{"id":670380,"date":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670380\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:24:28","slug":"keith-hernandez-had-to-stop-watching-mets-series-while-away-from-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670380\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Hernandez had to stop watching Mets series while away from booth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keith Hernandez had to change the channel while he had the chance.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez, who stayed home <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnthonyRieber\/status\/2039367200545349887?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">with a back injury<\/a> while SNY colleagues Gary Cohen and Todd Zeile picked up the series from San Francisco as the Mets took three of four games from the middling NL West team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to watch the Giants series, Gare, but the Giants played so horribly that I had to turn it off,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/sports\/mets-use-late-inning-magic-for-walk-off-win-over-diamondbacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hernandez said Tuesday on SNY during the Mets\u2019 4-3 win<\/a> in 10 innings over the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen then quipped back, \u201cTodd and I were not compelling enough to keep your attention?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez pointed out it had more to do with the Giants than it did with Cohen\u2019s commentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad nothing to do with you guys. It just was \u2026 the defense, I just was stunned,\u201d Hernandez continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it was finally 6-0, I turned it off,\u201d he added while mimicking turning off a television, seemingly referring to Saturday\u2019s 9-0 victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re one of a kind,\u201d Cohen continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets dominated the series against the Giants after dropping the opening game of a four-game set.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39024311\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/san-francisco-giants-manager-tony-124555534.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello walking to the dugout.\" class=\"wp-image-39024311\"  \/>Tony Vitello has a lot of work to do turn around the Giants this season.  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco is not exactly impressing under new manager Tony Vitello, who is looking to turn things around following an 81-81 campaig.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t appear that he is the second coming of Bruce Bochy, though.<\/p>\n<p>Team leader <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/06\/sports\/mets-voice-gary-cohen-unloads-on-matt-chapman-for-awful-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Chapman had a horrific week<\/a>, as told by Cohen. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.86129754;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39024298\" width=\"832\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mets-keith-hernandez-gary-cohen.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Hernandez and Gary Cohen in a broadcast booth.\" class=\"wp-image-39024298\"  \/>Keith Hernandez returned to the Mets\u2019 booth with not so kind Giants commentary. <\/p>\n<p>Between yelling expletives at his teammates for making bone-headed plays on the diamond to making his own terrible base running blunders, Chpaman and the Giants looked lost all week.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants are the worst offense in all of baseball right now, averaging an MLB-low 3.0 runs per game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keith Hernandez had to change the channel while he had the chance. 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