Long Shot (74 page)

as Dodgers batboy,
19
–20,
41
,
59
,
136
,
316

drafted by Dodgers,
49
–50,
51
–53,
72

endgame with the Mets,
300
–302,
310
–14,
344

eyesight of,
319
–20

facial hair of,
120
,
229
–30

and fame,
75
,
115
,
270
,
313

family background of,
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–6,
24
–25

and fans,
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110
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115
–17,
121
–22,
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170
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–90,
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–24,
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–31,
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and fear,
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–99,
323

at first base,
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75
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77
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220
–21,
241
–42,
281
,
285
,
289
–90,
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–99,
300
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–2,
323

and free agency,
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,
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–67,
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–81,
185
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and gay rumors in media,
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–64

and golf,
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–28,
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–33,
334
,
342

and Hall of Fame,
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,
337
,
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,
343
–44

and hand grippers,
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–15,
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–77,
326

in
Hardball Times
,
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–85,
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–89,
279
–80,
295
–96

and his parents,
see
Piazza, Veronica; Piazza, Vince

income of,
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,
329

injuries to,
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–3,
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–35,
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–47,
150
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–93,
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–5,
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–26,
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–79,
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–83,
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–98,
299
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–30,
343

loss of virginity,
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–68

and music,
28
–30,
76
,
204
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–23,
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–28

and MVP,
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–41,
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–52,
162
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–66,
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and pitchers,
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–12,
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–28,
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–50,
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–23,
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records set or tied by,
1
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2
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125
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165
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250
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279
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–93,
294
–96

reputation of,
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and retirement,
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–16,
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–19,
334
–36,
343
,
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–46

in right field,
80

Rookie of the Year,
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142
,
343

as slugger,
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41
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111
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–50,
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–95,
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–48,
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–96,
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and social life,
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–8,
114
–19,
217
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227
–28,
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and steroids rumors,
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–59,
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–4,
251
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338

teen years of,
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–23,
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–28,
33
–39,
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and throwing,
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–20,
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–80,
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traded to Marlins,
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–82,
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traded to Mets,
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–88,
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wedding of,
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weight training,
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–45,
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73
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124
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157
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in World Series,
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–40,
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