the 2013 Hall of Fame today and by now you have all seen it and have read a dozen...
• 11/28 Rally Caps: Hall of Fame Candidates - Catchers: It's almost time for the Hall of Fame voting, which means it's time to look back on baseball's past and weed out who the very...
• 11/28 Baseball Musings: Hall of Fame Ballot: The 2013 Hall of Fame ballot is out. The first time class is very deep, and very controversial. As for the returning players,...
• 11/28 Baseball News Source: 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot – Features Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, and Debate: Baseball writers will decide the HOF fate of steroid era greats The 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot includes first-timers Barry Bonds,...
• 11/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Roger Clemens makes debut on Hall of Fame ballot: In what surely will be a highly debated topic, former Yankee Roger Clemens will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first...
• 11/28 Rising Apple: Time to do the right thing, David: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com is reporting that the Mets have offered David Wright a seven-year contract, worth between $119...
• 11/27 Full Spectrum Baseball: With January’s Hall of Fame Inductions will come the rewriting of History.: This January, as it does every year, the Baseball Writer’s Association of America (BWAA) will be voting on the National Baseball...
• 11/25 Rising Apple: This Date in Mets History: Mets Acquire Carlos Delgado: Although it technically happened on November 24th, 2005, it’s worth noting this significant trade the Mets made with the...
• 11/15 MLB Dirt: R.A. Dickey is the “Maximus” of Queens. Which Character Will Sandy Alderson Portray?: Senator Gracchus from the movie Gladiator: ”Rome is the mob.” Proximo from the movie Gladiator speaking to Maximus: “Listen...
• 11/12 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Off-season Player of the [Last] Week: John Olerud: Each week during the off-season, I will be selecting a random, former Met to highlight. This will be taking place of our usual...
• 11/12 MetsToday.com: Would You Trade R.A. Dickey to the Red Sox?: In today’s edition of “Would you …?” we discuss the fantasy of trading R.A. Dickey to the Boston Red Sox....
• 11/9 AroundTheFoghorn: Buster Posey Secures First Silver Slugger Award: On Thursday, MLB Network revealed its eighteen Silver Slugger Award recipients, honoring the players who made significant offensive...
• 11/4 Lasorda's Lair: Hiroki Kuroda’s Possible Return is an Outside Chance: Out of all the free agent possibilities as far as starting pitchers, I would most like to see the Dodgers bring back Hiroki Kuroda....

• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Farrell, Hamilton, Lohse: On this date in 1998, Mike Piazza signed what was then the most lucrative contract in baseball history. The backstop inked a...
• 10/26 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Off-Season Player of the Week: Pedro Martinez: Well, since we don’t have any more games to help us choose a player of the week for the next couple of months, one of our...
• 10/22 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: 2008 Draft time capsule (Ike Davis & Reese Havens): The 2008 draft was an okay year for the Mets but expectations were high, given that they had 3 picks in the first 33 overall....
• 10/22 Mets360.com: Total Mets: The definitive encyclopedia of the team’s first half century: As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, earlier this month Total Mets: The Definitive Encyclopedia Of The New York Mets First...
• 10/16 PaulLebowitz.com: New Age Collisions and Matt Holliday: The photo you see above is Graig Nettles kicking George Brett in game 5 of the 1977 ALCS. The Yankees eventually won the game...
• 10/2 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes (expanded big gulp edition): Now with infinitely more Shanty Hogan mentions! Astros 3, @Cubs 0: Houston’s last back-to-back shutouts of 4 hits or less...

• 9/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Melky Cabrera Forfeits Batting Title: Thanks for giving up the batting title, Melky. How about that All-Star Game MVP? In an unprecedented but well-received...
• 9/19 WasWatching: 2013 Potential Hall of Fame Ballot: Who would you vote for? Rk YoB %vote WAR ▾ 1 Barry Bonds 1st 158.1 2 Roger Clemens 1st 133.9 3 Jeff Bagwell 3rd 56.0% 76.7...
• 9/19 WasWatching: Top 25 WAR Seasons By Catchers Since 1901: Yadier Molina, this season, is in there. Buster Posey too. See: Rk Player WAR/pos PA Year Age Tm G R HR RBI BB SB BA OBP SLG 1...
• 9/8 High Heat Stats: Who will be the next 400 HR hitter?: This season, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz and Adam Dunn have joined the 400 HR club that now boasts 50 members. But, it’s not...

• 8/20 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Sunday action: Rays 8, @Angels 3: For the first time in their 52-year history, the Angels were swept in a 4-game series while allowing 7+ runs...
• 8/16 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout: So, yesterday was fun. The first news to break was about Melky Cabrera testing positive for performance enhancing drugs (shocked...
• 8/4 Rising Apple: New York Mets: July Served to Remind Us Change Starts At The Top: What if I said, here’s why I do not trust Fred and Jeff Wilpon, and why I do not trust Sandy Alderson for that matter? ...

