Mike Piazza's beef with Roger Clemens was so much more than the broken bat fiasco

If you know one thing about Mike Piazza's beef with Roger Clemens, it's probably the moment in Game 2 of the 2000 World Series when Clemens threw a chunk of Piazza's broken bat right back at Piazza. That's definitely the climax of the feud, but it wasn't an isolated incident.
Clemens vs. Piazza is best understood within a few contexts: First, the surprisingly recent history of the Yankees-Mets rivalry. Second, baseball's strange, unwritten justice system wherein pitchers sometimes throw right at batters. Above all else, you need to remember the way intention and fate interacted to create that climactic moment in 2000. We saw a flurry of increasingly embarrassing homers, a beanball that led to a concussion, a possibility of "karate," and a lot of back-and-forth in the media before the bat shattered that night. And after that moment, there's a lot of unresolved tension between two baseball legends. It's pretty awkward.
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[@KMcNally117]

Getting SIX unskipable T-Mobile ads does not make me more willing to buy their goods and services.

[@MetsGiants26]

SAME

[@Bakerman2801]

​And it's not even a good ad! It's annoying and I don't really get the joke it's going for

[@matthewgarcia1060]

I blocked it after the 3rd 😂

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[@belhariry]

“Hey let’s get the two guys from Suits to make stupid noises and play generic music that sounds like the intro if you have enough hearing loss!”

[@darthmauleatinyoicecream3675]

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THIS THE ONE BRO 😂

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Blame SB for all the ads they spam-or man up and get YT Premium

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YT PREMIUM haven't seen an ad in years

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@@illmerica322 bro pays for youtube lol

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I swear to god if I get one more of those “YUH YUH YUH YUH YUH” T Mobile ads I will unleash the rage of 1000 dying suns

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Its called adblock.

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It's 2024, use an ad-blocker. I cannot believe anyone still watches ads on youtube. The "Brave" browser blocks ads without having to install another add-in

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If you click the little i in the corner, you can block the ad

[@MrTidx90]

If you had that power you’d be able to at least pay for premium broke boy 😂

[@Alwaysbeclosing1774]

Anybody who pays for all these premium services is the real broke boy. Especially if they brag about it. Lol.

[@joshuaremo922]

Pitchers who get butthurt over unwritten rules are some of the biggest divas ever

[@adamkane4217]

Yeah exactly. This beef started because (checks notes) Piazza was good at hitting against Clemens. So this is all just Clemens being sensitive.

[@jameskaihatu6209]

"Madison Bumgarner...Mr Madison Bumgarner...please pick up the white courtesy phone for an important message..."

[@evanjones593]

@@jameskaihatu6209facts. Love what he did as far as production for the Giants but damn….you can’t be built like a lumberjack while being sensitive.

[@dtice69]

@@jameskaihatu6209 nothing pissed me off more as a Giants fan than that dude getting all pissy any time someone didn't leave the batter's box going 0 to 60. There's passion, there's distaste for the flashiness (i'm no fan of pimping homers) and then there's taking out your frustrations for your crappy pitch on some perceived (but nonexistant) showboating.

[@nealedavisfitness6937]

Ever!!

[@TG-ld8hl]

Gotta respect the absolute DISDAIN in Seth’s voice when he mentions the T-Mobile sponsorship 🤣🤣

[@thesadjetfan]

"This picture isn't relevant I just wanted you to see it." Thank you, Seth.

[@slackerofhell]

Crazy that a sport that loves to bring up "integrity of the game" allows guys with maximum level pettiness to throw a ball at 95+ mph at another guy that has his number. Baseball is weird.

[@mackmpls]

They don’t bring up the integrity of pharmaceuticals very often.

[@slackerofhell]

@mackmpls I find it laughable that a game that claims "integrity" has some of the most scandals in sports history lol

[@hamiham32]

​@slackerofhell and the sad part, is MLB wouldn't even be around anymore without the scandals. And then MLB completely roasted the players that brought it back to life. Gotta love being in power and making up your own story and history.

[@alexcasterr]

@@mackmpls Hahahaha nice point

[@stevencooke6451]

Some of the codes are non-sensical. Maybe it's to make up for the lack of physical contact.

[@brycehawes38]

Anyone else get the same T-Mobile ad 4 times?

