A creaky Mike Piazza loosens up his arm while he gets wanting to fire the primary pitch Sunday night.
Mike Piazza is among the most prominent figures inside the history in the Subway Series, additionally, on Sunday night, the previous Mets catcher added another memory by throwing out the primary pitch with the series finale between Mets and Yankees at Citi Field.
Piazza played in his justifiable share of Subway Series games during the period of his Mets career from 1998 to 2005. He was involved with perhaps the most notorious moment inside history on the rivalry through the 2000 World Series, when Yankees starter Roger Clemens grabbed a bit of Piazza’s shattered bat and threw it for the catcher as they ran down the initial baseline.
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Earlier that year within the regular season, Clemens hit Piazza inside head which has a pitch, forcing him to venture to the disabled list which has a concussion.
Piazza said he’s continues to be following the Mets closely in 2010 and sees much the same mind-set as to the his group been in 2000, a final time the Mets played in a World Series.
“It really is dependant on when you start believing you can beat anybody. That’s the main element,” said Piazza, who hit .311 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in 43 Subway Series games, such as the postseason. “It might appear to be they’re then now. And they determine if they play their game, they’re about to win.”
