They’re the Amazin’ Mets, but also the Superstitious Mets, the club that made rally caps cool, whose fans always blame some curse for its misfortunes.
So, Jake Mangum, selected in the fourth-round of last week’s amateur draft out of Mississippi State, should fit in just fine. Allow his team’s equipment manager, Jalen Stone, to explain:
“He walks in with his bat [last weekend] and he says, ‘Hey, just so you know, I’m taking the bat home with me, I’m going to bring it back tomorrow,’ ” Stone recently recalled over the phone, still stunned Mangum had gone four games without a hit.