Mike Piazza

Mike Piazza, former Dodgers great, to take part in a ballet

2013-04-03 12:25:00

Former Dodgers All-Star catcher Mike Piazza will make his ballet debut next month in Miami. Yes, you just read Mike Piazza, ballet and debut in the same sentence. Let it sink in. Here's the deal. Piazza, arguably the greatest hitting catcher to play...

Mike Piazza goes from baseball to ballet

2013-04-03 07:00:00

Mike Piazza, the former major league baseball player, is taking on an unconventional post-retirement job. The athlete is teaming up with Miami City Ballet and will perform a role in the company's production of George Balanchine's "Slaughter on Tenth...

Italy's WBC upset of Mexico has a Dodgers blue tint

2013-03-08 08:47:00

Italy did not advance past the first round in the first two World Baseball Classics, but it scored an early upset this year by rallying for two runs in the ninth inning Thursday night to defeat Mexico, 6-5, in a WBC opener at Chase Field in Phoenix. And...

Youth baseball league draft has parents buzzing

2013-02-28 19:00:00

I'm always looking to make new friends, which is the way I approach a youth baseball draft — new coaches, new buddies. Twenty guys in a community room of the local church, in creaky chairs the preschoolers usually use. Someone jokes, "Who brought...

Live discussion: The Dodgers, Mike Piazza and Vin Scully

2013-02-26 09:52:00

� Former Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza has been surrounded by controversy since the release of his book, "Long Shot" recently. In it, he took a shot at iconic broadcaster Vin Scully, blaming Scully for Dodgers fans booing him before he was traded in 1998....

Dude, Sandy Koufax not big on his 'Big Lebowski' fame (links)

2013-02-25 14:03:00

Catching up on some items on the web: -- Sandy Koufax lets Yahoo’s David Brown know he’s not all thrilled about being part of the ‘Big Lebowski’ lore. -- Sore-elbowed Chad Billingsley tells the Orange County Register’s...

A comparison to warm the hearts of the Dodgers faithful

2013-02-20 13:02:00

Spring days can quickly turn to a crawl of non-events until the exhibition season starts, which doesn’t mean there aren’t tidbits out there. The Dodgers’ first preseason game is Friday against the White Sox, but here’s a look...

Tuesday's TV Talk: Madeleine Albright; Dennis Quaid; Mike Piazza

2013-02-18 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- CBS This Morning Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Chris O'Donnell; Neal Barnard; Sgt. Leonard Anderson....

Mike Piazza pushes himself further from Dodgers with Vin Scully comments

2013-02-14 20:20:00

Mike Piazza would never exist today. He would have to be created by the Hollywood machine that once embraced him. He was taken in the 62nd round of the 1988 baseball draft. There are no longer 62 rounds in the draft. He was given a private tryout at a...

Seems fans believe: Dodgers sell record number of season tickets

2013-02-15 15:35:00

Your browser does not support iframes. It appears Dodgers fans are a forgiving bunch, or at least are all in on the team’s new ownership. Team President Stan Kasten said in a Dodgers video that season-ticket sales continue into uncharted...

KTLA has 'crushing' video of Vin Scully interviewing Mike Piazza

2013-02-14 19:57:00

And now deep from the vaults at KTLA, comes that devastating video of Vin Scully interviewing Mike Piazza. You know, the one where the villainous Scully just crushed poor Piazza, managing to turn an entire city of Dodgers fans against him. Or maybe...

Mike Piazza and the lost crusade against Vin Scully

2013-02-14 13:05:00

Another day, and no news that Mike Piazza has blamed Jonas Salk for polio. Not a word that Jack Nicholson is the core problem for the Lakers, Sandy Koufax is the cause of Clayton Kershaw’s hip problem, that Walter Cronkite was actually on the grassy...

Mike Piazza will make a guest appearance with the Miami City Ballet in May, appearing in George Balanchine's "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue."

2013-04-02 21:23:40

Mike Piazza called Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully "a class act."

2013-02-25 12:27:07

Mike Piazza will be a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"

2013-02-18 16:57:00