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Mike Piazza Weighs In On Ted Williams' Frozen Head

Well, who doesn't have an opinion about baseball legend Ted Williams' frozen head? Former Mets catcher Mike Piazza told the Daily News last night, "It's crazy....I just cannot believe the greatest hitter of all time, that his head is in a frozen cryogenic state."

Lawsuit To Stop Ted Williams Head Book

A lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court to stop the book that claims Ted Williams' cryogenically frozen head was used for batting practice (well, an employee swung a monkey wrench at it to dislodge a tuna can stuck to it). The book's author, former Alcor COO Larry Johnson, says he never told Williams' family or authorities because he "was too scared for my life to say anything to anyone publicly until I was out of there." Alcor denies all of Johnson's claims.

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