Tag: Gary Cohen

SNY Releases Spring Training Broadcast Schedule, Daniel Murphy Joins

SNY released their spring training broadcast schedule Monday morning, the same day pitchers and catchers reported to spring training. The first game on SNY will be the Mets’ Grapefruit season opener on Saturday, February 24 at 1:00 pm E.T. The terrific trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling will man the booth this spring, along with field reporter Steve Gelbs. Former Mets...

Morning Briefing: Juan Soto Joins Judge, Verdugo In The Bronx

Good morning, Mets fans! After months of speculation and weeks of negotiating, the New York Yankees finally completed the trade to acquire star outfielder Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported last night that the trade was finally official as the Yankees will be adding their second and third outfielders of the off-season. Along with acquiring Juan Soto,...

Morning Briefing: Mets Confident Starling Marte Will Not Need Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! David Stearns was talking with the media yet again on Wednesday, where he gave some good news regarding Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte. Stearns said that the club is confident that Marte will not need to undergo surgery on his groin this offseason. Marte has had medical struggles with his groin since the end of the 2022 season, which included having surgery prior...

Morning Briefing: Mets Draft Lottery Odds at 4.3%

Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball announced the 2024 draft lottery odds Wednesday night, and the Mets came in at 4.3%, the seventh-highest odds in all of MLB. This is the second rendition of the MLB draft lottery following the latest edition of the collective bargaining agreement, where the two sides agreed that the top six picks of the draft will be based on the lottery system....

Gary Cohen Named Finalist for Ford C. Frick Award

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, with Mets’ broadcaster Gary Cohen being one of them. The other finalists for the 2024 Frick Award are Joe Buck, Joe Castiglione, Jacques Doucet, Tom Hamilton, Ernie Johnson Sr., Ken Korach, Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, and Dan Shulman. The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster...

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Split Series With Nats

There’s going to be lots of ups and downs with the New York Mets the rest of the way. But at least it will be fun to watch. That proved to be the way during a two-game series against the Nationals in Washington. The Baby Mets and an explosive offense won the day on Tuesday, before the bats vanished and the bullpen couldn’t get the job done in a 3-2 walk-off loss on Wednesday. With...

Morning Briefing: Mets Honor Legends But Fall in Lackluster Loss

Good morning, Mets fans! A star-studded filled afternoon that featured former Mets Al Leiter and Howard Johnson and team broadcasters Howie Rose and Gary Cohen were inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame ended on a sour note as the Blue Jays beat the Mets 2-1. Tylor Megill started for New York and pitched admirably through five innings but the team failed to muster more than a run. For more on this...

Gary Cohen and Howie Rose: The Voices of Mets Summers

It’s hard to imagine a recent Mets moment without Howie Rose or Gary Cohen. And it’s impossible for many Mets fans to watch or listen to a game without them. They are direct descendants of a generation that saw and heard Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner, and Lindsey Nelson. That’s what makes them beloved: they are who we are. Howie and Gary are not transplants.  They became a central...

Morning Briefing: Dodgers’ Gavin Lux Out For The Season

Good morning, Mets fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost shortstop Gavin Lux due to a torn ACL, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Lux is also reported to have sprained his LCL in the same knee. The injury occurred during a spring training game between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon. Lux was running from second base to third and landed awkwardly on his right leg while...

Mets Announce 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Howard Johnson, Al Leiter, Gary Cohen, and Howie Rose will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame as the 2023 class of inductees, the team announced on Wednesday. Additionally, Jay Horowitz, the team’s longtime media relations guru, will receive the team’s Hall of Fame Achievement Award. Johnson, Leiter, Cohen and Rose will officially be inducted on Saturday, June 3 in a pre-game...

Morning Briefing: Twins Reportedly Accelerating Talks With Correa

Good morning, Mets fans! Late Monday night, Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported that the Twins are accelerating their talks with Carlos Correa. The report comes on the 19th day since Correa and the Mets agreed to a 12-year, $315 million contract, though the article states that the Mets aren’t out of the running for the star infielder. According to sources, the Twins have...

Top 5 GKR Moments in 2022

We’ve reached the final day of 2022 and, as ever, we were treated to some incredible moments from the best booth in baseball over the past 12 months. Let’s take a look at five of the best moments from Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling before we officially wave goodbye to 2022. Where Is India? Our favorite booth is at its best when Gary, Keith and Ron are all together....

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