Mike Piazza talks about the Mets and his Hall of Fame ambition
Mike Piazza was recently honoured in the Thurman Munson awards in Manhattan, New York. He was present with the players from both the New York Yankees and the Mets. Being a legendary Mets player himself, Piazza was vocal about the current situation surrounding
his club. The decision to sell the club’s 25% ownership did not sit well with the former player and even though he doesn’t know the current owner, Fred Wilpon, he hopes something positive will come forth in the future.
Piazza talked about the current condition of the club in the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner in Manhattan. He expressed his feelings and voiced the concerns of his fellow fans who felt the same way as he did.
“I get a little frustrated for them (fans) because I feel they've been truly loyal to the team, and they have a beautiful new stadium. On the field, they have some good pieces in place, but they're competing against some very good ball clubs. Maybe there's
a silver lining.”
Mike went on to claim that there would hopefully be someone to help the club back to its feet. He was hopeful that someone with huge case reserves would be able to put the club at its peak position and get the team back to its winning ways.
Piazza will be eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot in 2013 and that can weigh heavily on an offensive catcher who punched up numbers of 40 home runs per season, in the steroids era. Piazza, however, looks at the situation with a different angle.
“It was a fun time to play ball. There are some positives of the '90s, and that's something I want to get across. Personally, I don't get in the whole debate of how history will judge the era. I just want to go out there and say 'Hey, this was a fun time
to play and celebrate the game.'”
Mike further said that there are various dimensions and qualities shared between the people and the ball players who represent the Hall of Fame and the legal personalities that vote on the ballot. He went on to say that he would leave the responsibility
of deciding his faith on the ballot with the people given the job to do so. He clarified that his participation in the Hall of Fame would be considered an honour in its own right.
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