BOSTON — In Mickey Callaway’s defense, maybe he wasn’t at Forbes Field on May 25, 1935, or perhaps he didn’t watch the Braves-Pirates game on his LCD TV via his MLB Extra Innings package, or stream it on his iPhone.
Yet the Mets’ manager opened up a time portal to that day late Tuesday night, after watching Robinson Cano, amidst a dreadful debut season with the Mets, go deep three times to lead his team to a 5-2 victory over the Padres.
“You don’t hit three homers if you’re declining,” said Callaway — who, to be fair, wasn’t born until May 13, 1975.