History is often told in thumbnails. Bill Buckner. Mitch Williams. Steve Bartman. Grady Little. They are goats of October, never mind the context or the more complicated stories that contributed to their infamy.
The Mets still have time to win this World Series and redeem Daniel Murphy for his crushing error in the eighth inning of Game 4 against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. The 5-3 loss pushed the Mets into a three-games-to-one hole, and if they survive Game 5 on Sunday, they must then win twice at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.