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Hochman: Why Cardinals fans should appreciate the Padres this postseason
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๐ MIKE PIAZZA PADRES 2022 TOPPS NOW TURN BACK THE CLOCK #27 ๐ฅ (PR 248)
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Mets Fans Treat Piazza Like One of Their Own - The New York Times
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Mets to retire Mike Piazza's No. 31 at summer ceremony โ Trentonian
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Column: Here's one vote for a Padres-Dodgers playoff match - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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It's great that the Mets are retiring Mike Piazza's number, but Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez deserve same honor โ New York Daily News
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An epic chapter awaits for the Dodgers-Padres scrapbook, by Mark Langill
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For Mike Piazza, the HOF was Worth the Wait - Sports Collectors Digest
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Mike Piazza's Dodgers legacy is complicated, but it provided some of the drive that helped him reach Hall of Fame โ Orange County Register
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Mike Piazza & Will Smith Los Angeles Dodgers Then and Now Bobblehead FOCO
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Padres Stay Alive With Win
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Piazza returns to Southern California with Padres