<p>March 22, 2003 -- PORT ST. LUCIE - Mike Piazza won't sensationalize it, but he says "I was close" to enlisting in the military before deciding on a baseball career.</p>
<p>Piazza took the U.S. Armed Forces officer's test as a senior at Phoenixville (Penn.) High School circa 1986, and was "highly recruited" by the military, the Met catcher said yesterday.</p>