Mike Piazza singles on return

Mike Piazza, maybe the greatest Met of all time and my hero, the man I idolized for 8 years, made his return to Shea on 8/8/06 and I was one of the 46,167 fortunate to make it to the game. The ovation was tremendous and it was a great welcome for an all time great and future Hall of Famer. GO PIAZZA!

Piazza hits a single in the 5th inning in his 3rd AB of his return on 8/8/06 to Shea. Lo Duca also throws out a runner at 2nd trying to steal and chants of Mike Piazza can be heard loudly.

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• Mike
• Piazza
• Mets
• Shea
• Stadium

[wsmvp22]

...good thing the rocket wasn't pitching.

[LetsGoMets211]

Yea...cuz Piazza owns the Rocket!

[RobHau99]

No way is Bench a better hitter. Piazza built his stats playing in Dodger stadium (a pitcher's park) and in a Mets lineup with littel to no protection, as has been previously noted here. Bench was part of the Big Red Machine, and was clearly not alone in the batting order. Even with these obstacles, Piazza batted .300 in nine straight seasons (more than Bench), won 10 straight Silver Sluggers, and has the most home runs of any catcher. He's the best of all time.

[winstonthefan]

Mike was more to the METS than just a bad thrower. He gave the METS and their fans hope, devotion and many exciting moments with the bat.

Lo Duca is gone now. He will not get cheered like Mikey did. Mike is beloved. He will always be a MET. We should sign him for a one day contract and let him go out a MET

[zicon6]

@oldphoque Players do not chose, the league does.

[Mr99Burns]

Mets shous bring him back as a coach or manager, it wil hapen you'll see, get rid of manuel

[Mr99Burns]

Hall of Fame all the way

[jose2144]

I was at that game too But remember it was Heilman (remember him!) threw Mike a fastball that Mike crushed Luckly Beltran leaped and caught it Thanks for the years Mike see you Cooperstown!

[dsjunior1388]

johnny bench is the greatest hitting catcher of all-time. and cheering your teams catcher for making a good throw to second base to catch a base stealer is not "disrespectful" it's what fans do.

[kashguy31]

thats fuckin disrespectful to chant for frickin paul loduca when mike ppiazza, the legend, the best hitting catcher EVER, is at the plat. fuckin aweful.

[oldphoque]

As a Dodger fan, I see things much like you. But Not as a Met. Anyway, he will pick the team who buttered his muffin. The mets. Either way. Both teams showed him the door. He might as well go in as a Devil Ray.

[AMERICANJD]

mike piazza i always say mike pizza