[@trippietoadie1296]

Yes. 5 times actually

[@roman42]

Yuhyuhyuhyuhyuhyuh

[@huebus]

Cause it's sponsored by t mobile

[@hgradio1591]

8 times 😭

[@cameronholmes5590]

Yes it's not just you. I got a State Farm one after seeing 6 of them

[@leaderofnoone9087]

Missing Rodger Clemens when you're trying to hit him on purpose. Is maybe the most Mets thing I've ever seen.

[@bob8776]

I don’t think Estes was trying to hit him and missed. Clemens knew it was coming and Estes was sending the message that he knew EVERYONE expected him to bean Clemens. It was an acknowledgment that Clemens was owed one and that Estes was taking the high road.

[@mfdixon1985]

I was thinking the same thing. And it happened in 2016 with Chase Utley too.

[@FittedInThe798]

Estes wasn't a real met. He wasn't there for any of it and didn't care. Al leiter would of smashed him

[@MCKevin289]

As a Mets fan, I said the same thing.

[@joel8692]

​@@FittedInThe798 Al leiter was also soft

[@brycehawes38]

“Went inside against him just because knoblauch went to Texas A&M” perfectly reasonable, carry on

[@kevinvilmont6061]

Exactly. Very telling.

[@Josephmother584]

Cry more

[@brycehawes38]

@@Josephmother584 dawg I would’ve done the same thing A&M is a cult idk what your point is

[@Seantherightway06]

Can’t say I blame him 🤘🏼

[@brycehawes38]

@@Seantherightway06 you can get it too we don’t discriminate between Texans🟣🟡

[@JWex-jy7sk]

2002 Yankees vs Mets game where Clemens threw behind Piazza is a forgotten moment in history people don’t remember following that broken bat

[@ssoldner]

I still remember the Estes HR. Missed the beanball but managed to crank out a HR. Legend stuff.

[@anthonyrivera2357]

2000

[@davidmata4786]

It's the Mets, I would say it's more like people don't care..

[@littlea5111]

Clemens didn't throw behind Piazza , Estes threw behind Clemens

[@MCKevin289]

Piazza got the last laugh in the end. He’s a hall of famer and Clemens is remembered as a juicer

[@joel8692]

Clemens might not be in the hall of fame but most people look past that and still consider him one of the 3 best pitchers ever . A lot even think he's the best ever.

[@FittedInThe798]

@joel8692 best ever... bit of a stretch

[@VibingWithVariety]

Your forgetting the fact the he got taken to shcool by the martinez brothers

[@weirdkindofsexsymbol]

@@joel8692Roger Clemens, Pete Rose, and the ghost of Shoeless Joe can all hang out and cry in their beers. Of note, the latter should be in the HOF because he was genuinely duped into signing a bogus confession. The former two may have been great players, but were/are just shitty people, really. That’s how I’ll always remember them.

[@ezragatton5431]

And piazza is still out there hitting massive bombs in softball

[@slightexag]

This whole story just shows that Piazza is a professional while Clemens is a total POS

[@btk72491]

Don’t forget a coward. Clemens is a massive coward

[@johncummings5350]

​@@francus7227 THAT'S WHY he's not in the Hall of Fame

[@theLoneWolfSpeaks]

@@francus7227a fool? He was acquitted by a jury. That means not guilty!!

[@theLoneWolfSpeaks]

@@johncummings5350not in the HOF for NEVER testing dirty while Papi and Pudge who were dirty are in the HoF. Unfair

[@anderivative]

@@theLoneWolfSpeaks who you guys talkin to?

[@gmwdim]

Oh man I remember when this was going down. I remember one baseball writer wrote that Shawn Estes should have been suspended...for missing a target as large as Roger Clemens's butt.

[@virtsie]

nothing goes better with beef than some JUICE💉

[@Ron743K]

The roid rage is real 😂

[@kevinvilmont6061]

Thank you! You said what I was thinking, but I didn’t want to get dog piled by some UT fan club. Or a Yankee mob.

[@ta0paipai]

On Clemens, “A bit past his prime but still a (chemically altered/roided up) force.”

[@jeruffleupagus]

Yea the bat throwing incident def must've been roid influenced.

[@Efilnikufesin76]

@@jeruffleupagus He was just an a hole. Roids don't make you an a hole, your personality does.

