ESPN.com · Jul 23, 2016
Mike Piazza, Hall of 'Framer'
Mike Piazza, who will be called to Cooperstown on Sunday, wasn't just a home run hitter. He was one of the great pitch-framing catchers of his time.You probably know about Mike Piazza's biggest home runs: the two for the Los Angeles Dodgers that knocked the San Francisco Giants out of the division title race on the final day in 1993; the three-run homer to cap a New York Mets rally from seven runs down against the Atlanta Braves in June 2000; and, of course, the home run for New York City, which beat the Braves on Sept. 21, 2001, the first game in New York after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
But what was the soon-to-be Hall of Fame catcher's best moment behind the plate?