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Article: Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Rick Hurd column: Big Apple much more intense than Bay Area.
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- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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Byline: Rick Hurd
Jun. 22--NEED A JOLT? Mike Piazza has got one for you, and it doesn't even require a swig of anything.
"Picture this," the A's disabled designated hitter/catcher says of a typical New York sports scene. "You come walking into the clubhouse, and there might be six or seven beat writers. You might have two columnists from each paper. So that's 14 writers that might be covering the team, and that could be on any night. Then there's the TV and radio guys. And if it's a bigger game than normal? ... It definitely gets your attention."
Now, need to chill? Piazza has your answer for that one, too.
"Out here," he says of life ...