In some ways, like when the legendary Ted Williams said he had a future as a hitter in the big leagues when he was just a kid, Mike Piazza seemed destined for a plaque in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Through a combination of hard work and one of the greatest power strokes in the history of the game, Piazza rose up to where he stands now: On the precipice of immortality just a few days before Sunday's ceremony in upstate New York, with live coverage on MLB Network and MLB.com beginning at 11 a.m.