Piazza Announces Retirement.

[OldFatGuy]

Catcher Mike Piazza officially announced his retirement today.

First ballot hall of famer????

And if so, what hat will he wear in the hall, Dodgers/Mets?

I think so, but then again I can never keep up with who's been accused of what anymore, and I would guess Dodgers cap. Other guesses???

[TheNamelessPoet]

marlins cap and I think u have to say Metz because he was more of a franchise player there, tho it could honestly go either way.
tho i vote yes 1st ballot. in a way re reinvented the C position and brought the power back to the position

got edged by walker in 97 for the MVP

[RedsoxRockies]

I think he will go out a dodger. And yes he deserves 1st ballot. I was hoping he would find a team this year...

[metsguy234]

This is a really sad moment right now...

Piazza is my favorite player of all time and it really sucks to see him retiring.

[HoustonGM]

Definitely deserves first-ballot induction.

I'd give him the Dodgers cap.

[TheNamelessPoet]

any reason u guys say dodger instead of metz... i dont argue i just wonder that all

[HoustonGM]

any reason u guys say dodger instead of metz... i dont argue i just wonder that all

His years with the Dodgers were slightly better than his years with the Mets

[RedsoxRockies]

same reason I chose dodgers

[dickay]

Dodgers hat and unquestionably a first ballot. Did things at the catcher position that only a handful of players at best have ever gotten close to.

I say Dodgers hat because they gave him an opportunity (I think Piazza was a very very late draft pick) and I just see him as a Dodger more so than a Met.

[metsguy234]

I say Met hat just because he was a Met hero and fan favorite and he won a pennant with NY. I doubt the HOF will say "no" to either team, like they stupidly and disrespectfully did to Gary Carter.

[HoustonGM]

(I think Piazza was a very very late draft pick)

Try 62nd round late...

After two years of poor hitting in the minors, he exploded with 29 home runs...followed that season up with a roughly .360 average and 23 home runs...and was in the bigs for good.

[Jeff Olsen]

any reason u guys say dodger instead of metz

ROTY and finished Top-10 in MVP voting five times as a Dodger, twice as Met.

[OldFatGuy]

Try 62nd round late...

After two years of poor hitting in the minors, he exploded with 29 home runs...followed that season up with a roughly .360 average and 23 home runs...and was in the bigs for good.

Mmmmm, sounds like a clear cut case of getting on the juice to me.

[ohms_law]

Unquestionably a HOF'er, he probably will make it on the first ballot.
I always think of him as a Dodger, but it's up to him. I'm guessing that he'll say Dodgers though.

[beerchaser]

Dodgers hat I hope. That trade with the Marlins should never have happened. Trading a popular, productive player like Piazza in his prime for a productive but unpopular egotistical tool like Gary Sheffield was a sad day for Dodger fans.