{"id":37765,"date":"2022-06-05T16:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T16:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gary-cohen-keith-hernandez-blast-mets-dodgers-rule-flap\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T16:37:05","slug":"gary-cohen-keith-hernandez-blast-mets-dodgers-rule-flap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gary-cohen-keith-hernandez-blast-mets-dodgers-rule-flap\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez Blast Mets-Dodgers Rule Flap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New York Mets broadcast crew – widely considered the gold standard for baseball announce teams – justifiably lost its collective mind late Saturday during a bizarre controversy in which the umpires didn’t seem to know a rule they were trying to enforce.<\/p>\n

The wild incident happened in the ninth inning of the New York Mets’ 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Down by five runs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts<\/strong> did not want to tax his regular bullpen pitchers in a game he evidently did not believe his team could win. So he tried to hand the ball to utility man Zach McKinstry<\/strong> – only a new rule dictates that a team must be trailing by at least six runs before it can use a regular player as a pitcher. With the Dodgers only down five, they were required to bring in a proper reliever. <\/p>\n

But lots of confusion ensued about the ruling. The umpires held a long conference, in which they coordinated with Major League Baseball’s replay center in New York. No one appeared to have a clue about what to do. <\/p>\n

After a delay of several minutes, Mets analyst Keith Hernandez<\/strong> snapped. <\/p>\n

“Look at this!” Hernandez said. “This is absurd!”<\/p>\n

At one point, crew chief CB Buckner turned on his mic to announce the ruling. Only, he appeared staggeringly confused about what he was saying. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2026 by\u2026\u201d Bucknor said – his words trailing off as he scratched his chin and took a lengthy pause. <\/p>\n

Eventually, he finished his thought. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy rule, a position player cannot come in to pitch unless they are down by more than six runs,\u201d Bucknor said.<\/p>\n

By then, the restless Dodger Stadium crowd cascaded the field with boos, and Mets skipper Buck Showalter jumped out of the dugout to argue – as the umpires allowed the new replacement, Evan Phillips<\/strong>to warm up in the bullpen before being called in. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey should not give the pitcher adequate warm-up time,\u201d Mets play-by-play broadcaster Gary Cohen explained. “They should just give him the eight [pitches] from the mound … This is totally wrong! “<\/p>\n

At that point, as the delay continued to drag on, and Phillips was given a full compliment of warm-up tosses, the Mets announcers lost it. <\/p>\n

“Come on!” Hernandez said. “Make a Custer decision here!” <\/p>\n

“This is so embarrassing for Major League Baseball!” Cohen said. “Truly embarrassing!” <\/p>\n

“Cue the clown music,” added Ron Darling<\/strong>the third Mets announcer. <\/p>\n

Watch above, via SNY. <\/p>\n

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