Michael Kay doesn’t think he’s “close at all” to starting to think about his broadcast future, though he joked in a phone interview with The Post on Thursday that “when you reach a certain age, people are going to wonder.” Kay, 65, has started to hear speculation and the retirement of Mets broadcaster Howie Rose … Read more
This is the hour that provokes the poets, 3 o’clock in the afternoon in the middle of a September Tuesday, inside a quiet stadium. There is a high sun and a cloudless sky and an emerald diamond below being tended to by men with rakes and hoses. There are 42,000 empty seats; workers are sprucing … Read more
Gary Cohen could’ve had a career in news — though not everyone wanted to hear about it, apparently. During Wednesday’s Mets-Marlins game, the Mets announcers poked some fun at other career paths they could’ve chosen — the type of aside that comes when a team has long been out of the pennant race. Gary Cohen and … Read more
Iron-fisted Vogue editrix Anna Wintour is a dinosaur who’s out of touch with the new generation — and should take the fall for the Met’s John Galliano disaster, fed-up insiders told The Post. “It’s too late for an apology — she should retire,’’ said a fashion source who works closely with Wintour. John Galliano and … Read more
Mike Breen might have been a little too starstruck when he was in the Mets locker room during the halcyon days of 1986. Breen, the avid Mets fan and Knicks play-by-play announcer on MSG Network, joined the SNY booth in the middle innings of Wednesday’s game against the Brewers and told the tale of how … Read more
Legendary Mets broadcaster Howie Rose will retire at the end of the club’s home schedule this season. The team will celebrate Rose with a special retirement ceremony before the last game of the season at Citi Field against the Phillies on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Mets will recognize Rose’s career and his impact on the … Read more
Sometimes things just slip out of your mouth that you immediately regret. And that was the case for Keith Hernandez on Tuesday night. While discussing the new-look, post-trade deadline Mets’ roster before a win over the Guardians, the longtime analyst referred to the players the team traded as “garbage.” “They definitely shuffled,” Hernandez said on … Read more
A Mets double play saved Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez from an “awkward conversation” during the SNY broadcast on Tuesday night. The two broadcasters were having a discussion in the bottom of the fourth when Hernandez referenced the old Milwaukee Braves, and Cohen began to mention the team’s mascot and logo — a depiction of … Read more
Former Mets hero Ray Knight might have forgotten he was on television. Knight, who was at Citi Field for the Mets’ reunion of their 1986 World Series championship team, casually dropped an F-bomb while talking to SNY reporter Steve Gelbs about the camaraderie with his teammates. “It’s just we hugged,” Knight said. “I had about … Read more
It crushes Keith Hernandez to see his beloved Mets exhibit a nonchalant attitude about the importance of defense at his former position. The former Gold Glove-winning first baseman zinged the Amazin’s during Wednesday’s 4-3 road loss to the Brewers about the team’s lack of emphasis on having a good glove at first base. “It seems … Read more
Keith Hernandez became upset out of nowhere on the Mets broadcast Tuesday night. In the sixth inning of the Mets’ 16-12 loss to the Royals, Hernandez and SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen discussed names being passed down from generation to generation, where Hernandez lamented the fact that his family lineage is ending. Essentially, there won’t … Read more
There’s no crying in baseball — when you root for the Yankees. Mets fans are in even more despair this week as the team got swept by the Cubs and fired their manager. But a 5-year-old Long Islander saw the writing on the wall months ago — when he went viral for sobbing about being … Read more
A Phillies fan thought he was being slick when he threw back a home run ball during a game against the Mets on Sunday. But he got caught in 4K. After Carson Benge’s home run, the NBC broadcast showed the fan in a Bryce Harper jersey celebrating his new souvenir. Fans of the home team … Read more
Steve Gelbs had to sprint as the Mets’ magic was in full effect Sunday. While the Mets battled back from a four-run deficit against the Yankees to pull off the improbable 7-6 victory in 10 innings, the team’s dugout reporter had a family emergency involving his son. Gelbs explained in an X post that he … Read more
Issues with the SNY broadcast of Thursday night’s Mets game had fans saying ay caramba. Fans noticed early in the Mets’ final game of a three-game set against the Twins that popular broadcasters Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were not calling the game, as the audio was replaced by Spanish-language broadcasters. A technical … Read more
The Mets could have another potential Grimace situation on their hands as WWE superstar Danhausen has chosen to lift the “curse” on the star-crossed franchise. Danhausen, who made his WWE debut after a stint in AEW at Elimination Chamber in February, is known for cursing fellow wrestlers and others who disrespect him, and has storyline … Read more
Fresh off their stunning Weekend 1 Coachella performance, BigBang cruised to Dodger Stadium to catch Los Angeles’ Tuesday night matchup with the Mets — and more than one Dodger was seen fanboying out over the iconic K-pop group. G-Dragon and Daesung scored field-level access a few hours before the game’s first pitch, and Dave Roberts immediately … Read more
Keith Hernandez had to change the channel while he had the chance. Hernandez, who stayed home with a back injury 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. “I tried to watch the Giants … Read more
It was a weekend filled with milestones for the Orioles’ new $155 million first baseman, Pete Alonso. Taking to Instagram on Monday, wife Haley Alonso recapped the couple’s first MLB opening weekend in Baltimore after seven seasons with the Mets, and their first as a family of three following the birth of their son in … Read more
After three decades as the voice of the Mets across radio and television, currently with WHSQ 880-AM, broadcaster Howie Rose is retiring at the end of the season. He makes the call for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby before he says to his career, “Put it in the books.” Q: What has the … Read more