After London's latest victory, it seemed like the last thing anyone wanted to talk about was the game itself. Instead, the focus was on a cat that somehow wandered onto the field at London Stadium in the top of the second inning. The tiny tabby scampered from near the visitors' dugout all the way to the left field wall, stopping the action for a good ten minutes. Outfielder Justin Limer stood motionless as the cat darted past. "I'm not going to try to catch that thing," he said later, "he was moving pretty fast. And I'm more of a dog person myself."
College intern Matt Field was given the unenviable task of capturing the frenzied feline, and the fans were transfixed as they watched the thrilling chase unfold before them. Matt finally caught up to the cat and grabbed it on the warning track, but getting the scrappy stray off the field proved to be tricky. "He wasn't very cooperative," the 20-year-old explained, "and I have the scars to prove it. But we made it eventually."
The cat's mad dash, meanwhile, was replayed later on the stadium's video screens, which pumped up the crowd and maybe even the players, as they went on to victory. Fans immediately flooded social media offering to adopt the cat and nominating him as the team's official "meows-cot." Reportedly, the cat is now at the London Humane Society, where he will be kept for observation. If no owner can be identified, then the cat will be placed for adoption. "Sure, we'd like to keep him," said Monarchs spokesman Ben Cooney. "If he can bring us some more victories, we'll even give him a spot on the roster!"
With quiet trepidation he emerged from darkness
Bravely walking into the light
Not, perhaps, the hero looked for
But hero of the moment
Upon brow of second frame
Frumious Centaur wielded ponderous cudgel
Bowler Derbil of darksome FIP
Could inspire only worry
But then, but then!
Our spirits unexpectedly buoyed
By this brave feline
Trotting into the night
Down third base line
Into verdant field sinister
Stouthearted tabby charged
Heedless of crowd's roar
(Well, not entirely heedless
Probably scared beyond reason
If we're being completely honest
But charge he did to boundary wall)
Upon wide track of warning
He did battle with unexpected foe
Impudent lackey sent to apprehend
Lacerated thoroughly, impudence repaid
Hero cat, carried off
To ovation most fairly earned
Sir Pouncealot the cat
Bringer of glorious victory!