Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Piazza Retires

The writers of Still Orange and Black want to tip our caps to the great career of Mike Piazza. He hit his share of bombs off us as both a Dodger and a Met (probably not as a Marlin), but the numbers speak for themselves - and we can respect that. Piazza is the all-time home run leader at the catcher position, and he holds the distinction of knowing Roger Clemens had 'roid rage before everyone else. Now Piazza can return to being a full-time sex symbol, while denying rumors of his homosexuality.


It has been difficult to be a Giants fan these last several years - losing records, injuries, and bad contracts. We may be critical - but we stand by our team through good times and bad. The Giants remain one of the most storied franchises in the history of baseball and have a crop of new stars ready to add new pages to the Giants history books. Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Wilson and Sandoval are giving us reasons to be excited. Times may not always be stellar, but the Giants always give us something to talk about.