Remembering the Subway Series: Yankees and Mets Collide
It was the year 2000 and the Subway Series was upon us. New Yorkers were going mad at the time. While Mets and Yankees fans traded barbs, you could tell that the Yankees fans were a lot more confident. This confidence would soon be justified.
Two things stood out about that series more than anything else. The first thing that stood out was with the first batter in the entire series, which was Timo Perez. He hit a long fly ball that he and everyone else thought was a home run. Instead of legging it out just in case it didn’t go out, he was trotting. Once he saw the ball hit the wall, he began to sprint, but it was too late. The relay throw was already on its way in and Timo was thrown out at home. This set the tone for the remainder of the series.
Another event that stood out was when Roger Clemens threw Mike Piazza’s shattered bat back at him. Piazza stared at Clemens, but didn’t do anything. Clemens was a hot head – we now know that was because of steroids – and Piazza is a laidback guy. This also had a lot to do with Piazza having great success against Clemens, which was rare for a hitter.
The Yankees won the series in five games.