In a dismal season, the Mets are getting creative. From meet and greets with fans to gimmicks on TV, the team is hoping people keep tuning in even if the team isn’t winning.
The gimmicks on TV will come into play tonight and tomorrow, both giving Gary Cohen some well deserved time off.
Tonight, during the 6th inning of the game, the SNY broadcast will go completely silent. No announcers will be on – at all – during the entire inning, rather letting the actions on the field speak for themselves.
I wonder if Cohen has his fingers crossed that no spectacular play will occur during this inning of play.
Tomorrow, Cohen will get the entire day off. Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling will be at the helm for the entire game.
You may remember that Cohen had a day off earlier in the year with Kevin Burkhardt taking over the play calling duties. Tomorrow, though, is all Darling and Hernandez.
I like these little things SNY does to keep the TV feed fresh. Last year we saw Hernandez sitting behind home plate and discussing the game from the field perspective. We also saw all three broadcasters move up to the upper deck level and call an entire game from that perch.
I dig it.