Piazza's

Enter, Jo Piazza's delicious new book, Celebrity, Inc: how famous people make money.

Manisha Thakor : Celebrity, Inc. Manisha Thakor 2011

Enter, Jo Piazza's delicious new book, Celebrity, Inc: how famous people make money.

Manisha Thakor : Celebrity, Inc. Manisha Thakor 2011

I didn't care what the repercussions were from the nasty drunken bleacher creatures as I cheered wildly for Piazza's redemption against the pitcher who inexplicably threw a bat at him.

Kelli Gail: Thank You Fred Wilpon Kelli Gail 2011

I didn't care what the repercussions were from the nasty drunken bleacher creatures as I cheered wildly for Piazza's redemption against the pitcher who inexplicably threw a bat at him.

Kelli Gail: Thank You Fred Wilpon Kelli Gail 2011

I didn't care what the repercussions were from the nasty drunken bleacher creatures as I cheered wildly for Piazza's redemption against the pitcher who inexplicably threw a bat at him.

Kelli Gail: Thank You Fred Wilpon Kelli Gail 2011

A few minutes later, Gonzalez stood before reporters and recalled watching Piazza's home run on television.

The Homer That Lifted a City Brian Costa 2011

Carter Berg for The Wall Street Journal The biggest bottle in Mr. Piazza's cellar is a 1989 Château d'Yquem 6 liters Mr. Piazza grew up outside Philadelphia, where his father, Vince, an aspiring ball player turned car dealer and wine importer, introduced him to both wine and baseball.

Mike Piazza Lettie Teague 2012

Novelists' efforts to write about Hurricane Katrina, in books such as Tom Piazza's "City of Refuge" and Dave Eggers's "Zeitoun," have tended to dwell as much on the man-made disasters as on the natural one.

From Medea on the Bayou to Shenanigans in the Office Sam Sacks 2011

But it was his father's friend, famed Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who had a profound influence on Mr. Piazza's career.

Mike Piazza Lettie Teague 2012

I didn't care what the repercussions were from the nasty drunken bleacher creatures as I cheered wildly for Piazza's redemption against the pitcher who inexplicably threw a bat at him.

Kelli Gail: Thank You Fred Wilpon Kelli Gail 2011