We all have our moments at work where we might act a little thoughtlessly, but it’s not every day that it happens in front of a packed baseball stadium. Unfortunately, that was the case for the New York Mets during their game against the Pirates at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
Surprisingly, there’s some logic behind it. The Mets created a graphic to support their pitcher, Kodai Senga. So, whenever Senga hit a batter, a little ghost holding a fork would appear on the scoreboard.
This was usually harmless—until Senga exited and Ryne Stanek came in, racking up three strikeouts, which led to the scoreboard switching back to the standard “K” for a strikeout. But, there was a rather unfortunate implication when viewed in the context of “KKK.”
I have to admit, the Ghost Fork is pretty fascinating. It appears to be a fastball to the batter but then seems to vanish, only to reemerge at the bottom of the strike zone, following the player.
It’s worth considering the implications before mixing graphics like that in the future.
