Weaver's fib: Tells injured Holmes he had name written in cap because `it just felt right to say'
Luke Weaver told Clay Holmes a fib and was proud of it. After escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the New York Mets' 6-3 Subway Series win over the Yankees on Saturday night, Weaver made sure to speak to the teammate who left the previous day's loss with a broken leg. “Clay would probably be disappointed that I wasn’t thinking about him out there on the mound,” Weaver added, “but the situation obviously presented itself pretty quickly.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Weaver told Clay Holmes a fib and was proud of it. After escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the New York Mets' 6-3 Subway Series win over the Yankees on Saturday night, Weaver made sure to speak to the teammate who left the previous day's loss with a broken leg . “When I saw him I just was like: `That was in honor of you.
I even had your name written in my hat,'" Weaver recalled saying. Only, the reliever admitted he invented that extra bit of inspiration. “I didn't, but it just felt right to say,” he told reporters.
“Kids, don’t lie to your parents. ” “Clay would probably be disappointed that I wasn’t thinking about him out there on the mound,” Weaver added, “but the situation obviously presented itself pretty quickly. ” A night after Holmes broke his right fibula when struck by Spencer Jones' comebacker, the Mets led 5-2 when the Yankees loaded the bases in the seventh after rookie right fielder Carsen Benge dropped Cody Bellinger's fly ball, allowing Aaron Judge to score.