Mike Piazza Misses Hall Of Fame Cut, Falls Short For Third Time
The slugger received 69.9 percent of the vote (384 of 549 votes) from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, short of the 75 percent needed for election.
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The slugger received 69.9 percent of the vote (384 of 549 votes) from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, short of the 75 percent needed for election.
It's a baseball crime that the Mets legend wasn't elected in his first two years on the ballot, and if he's shunned a third time it will be a full-blown disgrace.
Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz appear to be shoo-ins for election. Joining them could be Piazza and Biggio in what is shaping up as the biggest class of inductees in 60 years.
Boomer and Craig (pictured with Rachel Robinson) took a few minutes Tuesday morning to advocate for the doors of the Jackie Robinson Museum to be opened, sooner rather than later.
Mets fans and Tinder. Just imagine the possibilities.
The 37-year-old right-hander agreed Monday to a minor league contract and was invited to big league spring training.
"You beat cancer by how you live. So live. Live. Fight like hell." That fight ended Sunday when Scott, the longtime "SportsCenter" anchor and ESPN personality, died at age 49.
Happy New Year! This means, of course, that the Hall of Fame announcement is right around the corner.
Is this the year the great Mets catcher takes his place in Cooperstown -- or will he go 0 for 3?
Bye, Rex Ryan. Hello, Odell Beckham. Let's take a look at the good, bad and everything in between of this year in local sports.
For one, the tool of choice was a bat. For the other, a stick. Tony Gwynn and Jean Beliveau died this year, unparalleled craftsmen who made the supremely difficult look almost easy.
Our sports teams here in New York weren't all that good this past year -- except for the Rangers (and, OK, now the Islanders). Still, we found reasons -- both good and bad -- to keep tuning in.
When we look back at 2014, these are some of the games — not to mention stock-car races, tennis finals and golf rounds — we'll remember the most.
In light of the tragedy this past Saturday, when two NYPD officers were murdered in Brooklyn, the seven-time All-Star tried to lend a hand in any way he could.
Owners can't be fired, but one disgruntled Mets fan is determined to get Fred and Jeff out of Queens.
