The Mets had been barking up the mistaken tree.
ESPN character and former WFAN host Chris “Mad Canine” Russo went off concerning the celebration following Pete Alonso breaking Darryl Strawberry’s franchise house run document Tuesday with No. 253.
“I can’t consider the large deal individuals are making about Pete Alonso being the franchise record-holder now for house runs,” Russo mentioned on ESPN’s “First Take” on Wednesday morning.
“No one in Metville that I do know, and I do know plenty of Met followers, after a stretch the place they’ve misplaced 11 of 12 and allowed the Phillies to bury them within the NL East. Now, we’re going to make a giant deal about Alonso’s house run?”
Russo continued by criticizing Mets announcer Gary Cohen for his boisterous response to Alonso’s 253rd profession house run.
“And I like Gary Cohen, however did you hear his name? This can be a little excessive,” Russo continued earlier than impatiently pleading with present producers to play the video.
Cohen gave a double “Outta right here” name when Alonso flicked the ball the alternative method for a house run within the third inning of a 13-5 win.
“You’ll be able to’t even inform me what the house run document was earlier than this nonsense,” a livid Russo yelled.
“That is ridiculous, and by the way in which, if the Mets love Alonso a lot, why didn’t they pay him within the offseason for crying out loud?”
He added:”254 homers? That’s ridiculously low.”
Alonso signed a two-year contract value $54 million final offseason, though there may be an opt-out after this season, which he seemingly will train after posting robust numbers this yr.
Even with Tuesday’s win, the Mets are in a brutal stretch that has them now 5 video games behind the Phillies within the NL East and solely two video games away from a postseason berth.
Alonso hit two house runs Tuesday to push the brand new document to 254.
