SNY reminded us earlier this week that it was 20 years ago this past week that Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling joined SNY as color analysts alongside Gary Cohen’s play-by-play. Despite several disappointing seasons over the past couple decades, one thing has remained; the Mets have the best booth in baseball. “GKR” has been there to entertain Mets fans when things got long,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Padres, who have had several questions concerning their financial status, were able to lock up one of their young stars on Wednesday. San Diego’s center fielder, Jackson Merrill, had an All-Star campaign in his rookie year, slugging 24 home runs with a .292/.326/.500 slash line. Merrill agreed with the club on a nine-year, $135 million contract extension which...
Last Saturday, I got the exciting news from Mike Mayer I was approved to cover the 2025 Amazin’ Day at Citi Field. Sure, it also meant I had to wake up at 6:30 A.M. to drive down from Connecticut, but who wouldn’t be ecstatic about the chance to directly speak to the players, managers of present and past, and get a free ticket to a must-experience event held by the Mets. The event...
Good morning Mets fans! Mets first baseman Pete Alonso struck out in the ninth inning of the National League team’s 5-3 defeat to the American League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers. Alonso opened the final frame against Cleveland Guardians star Emmanuel Clase. The 29-year-olds faced four consecutive cutters to start the at-bat before...
Listen up. The trio of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling earned the best score ever en route to their first ranking at the top of Awful Announcing’s favorite MLB broadcast teams. GKR finished top five each time the web site asked its readers this question (six times in the last 10 years), including a second-place finish last season. More than 13,000 AA readers voted. Some 68...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
