As most of the Mets dressed for batting practice on Saturday, Tyler Clippard put on street clothes. He had plans to go for a nail appointment. We kid you not.
Actually it was a serious matter for the club. The righthander chipped the nail on the middle finger of his right hand. Mets staffers were concerned that if Clippard pitched on Saturday and split the nail, they could be looking at a stretch without one of the team’s two most reliable relievers. Clippard has appeared in 17 games since the Mets acquired him and has pitched to a 0.