[@DaddyHackAthletics]

The Caitlin Clark - Angel Reese Beef History in 15 years is gonna go crazy

[@jamesgibson3716]

Already calling it.. we will remember this post. Love it

[@ValSempai]

Honestly I dont even think its gonna take that long. I mean they did a beef history between cp and patbev and both of them still playing lol

[@chrisbeach423]

Its crazy that “interleague” play wasn’t introduced until 1997?!? I remember as a kid all the interleague play started in June.. now teams play each other constantly. The MLB was slow in integrating where a team plays each other EVERY SEASON. Not every 4 seasons. Red Sox fans that wanted to watch the Cubs vs Red Sox at Wrigley Field would have to wait 8 YEARS between visits. I always thought that was the weirdest thing about Baseball.

[@ezragatton5431]

It was always a huge deal when the Yankees came to town. Had to wait years to see em and they sold out instantly

[@shawnreap]

Mike's in the Hall of Fame, Clemens probably won't ever be. That's closure enough for me.

[@user-nv5iq3bp8l]

Clemens won 2 Cy Young Awards here in Toronto in 2 years,but we still hate him.A total piece of crap.

[@jag5014]

Clemens was a punk for hitting batters knowing that he'd never have to step in the batter's box himself in the American league

[@jerryalexander8803]

Definitely, except for those 3 or 4 seasons he played for Houston

[@ahogg5960]

That was the thing everyone said after that big Yankees/Orioles fight back in the day, when Armando Benitez nailed Tino Martinez in the back after giving up a homer to Bernie Williams. A bunch of commentators and managers all said "What might fix all this is do away with the DH. Pitcher doesn't get so brave if he has to face up and hit"

[@stevencooke6451]

He's a complete coward. A man of no character.

[@edibleapeman]

Wait, so Clemens says if he wanted to hit Piazza with the bat shard, he would have, but ALSO says that he didn't mean to hit him with the ball?? So he's accurate enough to throw a hunk of wood, but not so accurate with the ball. F you dude.

[@kevinstull8552]

He also said that he didn't know he was throwing a piece of the bat and not the ball. He's a pitcher probably from when he was a kid and he doesn't know the difference between a baseball and a bat by feel? Clemens is a f***ing liar and an addict and hopefully will never ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

[@psymar]

He's only accurate when he wants to hit someone.

[@dukedematteo1995]

He was like 20 ft away when he threw the broken bat.

[@markjackson6431]

Rewinder: 2006 Orange Bowl 3OTs Beef History: Lindros vs Flyers Organization Overlap: Greatest College Football Coach (Saban) and the Greatest NFL Coach (Belichick) coaching in the same division Beef History: Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas Beef History: Phil Jackson and Pat Riley Untitled: Reggie Miller Untitled: Ken Griffey Jr. Untitled: Carl Yastrzemski Untitled: Ted Williams Untitled: Jim Kelly Collapse: Early 90s Bills Collapse: 2001 Sixers Rewinder: 2012 Olympic 100m Men’s Final Rewinder: The Catch By Willie Rewinder: Wide Right I, Wide Right II Rewinder: Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds breaking the respective HR record(s) Untitled: Don Nelson

[@Kylora2112]

I don't know if I'd call Don Nelson "Untitled" since he won 5 as the Celtics 6th man in the late 60s/early 70s.

[@markjackson6431]

@@Kylora2112 right because Don Nelson is remembered more for his playing career than his coaching career…..weird that he was never inducted in the hall of fame for his PLAYING career

[@craigjohnston5781]

Did I miss part of their comment? Where did they say that he was more remembered for his playing career? They simply stated that he has, in fact, won titles. I'm not sure of the semantics of the Untitled series. It certainly would still make for an interesting episode on why he came close but never won as a coach.

[@markjackson6431]

@@craigjohnston5781 if you see Don Nelson: Untitled…..wouldn’t they hit that part of the brain where you go “oh his coaching career”. Steve Nash won rings as an executive/front office member and still got an Untitled video for his playing career. Becky Hammon won titles and still got an Untitled video for her playing career. when you think of Don Nelson, you think of his coaching career not his backup role from 60 years ago. use COMMON SENSE. stop trying to be difficult and start an argument.

[@יוסףאריהקהן]

​The only one starting an argument here is you. You need to chill. He sinply raised a point. You started freaaking out and accusing him of not using common sense.@@markjackson6431

[@TheMan750]

“This episode is sponsored by T-Mobile” NO DUH

[@DGS2605]

Clemens has the rings, Piazza is in the Hall. One won the battle while the other won the war.

