Piazza Mike (85 results)

Condition: good. Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.

Condition: good. Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.

paperback. Condition: LikeNew. Used Like New, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark.

Paperback. Condition: Good +. WORLD WAR 3 Illustrated # 19 with a color cover by Sabrina Jones. Other work by Scott Cunningham, Mike Diana, Kathryn Hyatt, Barbara Robin Lee, Paula Hewitt, Villa Piazza, Ozker, Eben, Tayyar Ozkan, Mac McGill and others. 96 pages. Paper. Inside reproductions in black and white. Some wear to cover otherwise very good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 374pp Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition red boards with a blue cloth spine and silver/gray spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Statistics; Bibliography, and Index. Illustrated with a section of color photographic plates. "He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer - certainly the best-hitting catcher of our era and arguably the best-hitting catcher of all time." - Tom Glavine. "He brought the offensive level of what a catcher can do to a level that I don't think can be matched." - Mike Scioscia. "It was easy to believe the National League was dead in New York. And then Michael showed up for work." - Bobby Valentine. "We didn't have a lot of big-name guys on [the Mets]. But when Mike got there, we had our rock star." - Al Leiter. "With Mike Piazza we can say with certainty that he is -- without question -- the greatest offensive catcher in the history of the major leagues. There is no one else who is even remotely close." - Craig R. Wright, The Hardball Times. "In this remarkably candid autobiography, superstar Mike Piazza shows what it takes to make it to the major leagues and to stay on top. Rarely has such a famous player taken readers inside his life and career as Piazza does. It all began when Piazza was drafted in the sixty-second round of the 1988 MLB draft, a courtesy pick because of a family connection to Tommy Lasorda, the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager. No one expected Mike Piazza to play in the major leagues except Mike and his dad -- not even the Dodgers. But with talent, determination, and a formidable work ethic, long shot Mike Piazza learned the demanding position of catcher and not only made it to the majors, he became one of the great players in the history of the game. Called up to the Dodgers at the end of the 1992 season, Piazza won 1993 Rookie of the Year honors. A twelve-time All-Star, he holds the record for most home runs by a catcher (396). He held the record for season batting average by a catcher (.362), which was subsequently broken; won ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards; finished in the top ten in MVP voting seven times in his career; and is one of only ten players in major league history to hit over .300 lifetime (.308), smack more than four hundred home runs (427), and never strike out a hundred times in a season. Long Shot is the story of a dream come true, of a boy who practiced relentlessly -- thanks in large measure to his father's aspirations for him -- and achieved greatness. But from his earliest days in the minor leagues and long past the point when he had proven himself with the Dodgers, Piazza was resented by some who thought he benefited unfairly from his father's friendship with Lasorda. After he had turned in five straight All-Star, MVP-contender seasons, the Dodgers failed to hold on to him, even though they had the opportunity, and following as stunning trade, Mike enjoyed some of his greatest seasons playing for the New York Mets. 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 2000 World Series, and the accusations of steroid use that plagued nearly every power hitter of his era. This will be one of the most talked-about sports autobiographies in many years." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Mike Piazza, perfect condition! "Think," muses Hall of Famer Mike Piazza in his epilogue to Long Shot, "how much simpler things would be if, instead of complicated laws and ordinances, we all followed the Ten Commandments." Unopened, unread Signed First Edition copy of Mike's bestseller. "As he played angry, so he writes angry. He peevishly logs grudges, typically characterized by the feeling that he had been cheated or that others had compromised 'pure baseball' " (The New York Times). When I met Mike at the signing, we spoke Italian to each other. His is more fluent than mine. This signed copy, as new in like jacket, opened only by Piazza for his signature. Authentic first editions signed by Piazza have already become scarce. Book #P2101. $98. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. Signed by Author(s).

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Like new in shrinkwrap. Easton Press signed first edition with the usual features. Signed by Author(s).

Full-Leather. Condition: As New. First Edition. As new. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Bound in a full leather, with hubbed spine, satin bookmark, 22 kt. gold gilding on three edges and gilt on front and back covers and spine. One of 600 signed and numbered limited first edition copies, signed by the author. Includes Easton Press COA, signed by author, a witness, and the Easton Press publisher. Signed by Author.

Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page, first edition. Luxurious binding in genuine leather with gilt decoration and raised bands, printed on acid-neutral paper with sewn pages, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt, satin-ribbon bookmark. A FINE copy in original plastic, never opened.