Heavy rain and large pieces of bad stuff fell from the sky six years ago in Pittsburgh. A 5-0 lead the Mets had forged in their first three turns at bat morphed into a disturbing 8-5 loss to the Pirates. And in the aftermath of that unbecoming defeat, Carlos Delgado wanted to know, "Why, in baseball and soccer and basketball, why when it rains ... does it pour?"
As rhetorical as the question seemed, Delgado wanted an answer that would satisfy his wonder and ease his pain.
That moment at PNC Park registered again Sunday afternoon when the site was Citi Field, and the Marlins were the Mets' opponents.