Famous quote by Mike Piazza

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"I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations in a week. It's like rotisserie baseball"

- Mike Piazza

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Mike Piazza's quote is a metaphor for his experience in the Major League Baseball (MLB). He is comparing his experience to a video game of rotisserie baseball, which is a dream baseball game where players draft as well as handle their own groups. In the video game, gamers can trade players as well as make other relocate to boost their group. In the same way, Piazza has actually gone from one group to another in a brief period of time. He is revealing his surprise at the speed of the changes and also how rapidly he has gone from one group to an additional. He is also revealing his frustration at not being able to remain with one team for his whole job. His quote is a reflection of the ever-changing nature of the MLB as well as exactly how quickly gamers can be traded or launched.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Mike Piazza somewhere between September 4, 1968 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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