
Clay Holmes’ Mets Opening Day start is a real full-circle moment
NY Post
HOUSTON — Clay Holmes opened the season last year in Houston.
That’s about the only similarity from then to now.
Since that Opening Day with the Yankees against the Astros, he’s switched uniforms and jobs in about as stark a way as possible.
No longer is Holmes the Yankees closer.
Instead, he’s a key part of the Mets rotation.
“It’s an interesting feeling,” Holmes said Wednesday at Daikin Park. “Opening up here is like déjà vu, but a lot is different: a new team, new role … I get to start, something I’ve always wanted to do.”

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












