Mike piazza pictures biography book

Let's call this a , dead in the center of the scale. It's got its interesting points, specifically Piazza's signing and climb through the minors. In the end it goes on a bit long, sort of like a catcher trying to hang on beyond his prime.

The dust jacket, in typical fashion, promises thrills and spills: "With resolute honesty Piazza addresses the issues that swirled about him during his career: the rumor that he was gay, the infamous bat-throwing incident with Roger Clemens during the World Series, and the accusations of steroid use that plagued nearly every power hitter of his era."

Anyone who expected Piazza to come out of the closet or confess to taking steroids will be sorely disappointed, though he does cop to using androstenedione, the same product that ensconced Mark McGwire in so much controversy.

Piazza spares no opportunity to work in the hot models and actresses he palled around with, though he's quick to point out he was never serious about most o