All hands, no stride. This dude hit some absolute bombs.

@yujingdu9103

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Stanton

I'm 29 years old from the Bronx and Mike Piazza is the reason why I'm a Mets fan

@felixsanchez6397

11 ай бұрын

Finally. Another Mets fan from the BX

@carsonyt801

10 ай бұрын

​@felixsanchez6397 is it that rare to find a mets fan in the Bronx?😅 I'm a met fan from LA so I wouldn't know.

@DaBronxBomber

19 күн бұрын

​@@carsonyt801not really. I was born and raised in the Bronx and knew plenty of Mets fans.

What a ride for us too, Mike. You were indeed the greatest and thank you for choosing to go into the Hall as a Met. We’re so proud.

Mike Piazza is a NYC hero forever for that home run in the first game back after 9/11. It was simply magical.

@aren-eg3gp123

Ай бұрын

Ikr he is so good

I remember Boone crawling over to Mike to see if he was okay. Classy move.

When Piazza broke in with the Dodgers in 1993, it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen. He was crushing it. As a catcher. Never had the opportunity to “rest” as a DH in his prime either. Best offensive catcher ever.

@jessedukelacrosse6470

Жыл бұрын

Roids of course, it's all good he was awesome 👍😎

He Was Yankee Killer 😱😱

@yankees12351

17 күн бұрын

Yes he was as a yankee fan I agree with you 💯 percent. More clutch then David Ortiz I can tell you that remember Mike plazza almost hit a home run of Mariano rivera in the 2000 world series. No one has ever hit a ball that hard of Mariano rivera in a 9th inning world series game. He is yankee killer for sure one of the greatest catchers in the game and in mets history.

Piazza is my favorite Met of all time.

@grehhet161

4 жыл бұрын

i love degrom and alonso right now, but piazza was my first met love! piazza and leiter were my favorites back in the good ol days

@samlane5272

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite is Mike Piazza as well but Strawberry and Wright are close.

@carsonyt801

10 ай бұрын

PIAZZZZZZAAAAAA!!!!!!

The "Pizza Man" was a tough hombre to deal with as the Mets were/are in the same division as the Phillies. Class player and deservedly in the Hall of Fame.

His 3 homers off Roger Clemens were the best parts hahaha

@owenskinner5055

3 жыл бұрын

Biggest rivalry ever

@ndep93

3 жыл бұрын

@@owenskinner5055 Is it a rivalry when Piazza just dominated Clemens? Clemens literally roid raged against Piazza, he was so lost against him.

@owenskinner5055

3 жыл бұрын

@Nick DePaulo I know

@nelsoncruz184

3 жыл бұрын

G , love it . The look on Yankees faces 😽

@speakinfaxonly21

Жыл бұрын

I do believe you mean 4 homers. Idk why they didn't show the other one, but he has 4 off him.

Those Mets vs Yankees games were always 🔥. I don't get the same vibe anymore when they play.

@hankster0878

2 жыл бұрын

i was at the majority of them.. went to 4 of them in 3 days once.. lol.. 3 at shea and then an night rainout makeup on sunday night at yankee stadium.. that was that night that asshole clemens hit pizza in the head.. i was 20 feet away on the 3rd base line

@jrod6631

2 жыл бұрын

@@hankster0878 the vibe is kinda back especially as of last year I feel with the 3 homer game from lindor it kinda started it again

@speakinfaxonly21

Жыл бұрын

​@@jrod6631no it didn't lmao. Mets are DOOOOO DOOOOOOO

@jrod6631

Жыл бұрын

@speakinfaxonly21 yankees are in last place. And your commenting on something I posted 2 years ago. You clown

Piazza was pretty clutch.

Im spoiled as a Mets fan. We have and have had some great announcers. Ive got to experience Bob Murphy, ralph Kiner, Gary Thorne, Tim McCarver, Howie Rose, Gary, Keith and Ron.

@emolachance

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Lindsey Nelson.

Damn Piazza owned Clemens

@erocs9747

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@dr.manhattan4537

Ай бұрын

He owned Trevor Hoffman and Pedro Martinez too.

He always came up big for us. Best Met hitter of all time. Clutch!!!! Beautiful power swing!

Not included was the Piazza opposite field 2 run game tying home-run against Billy Wagner on an 0-2 pitch with 2 outs @ the Astrodome in September 1998!!!

The good ‘ole days!

The best catcher to ever play the game. A hero and icon. One my favorite baseball players of all time. #Legend 🐐

Mike Piazza is my favorite Baseball player all time and the greatest New York Mets Baseball player of all time. #31 forever LOVE MIKE PIAZZA 🇮🇹🇺🇲✝️❤️⚾

I’m a Braves fan but I love Mike Piazza. My stepmom was a Mets fan because of him (RIP to her). My dad and me have always been die hard Braves fan but as a kid in my “Braves Room” I actually had action figure collectibles of Piazza in there as well.

