From today's Newsday's article on Piazza wanting a trade:

>The 35-year-old catcher has been unhappy with the Mets' direction, the
>source said, and particularly displeased with the idea of becoming a first
>baseman.

Can I please say I WAS RIGHT! The guy never wanted to play first,
the guy
has been selfish for several years now and deserves to be out of
here

>Of course, just because Piazza is interested in playing elsewhere doesn't
>mean his wish will be granted. As per the terms of the seven-year,
>$91-million deal that Piazza signed with the Mets in the 1998-99 offseason,
>the nine-time All-Star is due $15 million each of the next two years, and
>$3.5 million of his $7.5-million signing bonus was deferred.

If not Baltimore, how about the Siberia that is Texas or Tampa Bay

>Piazza has told friends he would like to play for the Orioles, who have a
>hole at catcher, short fences at Camden Yards and a likeable first-year
>manager in Lee Mazzilli. But Baltimore is far more likely to go into the
>free-agent market and sign Ivan Rodriguez or Javy Lopez.

Great, we have an unhappy superstar that will be sulking and
miserable for
another season? See Alomar, Roberto

>He never seemed comfortable either playing or discussing first base, and he
>didn't seem particularly happy the past two seasons, when the Mets finished
>last. In addition to the losing and the positional switch, Mets pitcher Al
>Leiter has been outspoken about the team's need to improve its defense up
>the middle, an implied shot at Piazza.

Which is why we should send him to Siberia instead of where he wants

Of course the Mets will be more anymonous than they have been in a
while.

I mean, if the Mets trade Piazza, who in the hell do they think will
want to
come in?

Better hope the Reyes hype is worth it, 2004 is shaping up to be
another
LOOOOOOOOOONG season

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