They say being a Mets fan builds character. Well, the Amazin’s fanbase has built up enough resolve from the first 40-plus games of this misery-inducing season alone to last a lifetime—and it only got worse on Friday night.
Pitching in the top of the fourth inning in the opening game of the Subway Series, Mets starter Clay Holmes took a 111.1 mph comebacker to his right leg off the bat of the Yankees’ Spencer Jones. While there was immediate concern—Mets manager Carlos Mendoza and the club’s trainer emerged from the dugout to examine the veteran righthander—the gut punch didn’t arrive until later.