[@killemkillua]

rings are worth more

[@briankrosky3567]

You’re right. Probably the one who was voted the best at his position 7 times, the most in history.

[@DGS2605]

@@briankrosky3567 Cy Youngs aren't everything. I'd take Pedro Martinez or Roy Halladay over Clemens any day of the week.

[@briankrosky3567]

@@DGS2605 and how many catchers would you take over piazza? That wasn’t the argument I was making

[@DGS2605]

@@briankrosky3567 All Piazza was missing was an arm to throw out runners. He could frame great and called a no-hitter. Not to mention his bat, of course.

[@mcezlla8192]

I have always had T-Mobile and these ads genuinely have me thinking about switching carriers

[@Sandopolis]

Hell yeah I need me some more baseball beeves.

[@sporer_]

loooool i love saying "beeves" as a plural for beef

[@dakotaboy80]

Two words to sum up Clemens: ‘roid rage.

[@mondoseguendo6113]

Rogroid

[@Dragynphyre]

Wow. 6 unstoppable TMobile adds 1 pre roll 2 mid rolls. 6 total plus video sponsor announcement in the video. 6 exact same 15 second spots. That was annoying as hell

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

I thought I was going crazy. Dumbass ads.

[@christiancoates609]

I'd be frustrated too if every single interview people asked me about the same moment in my historical career.

[@TheRenster500]

Maybe if he didn't blatantly lie about it then it would stop. "The fact of the matter is i did not throw a bat at him." Is categorically untrue.

[@thewriter8762]

I mean some media was egging it on for views but he should’ve just owned up. Cuz he had two crazy instances with the same guy. After your history beaming people cuz of an arbitrary reason and saying that “oh it was an accident” twice is crazy. Especially since he pitched clean games against him before. And with no retribution, the world wants karma or drama.

[@Godzeller3143]

Is Suits even that relevant to justify such prominence in T-Mobile’s advertising?

[@chrislewis5069]

Roger was just fired up when he caught the bat and I think for once he was telling the truth. You could tell he was just amped and kind of startled by the broken about flying at him. He seemed like he was mad it wasn't the ball and just threw it in disgust.

[@BlueWingedRino]

If he thought it was the ball why didn’t he throw it to first base? Throwing at the base runner is not normal operating procedure.

[@shorewall]

@@BlueWingedRino He didn't throw it to first base because he realized it wasn't the ball. He threw it towards the dugout, but that was where Piazza was running, and it was all in a split second. I'm a Dodger fan, and I was a kid when Piazza was with us so I root for his side in this. But I don't think Clemens meant to throw the bat at Piazza, and he knew it looked bad on him. He definitely meant to bean Piazza though, and I think he is a sack of crap.

[@boomerang1137]

I haven't looked at Piazza the same since he wrote in his book that he didn't fight Clemens because he was afraid of getting his ass kicked in Yankee Stadium.

[@bartsullivan4866]

He was playing for the METS it should have been in his contract if anyone shows you up charge the sucker.

[@SoulFireCandlesNYC]

I think he was lying

[@nohbuddy1]

The bat incident is the only notable thing about the 2000 World Series other than it being a subway series

[@aceassn716]

Piazza was stellar at the plate that series though

[@tahnalos3677]

Awwww... I was expecting Clara to do this beef. She's good as a beef teller.

[@turdferguson2839]

Seems like this beef ended 20 years ago and the media just won't shut up about it

[@8beazy]

“Secret Base subscribers beef with T-Mobile deserves a rewind.”

[@churdle92]

No ones talking about Clemens still rocking the frosted tips in the 2020s

[@genemorgan736]

Is t mobile a sponsor?

[@mondoseguendo6113]

What makes you ask that?

[@ethang420]

that T-Mobile ad was annoying

[@christopherb.8465]

Being a Red Sox fan since the early 80s I watched Clemens & Pedro, and they were definitely both head hunters. I remember after Clemens gave up back 2 back homers he drilled John Shelby with the next pitch who charged Clemens with bat in hand, good thing catcher John Marzano was able to tackle Shelby before he reached the mound. The intentional drillings, often up high, were dangerous given how hard they threw, but the fear they instilled in the hitters worked for them.

[@jeffdharrison]

Thank you for reallu giving us almost no information... that was the most heart-wrenching, believalbe almost a story that's ever been

[@PhantomThiefOfSports]

It's crazy that we haven't gotten a collaspe of the 1986 Mets 🤔

[@jasonquinlan1733]

Probably because ESPN has already made several documentaries about that team

[@psymar]

they only do these when they have something to add.

