As a Mets fan (have mercy on me; we suffer so much), of course I remember Clemens throwing that broken bat at Piazza. I couldn’t believe it then, and I was astonished that he wasn’t summarily tossed out of the game for it. “I thought it was a ball,” indeed.
(Oh, and even if it WAS a ball, WHY would he throw it at the runner?? Hmmm? Yankees. BAH!)
/rant
Regards,
Loved the 2000 WS. Born and raised Bronx boy. Watched Joe D, the Mick and Yogi, Scooter........through Jeter, Bernie Williams, Tino, Paul O’Neil through Matsui.
Clemens (who I had little love for except when he won the Yanks games ) tossed the broken shard of a bat and tossed it off the field. He wasn’t aiming for Piazza. And as human beings go, I like Piazza a hell of a lot better than Clemens. I celebrate his induction into the HOF.