Keith Hernandez roasted himself for forgetting his TV shirt: ‘I’m just a dunderhead’
As a New York Mets legend, Keith Hernandez is used to making headlines for the organization as a player and now color commentator. He probably wants to rewind and redo the full sequence of his day on Sunday.
Before the Mets took on the St. Louis Cardinals on the road, Mets play-by-play broadcaster Gary Cohen addressed the “elephant in the room” during pregame introductions. Hernandez had forgotten his usual PIX11 broadcast TV shirt. As a result, he was forced to wear one with a makeshift logo, seemingly pieced together with duct tape and a black marker. The difference between his shirt and Cohen’s was quite obvious.
Rather than make up some weird excuse, Hernandez acknowledged he just made a mistake during his travels and roasted himself for his blunder out of shame live on PIX11 air:
“Before we talk about the game tonight, we have to talk about the elephant in the room… Keith’s shirt." – Gary Cohen
"I'm just a dunderhead." – Keith Hernandez pic.twitter.com/EFWrDVfGdt
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 20, 2023
Hernandez could’ve taken this anywhere. In fact, the broadcast didn’t even necessarily have to acknowledge his shirt faux pas. But no, he is a professional. And professionals like him courageously admit when they’re wearing a broadcast polo scrambled together out of necessity.