• 7/20 Yanks Go Yard: On a Somber Day, Finding Comfort and Release in Baseball: It’s difficult for me to fully wrap my mind around the events of last night. I find myself feeling heartbroken for the victims...
• 7/9 Crashburn Alley: First Half Positives: You don’t need us to tell you that the first half was some of the most depressing baseball you’ve seen in quite a...
• 7/5 Crashburn Alley: Best Case Scenario: Let’s be honest: it’s looking really bad for the Phillies on July 5. Baseball Prospectus pins their playoff odds at...

• 6/28 Tyler's Think Tank: My NL All-Star Ballot: C Carlos Ruiz (.361/.427/.579) Yadier Molina may have a few more home runs, RBI and steals, but Ruiz's...
• 6/26 High Heat Stats: Carlos Ruiz is still hitting .350 (in case you hadn’t noticed): In Monday’s action, Carlos Ruiz was a major contributor to the Phillies attack in an 8-3 romp over the Pirates, going 3...

• 5/24 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets: Let’s move back to 1962 and start off with the New York Mets. This is going to be pretty interesting, I think. Before you...
• 5/10 Diamond Rhapsody: Ivan Rodriguez retiring and the Texas Rangers' huge mistake; what a difference Pudge could have made: In July 1997, Texas Rangers fans plastered cars with bumper stickers and roadways with billboards imploring the team to sign their...
• 5/1 PaulLebowitz.com: The Truth About the Drafts—NFL and MLB: New York football Giants’ GM Jerry Reese was a guest with Mike Francesa yesterday to discuss his team’s haul in the NFL draft...

• 4/16 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB All Decade Team 1990s: C Mike Piazza 1B Frank Thomas 2B Chuck Knoblauch 3B Chipper Jones SS Barry Larkin OF Ken Griffey Jr. OF Barry Bonds OF...

• 3/24 Tyler's Think Tank: Fantasy Baseball Guys I'm Avoiding: C Mike Napoli Last year was a career year for him, and his Mike Piazza-esque numbers were inflated by a torrid second half...
• 3/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S TOO EARLY TO EVALUATE THE MONTERO FOR PINEDA TRADE: Yesterday I was on Twitter and I ran into this piece HERE. Jon Heyman of CBS wrote it. Look, I like Heyman, and I respect him....
• 3/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Miami (Dade) Baseball Alumni: A discussion at work, about collegiate sports in Florida, had me saying that Miami Dade Community College was a really good baseball...

• 2/17 High Heat Stats: Gary Carter 1954-2012: The inevitable has happened, with Gary Carter’s passing today from cancer. Carter had a very large personality and had a...
• 2/17 WasWatching: Gary Carter, 1954-2112: I’ve already shared my feelings on The Kid and his battle with cancer. That said, it’s been amazing to hear what former...

• 1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Jorge Posada and the Hall of Fame: Jorge Posada is reportedly set to announce his retirement. Let’s take a look at his Hall of Fame credentials. — Comparable...
• 1/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S A BITTERSWEET CELEBRATION IN YANKEELAND: I have been trying to wrap my head around the Jesus Montero trade for hours now and I went through a mini “Anger phase.”...
• 1/13 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Resurrect Rotation, Trade Montero for Pineda: Pitching, Pitching, Pitching in deed! In the span of a couple of hours, the Yankees went from having a rotation full of question...
• 1/12 High Heat Stats: WAAS Experiment #1: Adjusted WAAS: In a long exchange on the original WAAS post, reader Robert proposed adjusting the WAAS method to account for partial seasons.Basic...
• 1/11 The Daily Catch: Is Mike Piazza A First-Ballot Hall of Famer?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Mets Merized Online Written by: Jim Mancari With the dust settled from this year’s...
• 1/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Barry Larkin Elected to Hall: The third time was a charm for former lifelong Cincinnati Red Barry Larkin, who skated into Cooperstown with over 86 percent...
• 1/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Jorge Posada and the Hall of Fame: Jorge Posada is reportedly set to announce his retirement. Let’s take a look at his Hall of Fame credentials. — Comparable...
• 1/7 Tyler's Think Tank: Questionable Baseball MVPs 1990-1999: 1999 AL Ivan Rodriguez over Pedro Martinez Pudge's career year netted the Texas Rangers their third MVP in four years, but...

• 12/2 High Heat Stats: Trivia Time #12 & 35: Since 1901, 370 players got at least 7,000 PAs. Among that group, what distinction is shared by **** Allen and Pinky Higgins and...

