Ahh New York, New York... The shot (to the head) heard round the world. Roger Clemens normally has pinpoint accuracy and he didn't (or did he) in an interleague game when his Yankees faced off against their New York counterparts, the Mets. Clemens beaned Mets catcher Mike Piazza in the head with a fastball. The injury resulted in Piazza missing the All-Star Game. Appearantly Piazza did not think the incident was an accident and even hinted strongly that Clemens (who does not bat because he pitches in the American League) was a coward.

In another game later on Piazza shattered his bat as he hit a Clemens pitch. Clemens picked up part of the shattered bat and threw it towards the first base side out of play. Coincidentally (or not) Piazza was running to first and the bat came within striking distance. Piazza turned towards Clemens and started walking towards him, Clemens likewise then began to walk towards Piazza. Both benches cleared and the umpires jumped in to restore order.