Piazza to Phillies?

by OSUmets on Jan 24, 2006 4:23 PM EST Comment 3 comments

There is an article on espn.com today saying that the Phillies are interesting in signing Mikey and have had preliminary discussions with his agents. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2304496

While I love Mike and what he did for the Mets during his tenure in New York, and I want only the best for him because he is a great player and a great guy, it would hurt me to see him in a Phillies uniform playing against the Mets 20 times a year. Also, I don't think it's the right situation for him because I think he can be a very productive DH in the AL for several years down the road (even though he still wants to catch). His body will hold up longer and he will be able to produce at a pretty high level for at least 3-4 more years. The article also mentioned the possibility of Piazza going to the Yankees, which might hurt even more than the Phils.

I want all the best for Piazza for the rest of his career, but I would prefer to see him thrive in the AL than continue to struggle in the NL (not to mention, potentially hurt the Mets 20 times a year). I'm pretty sure I'm not alone here. Thoughts?

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makes some sense

he is from that area, and Liberthal is older and they probably could split time, an AL team probably would be better(please not Skankees though)

its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win

by DoctorK16 on Jan 24, 2006 6:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

makes no sense

I have to say I don't see how it makes any sense for Piazza to go to an NL team at this point in his career. He needs to be at least a part-time DH just to stay off the bench, since I don't see "backup catcher" as an attractive role for him. The free-agent catching market has turned very soft since the Mets putatively filled their imaginary hole, and even Bengie Molina is making not-too-convincing noises about sitting out next year. Piazza ought to sign with the Angels, Twins, (dare I say it?) Yankees or whomever else and accept a DH/catcher role; it can't be about the money for him at this point, so it should be about hitting his way into the best career numbers he can put up before retiring.

by anonymous on Jan 24, 2006 8:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

MLB.com

says that 7 teams are interested in him.

I don't really care where he ends up. Good luck I guess, even with the Phils. (for some reason, maybe because of their chronic ineptitude, I don't have any animosity for them.)

The only exception is the Yankees, naturally.

If the Mets thought that he would kill them somewhere else, they should have resigned him themselves. But I agree it's probably best for Mike to sign with an AL team.

Mr Koufax, don't you think Flanders is a big jerk?

by peteyfan45 on Jan 25, 2006 12:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs