Talk:Mike Piazza

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What were the circumstances that resulted in the Dodgers trading him right after his best year?

I recall that he was demanding $100,000,000. I could be wrong but this should be covered in the article.His "god father was the manager and still they traded him...172.248.220.223 (talk) 07:02, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lasorda was no longer the Manager by that point. There was a contract dispute and the team had just been bought by FOX who wanted to set an example... Fox executives traded him without consulting then General Manager. Good article on the effects of the trade here [1]. Spanneraol (talk) 12:38, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Revised Notes on Position

In the section when he played for the Mets (context: changing positions): ...."Although recognized as a great hitter, Piazza has had some notable defensive accomplishments. Among them, Piazza caught two no-hitters thrown by Ramón Martínez and Hideo Nomo while playing with the Dodgers. Nomo's was particularly impressive because it happened at Coors Field, notorious at the time for being a hitter-friendly ballpark."

Of course, Piazza caught these LAD pitchers sometime prior to 05/15/98 (trade date to Marlins). The phrasing of the last sentence above implies that since then, Coors is somehow no longer as notorious a launching pad.

Just for kicks, I checked to see how Coors field has somehow changed. At Coors Field, it makes reference to the introduction of storing baseballs in the humidor in 2002 -- which of course, compensated for the extreme dry air at Coors Field. Regardless of the effects of thin air, the increased moisture started keeping the ball in the park, etc.

Although the number of home runs hit per season at Coors Field is decreasing, Coors Field still remains the most hitter friendly ballpark in the Major Leagues by a wide margin.

Anyway, back to the original statement, I might be hypersensitive to the phrasing. That aside, to me, Piazza's listed accomplishments of (a) catching (not pitching) a no-hitter in pre-2002 Coors and (b) a noteworthy fielding percentage in 2000, which is only one among many indicators of a catcher's defensive proficiency throughout his long catching career in no way provides a balanced view of his defensive skills as a backstop. Nor, does it illustrate how he was an insufficient defender at 1B.

My suggestion is to just strip all this weak content from the Piazza article. Instead, just accept that he was an outstanding hitter, the Mets wanted to preserve his knees to prolong his career and let him focus on hitting, include a robust citation for emergent defensive deficiencies at 1B, and outline how the Mets originally planned to restructure the infield -- who would become the starting catcher and who was benched from 1B, etc.

Besides, a brief revision on this positional issue would be more relevant, direct, and less of a article afterthought. Gprobins (talk) 01:08, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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