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SNY Mets broadcasters have wild debate over Twins’ nickname: ‘Feels a little derogatory’
By Bradley Locker,
12 hours ago
Although the Mets’ performance on Wednesday may not have offered many highlights, fans got some levity via their broadcast booth.
With the team trailing the Twins by five in the bottom of the sixth inning of an eventual 8-3 loss , SNY play-by-play man Gary Cohen and analyst Keith Hernandez lightheartedly argued about the nickname that Hernandez used — “Twinkies.”
“I am not convinced that the Twins like being referred to as the ‘Twinkies,’” Cohen countered, alluding to Twinkie the Kid. “Just saying, feels a little derogatory.”
Gary Cohen checks Keith Hernandez for calling the Twins the Twinkies.
"I am not convinced the Twins like being referred to as the Twinkies. Just saying, feels a little derogatory…I don't want you to raise any ire." pic.twitter.com/Kz3PVFRJ0A
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 31, 2024 Keith Hernandez received some blowback from Gary Cohen over his use of “Twinkies.” for the NY POST
“No! No! I mean it very compassionately,” Hernandez offered. “Nothing but positive waves on that. We used to call them the Twinkies. I always thought it was a cool name. I’ll call them the Twins.”
“That’s OK. You can call them whoever you want,” the veteran announcer said. “I just, I don’t want you to raise any ire on the other side. I mean, we don’t see them that often.”
Afterward, Hernandez quipped that he would never use the moniker “Twinkies” when speaking to Minnesota legends like Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew or Cesar Tovar.
Gary Cohen (left) has been a mainstay in the Mets’ SNY TV booth. AP
The Mets will look to get back on track during a lengthy 10-game, four-city road trip which begins in Los Angeles against the Angels on Friday at 9:38 p.m. ET.
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