The Mets were barking up the wrong tree.<\/p>\n
ESPN personality and former WFAN host Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo went off about the celebration following Pete Alonso breaking Darryl Strawberry\u2019s franchise home run record<\/a> Tuesday with No. 253.<\/p>\n \u201cI cannot believe the big deal people are making about Pete Alonso being the franchise record-holder now for home runs,\u201d Russo said on ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take\u201d on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody in Metville that I know, and I know a lot of Met fans, after a stretch where they\u2019ve lost 11 of 12 and allowed the Phillies to bury them in the NL East. Now, we\u2019re going to make a big deal about Alonso\u2019s home run?\u201d<\/p>\n Russo continued by criticizing Mets announcer Gary Cohen<\/a> for his boisterous reaction to Alonso\u2019s 253rd career home run.<\/p>\n Chris Russo absolutely hated the Mets\u2019 celebration of Pete Alonso. X, @awfulannouncing<\/p>\n Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets raises his arm after hitting his career 253rd homer in the 3rd inning. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I love Gary Cohen, but did you hear his call? This is a little over the top,\u201d Russo continued before impatiently pleading with show producers to play the video.<\/p>\n Cohen gave a double \u201cOutta here\u201d call when Alonso flicked the ball the opposite way for a home run in the third inning of a 13-5 win. <\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t even tell me what the home run record was before this nonsense,\u201d a furious Russo yelled. <\/p>\n Pete Alonso got a curtain call on Tuesday. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n \u201cThis is ridiculous, and by the way, if the Mets love Alonso so much, why didn\u2019t they pay him in the offseason for crying out loud?\u201d<\/p>\n He added:\u201d254 homers? That\u2019s ridiculously low.\u201d<\/p>\n “IT’S OUTTA HERE! OUTTA HERE! PETE ALONSO STANDS ALONE! THE POLAR BEAR, ON HIS OWN PRIVATE ICEBERG! PETE ALONSO, THE MOST PROLIFIC HOME RUN HITTER IN NEW YORK METS HISTORY!”<\/p>\n Gary Cohen on the call for Pete Alonso’s record-breaking 253rd Mets home run \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Q3XXGx29vg<\/a><\/p>\n