In this season of assessment of trades– my middle reliever for your third-string catcher–and playoff shifting, my thoughts turn, as always, to Devin Mesoraco.
This was the All-Star catcher who reported to the Reds clubhouse and found himself batting in a Mets uniform by the end of the game. Such an incident reframes first day of work nerves.
I wonder what it’s like for players who are shunted from one team to the next. How does that… work, emotionally? Here in fandom, we say “Wait, what?” or “Good!” or “Meh” and move on with our lives (I must admit that I had to look up what happened to Mes—he’s retired and volunteering as a college coach.