Once, in a blue moon,
the Baseball Gods bestow
unexpected gifts
which breathe new life
into a struggling team.
Nolan McClean, age 24,
has done something no
other Met has ever done.
As a rookie, he was won
his first three games with an
astonishing e.r.a. of 0.89
and with an assortment
of six different pitches.
Hope and arms
are fragile things.
So my prayer to the
Baseball Gods is please,
don’t be cruel and take
away what you have given.
Feel for this fan who
rides on his every pitch,
knowing eventually that
this gift from heaven might
soon come back to earth.