Be a Goldfish

The game reached the bottom of the second inning with two outs and no runners on, while the Mets led 5-0. Bo Bichette had homered in the first two innings, and Nick Morabito made his debut wearing No. 8. Nolan McLean was pitching. McLean allowed a double, hit a batter, and gave up an infield single. James Wood then hit a ball that bounced off Morabito’s glove near the left-center fence, causing Morabito to crash into the wall. Tyrone Taylor appeared to misjudge the play, and by the time Morabito recovered, Wood had turned it into an inside-the-park grand slam.

"It was the bottom of the second in Tuesday night's game, with two out and nobody on. The Mets led 5-0 and a laugher seemed to be on tap, with good feelings aplenty. Bo Bichette had escaped the back of the milk carton with home runs in the first two innings, Steve Gelbs had conducted the usual sweet pinch-me interview with the parents of Nick Morabito (making his debut wearing the long-put-aside No. 8 for what we're told will be a single day before a new number is issued), and Nolan McLean was on the mound."

"And then it all came crashing down. McLean gave up a double, hit a guy and yielded an infield single, after which James Wood hit a drive to the fence in left-center which bounced off the heel of a leaping Morabito's glove. Morabito crashed into the wall, briefly stunned, and Tyrone Taylor ... well, I'm still not sure. Taylor, who's been bafflingly inconsistent of late on defense, seemed to think the ball had been caught, or been bumped over the wall, or taken up to Heaven in some cowhide version of the Rapture."

"None of these hypotheses was correct: By the time Morabito sprang up and scrambled after the ball, Wood was chugging home for an inside-the-park grand slam."

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