The Mets swept the Diamondbacks this week in Arizona, with the final game a blowout 9–0 win on Thursday. As is the case in baseball blowouts, the SNY broadcast had to fill time, and Keith Hernandez did so by contemplating his own mortality.
When Gary Cohen asked Hernandez whether he’d stay up to watch the Mets play in San Diego this weekend, Hernandez said he feels the need to enjoy life more instead.
“You know, as I’ve gotten older, I like to get up early and enjoy the full day,” Hernandez said during a Daniel Vogelbach at-bat. “I haven’t got too many days left.”