Announcer's 'Rock Bottom' Quip Ages Poorly As Mets Rally for Dramatic First Win

New York Mets play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen was going through it on Thursday afternoon.

Entering the eighth inning, the Mets—winless in their first five games of the 2024 season—hadn't tallied a single hit and trailed the Detroit Tigers 1–0. Cohen, who went viral Monday for showing pure disgust on the broadcast during a rain delay, had once again seen enough.

"Nobody in the ballpark. 0–5 [record]," Cohen said on the SportsNet New York broadcast. "Hitless through seven [innings]. Feels like rock bottom."

"Nobody in the ballpark. 0-5. Hitless through 7. It feels like rock bottom." - Gary Cohen on the state of the Mets.

A reminder that this is game 6 of 162. The Mets still have 156 games left to play, and boy, are things getting late early in Flushing... pic.twitter.com/zYPjye0PGX
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 4, 2024

The Mets must have heard Cohen's proclamation, because outfielder Harrison Bader singled to start the eighth inning to break up the Tigers' combined no-hitter.

In the ninth inning, slugger Pete Alonso homered to tie the game, and outfielder Tyrone Taylor brought home the winning run on a walk-off single.

TYRONE TAYLOR WINS IT!!! #LGM pic.twitter.com/PTHQV8MtGP
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 4, 2024

The 2024 Mets are winless no more. And for the first time all season, Cohen had something to celebrate on the broadcast.

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