Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez had enough of brutal umpiring in Mets-Diamondbacks series: ‘El stinko'
Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez didn't hide their feelings about the umpiring crew in charge of this week's Mets-Diamondbacks series.
And Thursday's matinee got to a point where both really made sure to let their SNY audience know how they felt.
Things came to a head in the top of the ninth in Arizona's 4-2 win at Citi Field when the Diamondbacks loaded the bases with two outs and slugger Eugenio Suarez up at the plate.
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Reliever Ty Adcock's slider in a 1-2 count didn't break back over the plate, but the ball did clearly hit the bat of Suarez and landed in catcher Luis Torrens' glove, which would've been a foul tip strike three.
Both Torrens and manager Carlos Mendoza pleaded with home plate umpire John Bacon, who did not seem to agree and called the pitch a ball.
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Cohen then tore into Bacon's ability to call the game behind the dish.
3 The Mets argued that the ball had hit Suarez's bat.
'John Bacon does not seem to know the difference between a ball hitting a bat and a bat hitting a glove. That was clear a foul tip for strike three. … I mean, what's going on, Keith?'
After Suarez popped out to end the inning, Hernandez then summarized his feelings on the umpiring crews from the past two series.
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'Two series in a row just el stinko,' the ex-Mets first baseman said.
3 John Bacon was in Gary Cohen's crosshairs.
Notably, during the last series in Washington, Jesse Winker hit into a triple play in the opener after his line drive to first base was incorrectly called a catch, as multiple replays on the TV broadcast showed the ball hit the ground, which would've kept the ball in play and likely eliminated a triple play.
Winker was at the center of another controversial call during Wednesday's game in which he appeared to foul a ball off his foot with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.
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It was instead ruled a fair ball and ended up as an RBI groundout.
Two batters later, the Mets lost, 4-3.
3 Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez (center, right) were both fuming about the umpiring.
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All three plays were not reviewable.
The Mets next head to St. Louis for a series with the Cardinals after losing two out of three against Arizona.
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