good bet the Mets
own a savvy PR crew,
yes, they dig the game,
know every player’s name
said crew (and, this may be true),
some years ago invited sheets
that did fit the “bite and bit”
of beds, to fly their tucked corners
and, parade the diamond’s edges
as banners hosting boasts or roasts
that give to loyal fans a toast
to them … a doubleheader reason
to stay the baseball season
with its linedrives to dreamland,
when, at last, bats and balls
retire from the sleepy field …