Tuesday night brought another disappointing game in the midst of a tremendously disappointing season for the New York Mets. How bad was it? While broadcasting Tuesday for SNY, announcer and Mets legend Keith Hernandez briefly left the booth. Why? Well, he was hungry.
In other news, the SNY booth lost Keith Hernandez for a while because he went to get a pretzel, in case you're wondering how the Mets are.
— Kate Feldman (@kateefeldman) July 19, 2017
Even better is that there will be no blaming Roger McDowell for this incident. We have video proof.
You know the game is boring when Keith Hernandez walks out of the booth to get a pretzel. @SNYtv @mets @The7Line pic.twitter.com/6rkHJ6aaRq
— Michael Barletta (@MikeBWeather) July 19, 2017
Indeed, Tuesday’s game was not going well for the Mets. By the end of the second inning, the St. Louis Cardinals led 4-0.
Hernandez has told the story that after he made out in the 10th inning in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, he went into the clubhouse, grabbed a beer, and stayed there through the entire rally that culminated with Mookie Wilson’s famed grounder through Bill Buckner’s legs. Perhaps he was trying the same karma here.
It did not work.