Subway Series opener, loss of Clay Holmes exemplifies dichotomy of Mets-Yankees seasons
The Mets came into Friday's opener with the Yankees with a chance to continue their winning ways, but the Amazin's lost more than just the game as Clay Holmes will be down for a while with a fractured fibula.
The ball went off Spencer Jones’ bat at 111. 1 mph and ricocheted off Clay Holmes ’ lower leg toward the first base foul line. At the time, as the Yankees rookie hustled down the line for a hit, Jones had no idea he’d broken Holmes’ fibula.
But he did recall this: “It sounded loud. ” After the game, a game in which Cam Schlittler dominated the Mets en route to a 5-2 win for the Yankees at Citi Field Friday night , Jones seemed surprised to see a crowd of reporters gather at his locker. He hadn’t heard the damage his liner had done to Holmes, not to mention the Mets’ season, and he seemed stunned when a reporter relayed the news to him.
It hit hard in part because Holmes is one of the good guys in the sport, one who has pitched for both the Mets and Yankees, and perhaps even more so because Jones considers him a friend, one with whom he works out in the offseason in Nashville. “I didn’t know,” he said quietly. “I’m sorry to hear that.
He’s a tough guy. He went back out there and pitched on a broken leg. That’s incredible.
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