Arrivederci, Pizza Man

Ah. It appears Mike Piazza has taken his last trips around the MLB bases. As a player, anyway.

The next few days will undoubtedly be a time where panelists will debate his place in Cooperstown and/or how much we should consider his defensive efforts when placing him in the pantheon of the all-time greats behind the dish. Teammates will heap praise for being a good teammate and/or student of the game.

To be sure, though, there will be some critics as well, deserved or not.

But I think, aside from the Clemens bat incident, aside from his stints with a few different teams in the twilight of his career, the moment detailed in this farewell video will come to be his most endearing. What he did for the city of New York in such a time of trauma and grieving will not be soon forgotten.

A big round of applause to Mike Piazza. We may never see another player quite like him.