[@PhantomThiefOfSports]

@@jasonquinlan1733 Idk if they covered the team after 1986. Like the 1988 team that fell in the NLCS, the failure of Generation K, etc.

[@jasonquinlan1733]

@@PhantomThiefOfSports Doc and Darrell 30 for 30 covers most of the separation, however it’s from the perspective of gooden and strawberry

[@IHarleyWin]

It’s still insane to me that it is normal for pitchers to try to hit batters…

[@ValSempai]

To me its crazy that pitchers even have the balls to throw the ball at someone. Thats how I know I could never play baseball because let a pitcher throw a ball at me going 90+ mph. You better knock me out because if I get up, I'm not dropping that bat when I come to the pitchers mound. If you can throw something at me, I can hit you with this bat. fair is fair to me.

[@Calmlysmoke420]

Loved this era of baseball. Now everyone is friends like the NBA

[@marcjohn9404]

You can see there's a moment where Clemens realizes what he's doing, and he just kind of tosses the bat low. He looks at first like he's going to throw it as hard as he can at him, but then his body language just shifts. It's subtle, but you can see it. I think he was reacting with emotions, like when it happened, I think his instincts just kicked in, and he thought he was being attacked or something. I don't know any rational reason why he would do that. Clemens was delusional or something I think, he thought Piazza was starting with him, and that he purposely got hit in the head, so there you go.

[@ILSquirtles23]

I wonder if the steroids got to him

[@MetalGod999]

I remember seeing Roger Clemens throwing the bat at Mike Piazza during Game 2 of the 2000 World Series on TV, and I thought it was the craziest thing I had ever seen. And the one question I still have is this: "Roger, why don't you just admit what you did and come clean about going after Mike?" I mean, even as a proud Yankee fan, I always shake my head and roll my eyes in disbelief every time I see that moment -- just like I did a few minutes ago!

[@Tr_1391]

You can clearly see Clemens wasn't even looking at Piazza when he threw the bat head.

[@Dildonion]

I have been waiting years for you guys to make this video

[@John-tx1wk]

Well if they ever do become friends Piazza can invite Clemens to Cooperstown to see his HOF bust

[@wildcat8598]

As a kid I played catcher one season in little league cause we were having trouble getting bases stolen on us (which abruptly ended when I was pulled from short to play behind the plate for my first and only time ever) and at that brief period in my childhood Mike Piazza was my favorite catcher. He played the game really well bury with the bat and glove and he came off as a class act to an naive kid who doesn’t know any better. Also there was no internet or social media so unless you had ESPN or read the newspaper you didn’t hear about this kinda off the field stuff. Just what happened during a game.

[@brandonbeglin2379]

Man I think that Clemens THOUGHT Piazza was charging the mound, so he had the piece of bat ready, but by the time he realized he wasn't, he had already started throwing it at him.

[@ValSempai]

I'd believe that if piazza wasnt already on the path towards first base. If someone is going to attack the pitcher , they probably arent going to make a circle to them. itll probably be in a straight line lol

[@GlassJ0e]

Roger is that guy that you didn’t know you accidentally pissed off before he’s bright red and barking in your face. 😂

[@Seveneleven44]

Piazza was 8-19, 4 HR and 22 RBI vs Clemens in his career.

[@lucasbell4831]

I had T-Mobile until my 10,000,000th time seeing the Suits ad. I now have Verizon.

[@thecheesehead5840]

I met Roger once, and I actually asked him about the beef. It was kinda weird to ask the legend at the source, but he was kinda coy about it. makes sense tho given that this all happened literally 20 years earlier

[@joesabbers2042]

Brilliant dropping this right before the finale of the Subway Series

[@michellemarty7510]

I get the feeling Clemsons really wanted Piazza to retaliate.

[@kingflumph5968]

What baffles me even more than the antisocial behavior of professional baseball players is how many baseball fans wish they could get in a fight, but don't because they would face social consequences, so they live vicariously through demanding that baseball players fight each other

[@daveberg751]

Keith Olbermann was in the dugout and got the bat.

