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Wearing his umbrella hat, Blooper decided to take a dugout nap during the Mets-Braves rain delay

Monday was a particularly long day at SunTrust Park in Atlanta. With a doubleheader scheduled, both the Mets and Braves were ready for a lot of baseball. 
After the first game ended in dramatic fashion thanks to Charlie Culberson's walk-off heroics, Mother Nature intervened and forced a three-hour rain delay before the second game could start.
What to do during such a prolonged delay? Well, the Braves mascot, Blooper, took the opportunity to get some shut-eye in the dugout, while wearing his handy umbrella hat: 

Always grab a nap when you can -- that's the takeaway from this.

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