Mets fans were saying “OMG” on Sunday but it wasn’t for anything good.
The series finale between the Mets and Marlins aired as part of the Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff package with Marlins announcer Paul Severino providing play-by-play and MLB Networking’s Anthony Recker providing analysis.
But the Severino design didn’t sit well with Mets fans, especially when Brandon Nimmo hit a solo home run into the second inning in right field at Citi Field to give the Mets a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning.
The lack of enthusiasm from Severino during the call irked the Mets faithful who took to social media to express their displeasure about it.
“A second-deck home run for Nimmo and two-one Mets lead,” Severino said with the same change in the inflection of his voice.
“Games without Gary Cohen sucks. That was the most boring hr call I’ve ever seen.” wrote a user on X.
“Sucking, Paul Severino is no Gary Cohen,” wrote another person about the drive home.
“‘National broadcasters’ for Roku and it’s just the Marlins’ main broadcaster, like what’s even the point of something like this?” asked another user.
The broadcasters weren’t the only issues that appeared to be a problem as fans complained on social media about the lack of accessibility to the game broadcast and issues with the stream, according to Awful Announcing.
The Mets fell to the Marlins ultimately 3-2 in a game they needed to win with a tough schedule ahead.
The Mets will face the Orioles in a three-game series in Queens before departing to face the Padres in four games and then traveling to face the Diamondbacks in a three-game set.
Nimmo also left the game in the eighth inning with right shoulder soreness after he made a diving catch and will undergo an MRI on Monday, further dampening the Mets’ day.