You knew last week would be a slow sports talk radio week...

[Guest mlbaseballtalk]

But this was quite annoying:

Last week when Mike Piazza officially signed with the Padres, Michael Kay came on his show on 1050 radio and questioned why reporters were saying Piazza was the greatest Met of all time in their stories after the signing.

Okay, first off

-Who was saying that? Some intern/part-timer writing copy or actual full-time columnists/reporters. There is a difference between a regular getting caught up in the hype and some copy-writer trying to puff his graphs

-Yeah its complete hyperbole but do we need to spend time on the radio show denouncing it during Super Bowl week? Even if you put Piazza ahead of everyone except Seaver or not (or even above Seaver as the case could be) Now is not the time for that particular argument, save it for the day an annoucement comes that Piazza gets his number retired and/or goes into the Mets Hall of Fame

-And it was another opportunity for the Piazza haters, including Kay and his update guy Don LaGreca, to completely bash Piazza, bash his catching abilities, and generally make fans wonder if trading Preston Willson for the guy was a good thing to do (well they never said the last part, but by the way they (Kay, LaGreca, the fans) were saying it was almost like they wanted to chalk up the trade as one of the worse in franchise history!

Can not make this stuff up

[seawolf17]

Had to get me started on Michael Kay, didn't you? I don't even listen to that jagoff anymore. I'd rather listen to Mike Francesa drone on about horse racing than listen to Kay. Hell, I'd rather watch Francesa eat a rack of ribs than listen to Kay. You will not instigate me. Repeat -- you will not.

[metirish]

"Hi, I'm Michael Kay...and you're not"

[Zvon]

mlbaseballtalk wrote: Now is not the time for that particular argument, save it for the day an annoucement comes that Piazza gets his number retired and/or goes into the Mets Hall of Fame

Agreed.
Piazza will get his just due and deserved place in Met history.
Its the fans who will make that a certainty.
Not idiot radio hosts.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, the fans tried to boo him into submission in 1998.

Hopefully, whoever writes the history book will be of cool head.

[Zvon]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, the fans tried to boo him into submission in 1998. Hopefully, whoever writes the history book will be of cool head.

I think Piazza will look good, when we look back, after a time.
Who will not consider the late 90's till the mid 2000's the Piazza years in Met history?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Mets Hall of Fame: Yes, definitely.

Retired number: No.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Piazzaa suits up for the Pods in No. 33.

[metirish]

Looking good...