Long Shot (78 page)

Wilson, Preston,
186
,
221

Wilson, Vance,
262
,
278
,
285
,
293
,
301

Wise, Dewayne,
291

Wismer, Mike,
66

Wladika, Vince,
169

Wolff, Lew,
329

World Baseball Classic,
317
,
339

World Series:

historic moments in,
248

home-field advantage in,
267

Mets in,
232
,
233
–40,
297
,
342
,
343

World Trade Center, September 11 attacks on,
243
–46

Worrell, Todd,
144

Worthy, James,
98

Wright, Craig,
84
–85,
88
–89,
279
–80,
295

Wright, David,
295
,
298
,
301
,
310
,
312
,
314

Wrigley Field,
90

Wylde, Zakk,
210

Yankee Stadium,
205

Yarnall, Ed,
186

Yeager, Steve,
4
,
101
,
109
,
173
,
309

Yelding, Eric,
257

Yesterday and Today (band),
204

Yoshii, Masato,
211
,
214

Young, Chris,
324

Young, Eric,
70
,
83
,
90
,
145
,
162
,
163
,
169

Zambrano, Victor,
305
,
313

Zaun, Gregg,
192

Zebra (band),
204

Zeile, Todd,
2
,
163
,
169
,
184

and free agency,
162
,
293

as hitter,
162
,
175
,
231
,
234
,
240
,
295

and Mets,
218
,
241
,
255
,
293

on pitchers and batters,
222
–23,
251

trade to Marlins,
175
,
176
,
177
,
179

and Yankees,
279

Zimmer, Don,
226

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Designed by Nancy Singer Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Piazza, Mike, 1968–Long shot/Mike Piazza with Lonnie Wheeler.

p. cm.

1. Piazza, Mike, 1968– 2. Baseball players—United States—Biography. I. Wheeler, Lonnie. II. Title.

GV865.P52A3 2013

796.357092—dc23 2012017246

[B]

ISBN 978-1-4391-5022-1

ISBN 978-1-4391-6303-0 (ebook) In the story concerning “my first big-league crush,” the name and details have been altered in deference to the party involved.

All photographs are courtesy of the Piazza family collection unless otherwise noted.