Sunday, October 22, 2000 - Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NYThe "Subway Series" in 2000 had its share of plotlines, but one of the dominant stories, was Clemens and Piazza. When the two had last faced off in July of that year, Clemens was accused of head-hunting when he drilled Piazza in the helmet. Clemens was pitching Game 2, and the face-off was highly anticipated. After two quick Clemens’ strikeouts, Piazza strode to the plate. On a 1-2 count, Clemens hummed a fastball inside, which Piazza fouled-off his hands, shattering his bat into three pieces. The barrel of the bat landed between the mound and first base, where it rested until Clemens ran over and picked it up (later saying that he thought it was the ball), and threw it over the first base line and into foul territory, directly in the path of Piazza. A confused Piazza turns towards Clemens, yelling at him "What's your problem?" The two would get close to one another, but Clemens refused to acknowledge Piazza, and the situation eventually deescalated. Piazza grounded out on the next pitch, while the Yankees would go on to win the game, 6-5, and the series, 4-1, but the Clemens-Piazza fight remains the most memorable moment from the Subway Series.