[@SpikeShooter92]

Not surprised, Keith Olbermann will do anything to seek attention for himself

[@JeffSayYes]

Im actually not that mad at Clemens here. I think he didnt mean to offend, he was just charged up

[@shorewall]

Yeah, Piazza was one of my favorite players growing up, and all I knew of Clemens was the bat incident, so I thought he was some kind of psycho. But watching this, I really think he was throwing the bat to the dugout, but Piazza was running to first base, and he almost hit him. I don't think it was intentional. But people want to believe in the drama over the mundane reality.

[@kevinzonck9658]

Mets teammates later admitted they lost respect for Piazza not charging

[@SyndicateSuperman]

God bless KZbin Premium. No ads, no irritation from anything.

[@williebeemin22]

They made a baseball card of Clemens hitting with a broken bat shortly after the incident. I’m proud to say I have a 1/1 printing plate of that card.

[@dustinstewart9483]

As an Australian I don’t get this. The pitcher hit him cause the batter was playing well against him????

[@mondoseguendo6113]

That’s the game of baseball for you; it’s a stupid ass games.

[@psymar]

nah, nah, Clemens vs Piazza needs to be a joust like on American Gladiators back in the day

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

Forgot about this one...Can you do A Rod vs the 2004 Redsox next?...Pleaaaase????

[@joeball13]

I'm so old, I remember being a kid and seeing this live. What an exciting time, every year the world series seemed like a big deal, I'm giant event you didn't want to miss each night on TV. Our parents would let us stay up late whenever it was the NBA finals of the world series, we knew it was special, I wish it was still like that. The last world series I remember feeling like a big deal was the Cubs and Indians from a few years back now. All of my co-workers were going over to my boss's house each night to watch those exciting games.

[@rodneycooperjr3223]

If I were Clemens, whether I meant to do it or not, I would just say... "Look, I'm a Major League pitcher, which means I made a living by throwing things accurately. If I wanted to hit him, he would have been hit."

[@brennanbarnes7628]

Great video! Wish you could have included the clip of Matt Nokes (who owned him) retaliating by throwing the ball back to Clemens that you reference early on, that moment was seared into my childhood brain as someone standing up to that clown. Zero respect for Roger.

[@joseorozco4152]

A good old re-upload, I dig it.

[@K_SwindleFBK]

Got Damn T-Mobile I already got a phone and plan with Yall. CHILL OUT!!!

[@eaniebeanie]

"I would never throw at someone and risk their livelihood" "If I wanted to hit him with that bat, I would have hit him with that bat" Known ball thrower says ball was misthrown, but bat was perfectly thrown, makes sense

[@MrTimLee84]

Seriously.....F the unwritten rules

[@NathanielJackson-ks9tl]

favourite series on youtube this - need to do more uk football beef or just football beefs in general as theres a few - keane vs viera, man u ferguson vs arsenal wenger, pep vs ibra, mourinho vs wenger, keane vs haaland - or for rewind the battle of the bridge - like the amerocan sports ones (especially bball) but would be cool to have more ones for home sports

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

IMO, clemens shouldnt have hit him at all, even in the back or ribs!! He wasnt being disrespectful or anything. He just had a rew good games against him!! Thats not a good enough reason to hit him!! Hes just a sensitive baby!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mainzergirl9610]

Clemens said he didn't hit Piazza deliberately and he's never given us any reason to question his honesty 😄

[@tim9817]

I’ll never forget watching game 1 of the WS at my friends house, we went nuts when Clemens threw the bat at him. Clemens had so much roid rage, he acted as though piazza aimed the broken bat at him on purpose 😂

[@FrankThe77Tank]

As a diehard Yankee Fan, the thinking it was the ball excuse never made sense. Whether it’s a bat or a ball, there’s no reason to throw it in that direction lol.. With that said, Clemens’ intensity is what made him great & scary. Honestly, Piazza wanted no part of Clemens..

[@CaptCKernel]

@@FrankThe77Tank lol right of it was the ball, then he's intentionally committing an error?

[@MSD-c2g]

NEVER have I been a Mets fan but for the record they showed perfect class

[@liguy181]

I think it's more likely these two guys don't care about an incident that happened over 20 years ago, and they wouldn't even think about it if the media didn't bring it up. Just laugh at Mike Piazza's split against Roger Clemens, say Clemens had roid rage, and call it a day

[@BG-nj7kf]

Piazza wouldn't share his roid hook-up with Clemens. There, gave you the short version.

[@MrJ1GS4W]

Clemens wearing an NYPD hat *screams* bootlicking narc.