The trademark Piazza Wince whenever he crushed a ball oppo was both exhilarating and terrifying. Usually signaled a home run but always made me think he tweaked something. Also, Mike getting truck-sticked at home a couple times. Break out the smelling salts. Yikes.

what a unit that guy was. LEGEND. I still remember the Newsday article when the Mets signed him. It was the cover story "PIAZZA DELIVERY!!" lol

@richheadd3196

3 жыл бұрын

Theres only one big unit in baseball

@speakinfaxonly21

Жыл бұрын

Lmao that's kinda funny😂

Piazza become a superstar with the mets

@danielcohen9637

2 жыл бұрын

He was a superstar since day 1

@kapo2012fb

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielcohen9637 he was a star on the dodgers.. When he came to the mets it transformed his career into a superstar.. facts

@danielcohen9637

2 жыл бұрын

@@kapo2012fb he was better on the dodgers

@kapo2012fb

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielcohen9637 overall he had more. games hits homeruns rbis with the mets.. where did the dodgers go .. ? Mets were in the playoffs and world series

@danielcohen9637

2 жыл бұрын

@@kapo2012fb look at his averages in LA.

The very first highlight actually highlights a massive difference between Mike and a lot of the players on the mets today. Clutch situation, he's not taking huge hacks; he hits a gapper to score Franco- and the cherry on top is that he had enough heads up base running to make it to third! Yesterday, mets down 2 runs in the 9th vs Philly in a battle for 1st place with 2 guys on... Alonso and Davis go down swinging at mid 90s fastballs- they each swung and missed at THREE fastballs EACH on massive home run hacks. It seems a lot of the players today just don't have the ability to cut down on the swing when needed. Meanwhile you look at Piazza, he hit all these home runs but never even struck out 100 times in a season.

When I became a Mets fan at 8 years old, Mike Piazza was the reason why I followed them. 22 years later, he's still my favorite player of all time.

Mikey P is the reason the Mets became more loved and respected. No matter who they got after him, no special time ever then when Mike was playing. Best years!!

this dude is like the best catcher in baseball

Mike Piazza was the Mannnnnn.

I actually met him this week! That was awesome!

@carsonyt801

9 ай бұрын

Where? I want to meet him

@Avgeek101

9 ай бұрын

@@carsonyt801 Some random Marriott hotel in Long Island. He was there for a card signing convention.

@carsonyt801

9 ай бұрын

@Avgeek101 NY explains a lot. I guess he's always over there. Sucks I'm in the west coast. Darryl strawberry is the only Met I've Met 🔵🟠

Amazing Opposite Field Power!!!!!

When I first heard of him as a kid, I thought his name was Mike Pizza.

@erocs9747

3 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

@richheadd3196

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone did lol

A powerful and tough human being. He was something to behold, never be another Mike Piazza.

Piazza n Alfonzo CARRIED the 2000 team to the series!

Mike you earned it

Piazza was the reason I became a met fan

Piazza was a legend. I’ll never forget how stupefied baseball fans were when he was traded to the Marlins at the deadline. Only a few days later the Mets claimed him off waivers I believe. Crazy. It feels like yesterday, but then you look at a video of him homering at the Astrodome and suddenly it’s like, “holy shit, it was that long ago?!” I never understood why opponents pitched Piazza fastballs away. He always seemed to connect on them.

Welcome to the Hall of Fame Mike Piazza!!!! Congratulations

Mike piazza was a beast

My mother said Mike Piazza was her favorite player on that team.

I played little league in the late 90s. As a catcher I already liked Mike, but that first game at Shea Stadium when I got to see him play... Mets fan for life was born.

Absolute class act

I am very happy because i can Know today Mike Piazza

Bring Piazza back and start him, he’d probably play better than Ramos is right now

@ladistar

3 жыл бұрын

Ramos wasn’t really that bad cmon now

@OmsWorld82

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladistar mccann worse

My favorite is his three run homer at Shea against the Yankees at the 3:24 mark. The special part of it, Bob Murphy on the call.

the opposite field power is truly remarkable.. not many guys in MLB history are as powerful as Mike P was.

Piazza liked to stand like half a mile away from home plate. So rare to see MLB batters not desperately trying to crowd the inside part of the plate. No wonder he was always saucy with any HBP, because pretty much it always had to be intentional.

I’ve never seen a more Lethal opposite field power hitter.

Man.....Mike really enjoyed sticking it "in" on the Yankees.

thanks for the memories mike

@erocs9747

3 жыл бұрын

The one off tough righty for the yankees who i hate but jeff nelson was a solid reliever

Flat footed and always hit absolute 💣💣

Piazza had excellent opposite field power.

