Bizarre: Mets Broadcasting Team Had To Move Because The Possum Poop Made It Impossible To Breathe
Despite their complaints, New York Mets supporters cannot claim to have ever witnessed a possum escape from Citi Field. On the other side, the Oakland Athletics have a major possum problem.
Bizarre: Mets Broadcasting Team Had To Move Because The Possum Poop Made It Impossible To Breathe
One possum apparently felt it would be a good idea to create a cosy nest in the other team’s announcer booth after learning that the A’s were performing exceptionally poorly this season.
The aforementioned possum alarmed the New York broadcast crew on Friday before the A’s game versus the Mets, forcing them to move their camp.
The "rally possum" living at Oakland Coliseum made an appearance in the booth during A's-Angels on Opening Day.
Teams have been unable to use the booth since, the Mets' broadcast team says:pic.twitter.com/Ex3PdVpGCv
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 15, 2023
Gary Cohen, who calls games for SNY, described the terrifying episode that terrified the Mets broadcasters. Cohen and the rest of the team entered their visitors’ booth, where “they were immediately met by the stench of the possum having done his business in the booth.”
The New York Mets broadcast team said a possum left an unpleasant smell — forcing them to relocate to a smaller booth. https://t.co/zy8iwiPQqo
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) April 16, 2023
The team then packed everything and moved to a booth with a blocked-off view caused by a pole.
But as colour analyst Ron Darling noted, he preferred “pole” to “possum.” as would most individuals.
Mets’ SNY broadcasters forced to switch booths in Oakland due to possum poop: ‘Reeked so badly’ https://t.co/xmigg8urB0 pic.twitter.com/YsBWC84oUO
— New York Post (@nypost) April 16, 2023
We’re not the first to mention it, but possum poop all over a broadcast booth is nasty. Quite an accurate portrayal of the Athletics’ season thus far, no?
The A’s lost to the Mets 17-6 that evening, and they don’t seem to have any influence on the possum that is thought to reside in the other team’s television booth.
Mets TV broadcasters moved to new booth due to loose possum. 😂 https://t.co/DohXKvw26L
— Dan Thorn (@DanThorn_) April 15, 2023
The unnamed possum initially emerged at the Oakland Coliseum in the spring of 2022, and it appears that a year later, he or she has quietly settled down in a cute, dusty nook of the building.
Mets announcers forced to call game from different booth as possum ‘makes a home’ at A’s stadium https://t.co/PHgqADsHGr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 16, 2023
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