A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. It is roughly equivalent to the Spanishplaza. Piazza has taken some slightly different meanings in Britain and the US. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city. When the Earl of Bedford developed the first privately-ventured public square built in London, Covent Garden, his architect Inigo Jones surrounded it with arcades, in the Italian fashion. Aristocratic talk about the piazza was connected in Londoners' minds, not with the square as a whole but with the arcades, which were called the "piazzas."
In the United States, in the early 19th century, a "piazza" by further extension became a fanciful name for a colonnaded porch.
A piazza (IPA /'pjatsa/) is an open square in a city, found in Italy.
Aristocratic talk about the piazza was connected in Londoners' minds, not with the square as a whole but with the arcades, which were called the "piazzas".
In the United States, in the early 19th century, a piazza by further extension became a fanciful name for a colonnaded porch.
Piazza's best season was 1997, a year when he finished second in MVP voting.
Piazza helped the Mets to two consecutive playoff appearances for the only time in Mets history in 1999 and 2000; the second resulting in a National League Pennant and World Series appearance resulting in an unfortunate 5 game loss to a Yankee team winning their fourth World Series in five years.
Piazza received constant cheers, ovations and chanting of his name from the second he stepped foot on the field for batting practice until leaving the field after his final at-bat in the 8th inning.
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