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Yahoo
02-05-2025
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- Yahoo
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. Advertisement 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. 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. Cohen then tore into Bacon's ability to call the game behind the dish. 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?' Advertisement After Suarez popped out to end the inning, Hernandez then summarized his feelings on the umpiring crews from the past two series. 'Two series in a row just el stinko,' the ex-Mets first baseman said. 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. Advertisement It was instead ruled a fair ball and ended up as an RBI groundout. Two batters later, the Mets lost, 4-3. Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez (center, right) were both fuming about the umpiring. SNY 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.
New York Post
02-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement '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. Advertisement 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. SNY 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.