Piazza may not have had the best overall numbers but I still believe he was the most *_valuable_* player to his team during several of his Mets seasons.

Who remembers hundley in left field lmao

I was like 7 years old watching him play

Best hitting catcher ever

From an offensive perspective he's the greatest hitting catcher of all time Not only power but over a 300 career batting average.

Piazza was a great Dodger!!!

I liked Mike Piazza. Although he didn't have the best of arms for a catcher, he was a hell a fide hitter.

Most beautiful swing of all time

@97NikeSb

2 жыл бұрын

God no not even close

@christianarrizon9796

2 жыл бұрын

Just pay close attention to the mechanics

Marlins legend Mike Piazza

great numbers this guy would put up, imagine if he played majority of his career in a hitters park, rather than shea and dodger stadium

As a lifelong Mets fan and 2000 subway series double attendee... I appreciate the poster's obvious bias towards any performances against the Yankees.

It's amazing that someone could make a "Best of Piazza" And ignore the first 7 years of a 16 year career.

As a diehard Yankee’s fan…..Piazza was the man

A+

The Greatest Met of All Time😎⚾️!

@howardweinstein1324

4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget Tom Seaver.

@richheadd3196

3 жыл бұрын

Degrom is up there too history is happening now

@josephhenderson5800

3 жыл бұрын

😎⚾️

so its basically Piazza owning Clemens, got it- THANKS

Probably top 3 in most torque in a baseball swing. Wow.

Today 29/05/2024 Mike Piazza arrive in Codogno stadium (Italy) with youg Italy for Los Angelese 2028 project

LFGM

The franchise catcher

Clemens: “I hate you” Piazza: “I don’t even think about you”

Piazza was my favorite Dodger. Totally crushed the Dodgers just let him bleed away into another teams baseball history. Happy the Mets were able to offer him what he deserved.

Let’s go Mets

The reason I became a Mets fan

my best right handed hitters 1. frank thomas 2. mike piazza 3. jeff bagwell (before shoulder injury) 4. manny ramirez (before peds) 5. albert pujols 6. vladimir guerrero sr 7. miguel cabrera

Those first 5 years with the Dodgers where the best offensive years a catcher has ever had.

On the Homer against clemens, it was 9 pm and still in the 2nd inning 😂

Greatest Mets: 1. Tom Seaver 2. Mike Piazza 3. Dwight Gooden 4. Gary Carter 5. Keith Hernandez 6. Carlos Beltran 7. Jerry Koosman 8. Tug McGraw 9. David Wright 10 Johan Santana 11. Jacob deGrom 12. John Franco 13. Jesse Orosco 14. Daryl Strawberry 15. Carlos Delgado 17. Pete Alonso 18. Jose Reyes 19. R.A. Dickey 20. Daniel Murphy 21. Carlos Lindor 22. Billy Wagner 23. Al Leiter 24. Lenny Dykstra 25. Mookie Wilson Feel free to add to this list.

It seemed like Every time I attended a met game in those days Pizza would hit a home run

A lot of these Piazza home-runs are off the Yankees in general and Roger Clemens specifically. This is my question. Why did the Mets and the Yankees play so often? Back then, there was no inter-league play, National League versus American League. Thus, the Mets and the Yankees had to meet in the World Series. Did the Mets and Yankees play against each other a lot in the World Series? I don't seem to remember this.

Dude had such a smooth swing hitting homers was way too easy for him

Mike pepperoni no anchovies Piazza!

Career vs Clemens: 8/19 4HR 2B 10RBI 2BB 2SO 1HBP Career vs Pedro: 10/26 6HR 2B 8RBI 1HBP 4SO

Clemens “ dang he got me again “ !

For some reason I want pizza, no idea why

Jerry Seinfeld @0:19

@richheadd3196

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was him

Mikey was one GREAT slice of 🍕

what happened to the days with the dodgers

1:37 Clemens wore number 12 at some point as a Yankee ? Guess it was right after the trade to the yanks ? Clemens wore 22 for most of his Yankee career. Strange to see him wearing 12 in pinstripes

Piaza literally owned Clemens 😂

Bring Piazza back to DH!

@ericsigersmith6067

3 жыл бұрын

Like when he was a oakland athletic lmao

So this is pretty much Piazza highlights against the Yankees lol

Mike Piazza is Roger Clemens father

The good ole days when u can bring a pepsy can and sit into the outfield

485 feet.

Mike "Roger's daddy" Piazza

lets go Mets

HAH, SORRY ROGER!

@erocs9747

3 жыл бұрын

123 dominate

Hey Roger, see what happens when you don't ''bean'' Piazza.