[@shorewall]

NYC has to be a fascist's paradise, or else the people would eat each other. Same with Los Angeles, and every major city.

[@LeighMet]

I think the home run off Clemens by Estes was better as well.

[@somegamer7958]

Piazza was definitely the bigger man in this feud, and it sounds like he owned Clemens.

[@BlueWingedRino]

He totally was the bigger man and I understand his reaction to the bat throwing. I would have been too stunned of the idiocy of it happening to react with violence.

[@shorewall]

I think Piazza handled it perfectly. He stepped to Clemens after it happened, and like he said, if Clemens wanted a fight, Piazza probably would have done it. But Clemens was reacting like he didn't mean it, and that defused things just enough. And from this video, I believe that Clemens really didn't mean to throw the bat at Piazza. I think he had a brain fart, fielded the bat, realized it wasn't the ball, also nearly got hit by it, and in the heat of the moment threw it towards the dugout off the field. But Piazza was running to first so it almost caught him. Clemens knew it looked bad, but he said he didn't meant it. But no one believes him. I think people want to believe that he meant to throw it. People want drama. The truth that it was an accident is too mundane.

[@headswillroll89]

Pitchers throwing at batters, now dh is league wide. Should be instant suspension. When they had to bat, Pitchers would at least know they could be on the end of it aswel

[@BootieScootRacingLLC]

Clemons- “I thought it was the ball” How many other times you throw the ball at a player😂

[@tayloroleary8880]

"...a bit past his prime [coming off 2 straight Cy Youngs] but still a force. "

[@amo77]

Mets fan here. Clemons definitely wasn’t past his prime. Remember, his best years were towards the beginning and end of his career.

[@GRice999]

I was at that game where Clemens beaned Piazza. I was sitting in the upper deck and even up there, the crack of the ball hitting Piazza's helmet was very LOUD!

[@jimithy5320]

Please do a reminder episode on the 1991 World Series game 6/7. It’s the greatest World Series ever and you guys still haven’t made one about it yet!!

[@rellyrob7062]

Secret base just doesn’t miss…

[@jeffs6229]

I remember this feud very well. The simple fact is this: Mike owned Roger's ass at the plate. Mike was a stellar hitter, the best hitting catcher to date. Roger is not going to tolerate all this hitting so he tried to brush him back and maybe he got a little too pumped up about it. These guys are a competitive that most regular people do not understand and baseball like most sports is really just organized war. Piazza owned his ass and Clemens didn't like it. Not cool that he throws at his head but it's in the past and thank God, Mike is doing fine despite being drilled in the head. FYI, Clemens never liked playing the Mets as he was a part of that losing Red Sox team back in '86. That's another reason he was on edge playing them. One of them is in the HoF the other is not and for good reason.

[@audrisampson]

The Mets missing that bean ball was just another chapter of Mets ineptness. Clemons had that coming after years of beaning and being an asshat.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I try not to be revenge minded, but Clemens really should've gotten some sort of penance. Also, the T-mobile ad was only 2 in a row for me, but I already have that network.

[@hennylo68]

I remember at this time during this beef thinking the whole time Piazza was just scared of him. But now in my 40's he was just way more mature than Clemons immature and petty ass. This from a Yankee fan.

[@joel8692]

Piazza was definitely shook

[@TheLucasValone]

Completely unrelated, but the tapered tail on Piazza's mustache is incredible

[@victormorillo_006]

Mike will never admit it, he is very smart, he has this business type look even when he played, he probably didn’t tip but studied the scouting report and asked Roger to pitch to the batter’s strenght. That all star game was the worst beating of Roger Clemen’s career. That all star game you forgot to mention that. Was in Houston, Roger Clemens had ads out was being advertised as a hero, he had a phenomenal season going for him. The fans of 30 teams and then some more were watching. It was the perfect stage to absolutely embarrass Roger Clemens. But we won’t hear this until Piazza is probably 92. It just doesn’t make sense that Clemens was that good that year except for the ASG.

[@michaelwalters1711]

And which one is in Cooperstown?

[@davidtran2026]

Off topic - T-Mobile stinks. Thanks for the 6 commercial interruptions in a row on this vid. That is all.

[@jdheelfan]

Roger Clemens was my baseball hero growing up. I always wore 21 in little league and pitched

[@kdwaynec]

Clemens snapped when he found a Piazza poster in Mindy McCready's bedroom.