tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2551042110949526600..comments2024-03-27T22:08:10.547-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: No hard feelings, Mikenight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-3148004173777534012016-07-15T08:52:04.323-04:002016-07-15T08:52:04.323-04:00A. I've gotta find access to this documentary...A. I've gotta find access to this documentary.<br /><br />B. Piazza is one of the greatest players to ever play for both of my favorite teams (right up there with Fingers and Henderson)... but I'll always remember him as a Dodger.<br /><br />C. On the flipside... I'll always remember Gonzo for his years in San Diego even though when his career is over, he will have likely played way more games with the Dodgers.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-4521670912986674222016-07-14T20:12:40.870-04:002016-07-14T20:12:40.870-04:00FWIW my memories of Piazza are almost exclusively ...FWIW my memories of Piazza are almost exclusively as a Dodger. I'd left the room before he went to the Mets. <br /><br />Also FWIW I don't like the idea of generic caps on H-O-F plaques. But I support letting the player decide and if he wants a blank one so be it. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-43639490061656598892016-07-14T13:20:55.814-04:002016-07-14T13:20:55.814-04:00Maddux, who is much more clearly a Brave than Piaz...Maddux, who is much more clearly a Brave than Piazza is a Met or a Dodger, asked for team neutral and got it. It's interesting to contrast Maddux and Piazza from that perspective, but to each his own.<br /><br />I'm neutral, but I will always think of him as a Dodger. He had his absolute best years in LA but I guess spent longer in NYC. To me he seems like a good guy who has just taken a few things a little personally. I hope he can get past that because it would probably serve him well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-33726845151753910912016-07-14T12:40:57.708-04:002016-07-14T12:40:57.708-04:00I believe he has more cards as a Met, but should g...I believe he has more cards as a Met, but should go in as a Dodger. Life is too short to hold a grudge. avsbruins65https://www.blogger.com/profile/11787859668529463793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-90492200402050418182016-07-14T09:31:06.633-04:002016-07-14T09:31:06.633-04:00If anyone is interested in cards of him as a Met I...If anyone is interested in cards of him as a Met I just got a bunch that will be up for trade.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-65669809489593095962016-07-14T07:59:52.169-04:002016-07-14T07:59:52.169-04:00I think the picture on his plaque should be of him...I think the picture on his plaque should be of him dodging the piece of bat that Clemens threw at him in a fit of steroid rage.Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-69235151777337823982016-07-14T07:43:04.908-04:002016-07-14T07:43:04.908-04:00I think he should go in as a Marlin! I think he should go in as a Marlin! BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-58279970835852339572016-07-14T02:25:12.109-04:002016-07-14T02:25:12.109-04:00I'd be ok with a team-neutral hat. I think it&...I'd be ok with a team-neutral hat. I think it's something the Hall should consider in the future as there's bound to be more and more inducted players who are closely identified with more than one team.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-91442277617242962932016-07-14T01:59:59.910-04:002016-07-14T01:59:59.910-04:00Just so you know.... As a rabid die-hard Mets fan...Just so you know.... As a rabid die-hard Mets fan, I think Piazza should probably go into the Hall as a Dodger...or at least with one of those team-neutral hats. Not that he wasn't a great Met; he absolutely was. But he does owe his career to the Dodgers or at least I feel that way. OTOH, there are lots of residents of the Hall sporting a Dodger cap and so few (well, just the one so far) wearing the NY of the Mets. We need this. Think of it as a "pity" induction (my fellow Mets fans will kill me for that). I grew up just nine miles from Cooperstown and was just old enough to discover baseball and become a Mets fan in 1962. Imagine the young mind visiting the Hall through the 60s and 70s with no one representing his team. No explanation that the Mets were a relatively new franchise at the time could ease that confusion, disappointment and, yes, pain.Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.com