• 11/22 High Heat Stats: Home Runs:One at a Time- Now Complete: A while back, over at the old blog, I took a look at the players who hit the most home runs without hitting more than one in a...
• 11/10 High Heat Stats: Projecting Prince Fielder's career: Prince Fielder has been a beast over the last 3 years. He missed only 1 game in that time while posting a 155 OPS+.Since 1901,...

• 10/26 WSJ Daily Fix: Cardinals Run Into Series Trouble: The Count: St. Louis is 0-for-3 on stolen-base attempts in the World Series, a continuation of its rotten running year and a contestant,...
• 10/26 B-R Blog: Best season by a 29-year-old catcher (**** Mike Napoli!): Mike Napoli has just posted the best season by a 29-year-old catcher, as ranked by OPS+. CLick through for the details. Rk Player...

• 9/30 B-R Blog: ‘Vedi Napoli e poi muori’: See Naples and die. That famous line may have been coined by Goethe to express the o**** of 18th-century Naples -- Napoli --...
• 9/28 Boston Globe: Ryan Lavarnway arrives just in time: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff That Ryan Lavarnway can hit has never been a question. He hit at Yale and he has hit .284 in the...
• 9/9 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Post Double Header Edition: The Mets got a dose of reality last night as they got swept in a double header by the Wild Card-leading  Atlanta Braves.  Tonight,...
• 9/9 The Captain's Blog: Montero’s Arrival Overshadows Posada’s Departure, but End of Potential Hall of Fame Career Shouldn’t Be Overlooked: Jesus Montero’s major league debut on September 1 was one of the most anti**** arrivals in recent Yankees’ history. So much...
• 9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Montero’s Arrival Overshadows Posada’s Departure, but End of Potential Hall of Fame Career Shouldn’t Be Overlooked: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Jesus Montero’s major league debut on September 1 was one of...

• 8/16 B-R Blog: Most Homeruns Playing for 5+ Franchises: One thing that struck me while watching the the Jim Thome celebration is the sheer number of teams that he has been on.  After...
• 8/7 B-R Blog: Teammates with simultaneous 20-game hitting streaks: Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman both extended their hitting streaks Saturday, to 27 games and 20 games, respectively. It's the first...
• 8/6 B-R Blog: Friday night factoids: -- This is the sort of thing that happens to a team in the throes of a losing streak: Pittsburgh got 24 baserunners (15 hits,...

• 7/31 B-R Blog: 13 Or More 5+ RBI Games Since 1919: Since 1919, how many players have 13+ games in their career with 5+ RBI? Here's the list - Rk Player #Matching   PA AB H 2B 3B...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: 9+ Games Of aLI>=1.3, and WPA>=.37 and RE24>=2.5: Fooling around with Play Index, I asked it show me players with the most games where: aLI>=1.3, and WPA>=.37 and RE24>=2.5...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: 9+ TB In 9-Inning Game Age 37+ Since 1919: How many players, since 1919, had a game, where the contest was 9 innings or less, where they were at least 37-years old and had...
• 7/5 B-R Blog: 22+ HR In Team’s First 81 Games Since 1969: Since 1969, how many players have hit at least 22 HR in his team's first 81 games of the season? Here is the list - Rk Player...

• 6/17 B-R Blog: Three Tigers at .300 BA/.500 SLG: Through June 16, there were 16 qualifying hitters [see note at end of post] with a .300+ BA and .500+ slugging average. The Tigers...
• 6/13 B-R Blog: 265+ HR Through Age 31 Season: How many players in baseball history have hit at least 265 homeruns through the season in which they were age 31?  Here's the...
• 6/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Matt Kemp In Position To Set Dodger Records: After yesterday‘s two homer, six RBI outburst, Matt Kemp is currently on pace for an absolutely ridiculous season. No, really;...
• 6/2 B-R Blog: Highest BA In 24+ Game Hitting Streaks Since 1996: Of all the batters to have a hitting streak of 24 games or more since 1996, who had the highest batting average during that streak?...

• 5/30 B-R Blog: Mike Napoli: Historically Powerful Catcher, Defensive Dilemma: Mike Napoli had a big game Monday that was more in character than Sunday's romp around the bases, hitting 2 HRs and a double for...
• 5/24 The Captain's Blog: Are the Mets Cursed? Examining Free Agency in Flushing: The last three years haven’t been very kind to Mets’ owner Fred Wilpon, so what’s one more bad day? In a recent profile...
• 5/17 B-R Blog: Last Season For 400-HR Club Members: Ever wonder what the last season looked like for each member of the 400-career HR club? Here they are: Rk Player OPS+ Year Age...

• 3/4 NY Baseball Digest: Where Does Posada Stand With Elite Catchers?: Ian O’ Connor caught up with Jorge Posada yesterday at ESPN New York. O’ Connor talked about the adjustments Posada...

• 2/28 B-R Blog: Batter Games With RE24 = 6+ Since 1973: Since 1973, here are the games where a batter's RE24 for the contest was 6 or better. The list - Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA...
• 2/27 B-R Blog: Duke Snider, Passes At 84: Click here for the details. If I did this right, he's on the list of players since 1920 to hit 220+ homeruns at home. See: Rk...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Pettitte, Mets, Pitching: Let's check out a few items concerning the Yankees and Mets.. Yankees people continue to hear from friends of Andy Pettitte...

• 1/4 NY Baseball Digest: Top 10 Best Mets Postional Player Seasons: Let’s continue with more historical lists as I have compiled, in my opinion, the top 10 best positional player seasons in Mets...
• 1/4 B-R Blog: Chet Lemon: I was just foolin'round with Play Index - looking for the best "relatively short career" guys not in the Hall of Fame. And, I...

• 12/28 The Juglandaceous Porthole: In Defense of Bonds: Revisiting the 1998 NL MVP: If one believes Barry Bonds when he asserts that he did not take steroids until after getting upstaged by Mark McGwire and Sammy...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Hot Stove Loo-zers—2010: They don’t have plans and schemes… …and they don’t have hopes and dreams. Or maybe they do have hopes...

• 11/12 NY Baseball Digest: What Kind of Season to Expect From Montero?: How big of an impact will Jesus Montero have on the Yankees? Despite reports, we have heard the Yanks will still look at possibly...
• 11/7 B-R Blog: .300/.400/.500 Catchers: I was just thumbing through an old STATS Inc. Baseball Scoreboard book - from 1994. (It's the green one.) Gosh, I miss those books....
• 11/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 11.7.2010: Some predictions are easy: Amid all the speculation as to new Mets GM Sandy Alderson's interviews and possible choice as manager,...

• 10/21 PaulLebowitz.com: PANIC!!!!!: If that wasn't panic, it was a pretty good facsimile: Amid the Phillies consistent excellence over the past four years...

• 8/9 B-R Blog: Was Dante Bichette the least-deserving MVP runner-up in history?: Check out the 1995 NL MVP voting: Voting Results Rank Tm Vote Pts 1st Place Share WAR 1 Barry Larkin CIN 281.0 11.0 72% 5.9 2 Dante...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Most HRs In 1st 2,267 Career Games: Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career HR today in his 2,267th career game. Coming into today, who has hit the most HRs in their...
• 8/3 B-R Blog: POLL: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker was one of the great young players with the early 1990s Expos and then became a star playing in numbers-inflating...

• 7/30 Sabernomics: Was There a Canseco Effect?: In today’s Slate, Ray Fishman says yes. I disagree. What follows is repeat of a post that I wrote two years ago on the study...
• 7/24 B-R Blog: 1,000 Games Caught & RBI: Last night, Jorge Posada got his 1,000th career RBI. How many men in basebal history have caught 1,000+ games and also had 1,000+...
• 7/8 MLBTradeRumors: Jack Of All Trades: Gary Sheffield: How does a player rack up 509 home runs, post a career OPS+ of 140 (better than Reggie Jackson, Chuck Klein and Al Kaline), make...
• 7/7 B-R Blog: The 400 Career HR & [RBI > 3*HR] Club: Just goofing around with Play Index this morning, I asked it show me all batters with HR>=400 and RBI>3*HR in their career....

• 6/23 NY Baseball Digest: Vote: NYBD Mets Strat -O-Matic All Star Catcher: Here are the Mets selections and vote Mike Piazza Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 2000 31 136...
• 6/19 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 1995 Leaf Limited #89 John Valentin: (click on images for larger versions) Leaf started out in the 1980s as the Canadian version of Donruss. Starting in 1985, Donruss...
• 6/18 The Captain's Blog: Hall of a Catcher: Posada’s Place Is Still Behind the Plate: Jorge Posada’s two grand slams over the weekend did more than just help the Yankees win two games. They also served as a reminder...
• 6/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 11): Borbon's performance is rising as his ownership drops? (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...

• 5/24 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Catcher Seasons Since 2000: Wanna know why Joe Mauer makes the big bucks? Here's a big hint: Rk Player WAR/pos Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Joe...
• 5/4 B-R Blog: Consecutive 3-Hit Games at Catcher: Much has been made of Wilson Ramos's start to his career. However, Ramos is also the first catcher this season to string together...

• 4/30 B-R Blog: More on John Buck’s 3-HR game: By now you know that John Buck hit 3 homers in a game last night. Here are a couple of things you might not have known. Catchers...
• 4/23 B-R Blog: More on Jim Edmonds: Jim Edmonds is off to a fast start with the Brewers after sitting out all of 2009. Not that long ago we had a good debate about...