Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Before the second game got underway , the press agreed that the `` midget-in-a-cake '' appearance had not been up to Veeck 's usual promotional standard .
Simplified: Before the second game got underway , the press agreed that the `` midget-in-a-cake '' appearance had not been up to Veeck 's usual plan .