Keith Hernandez takes shot at Mets rival: 'I hate doing Phillies games'

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Keith Hernandez will not be announcing the New York Mets next two series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

When the Mets play the Phillies this upcoming weekend, Hernandez will attend the St. Louis Cardinals' celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1982 World Series Championship team.

The following weekend? 

"It’s a scheduled off series," Hernandez said during Tuesday’s SNY telecast of Mets-Reds. 

"I’ve expressed to the front office – not the Mets front office, our front office at SNY – that I hate doing Phillies games. So I guess they gave me the series off."

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Former New York Met and current broadcaster Keith Hernandez speaks during a press conference before a game between the Mets and the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on July 09, 2022 in New York City. The team is retiring Hernandez' #17 prior to the start of the game.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Hernandez’s broadcast partner Gary Cohen was as surprised as everyone else viewing and asked the follow-up question, "You hate doing Phillies games?"

"They never seem to disappoint," Hernandez responded. "Over the years – and they’re hot right now, so I’d like to see them – but as far as fundamentally, defensively, the Phillies have always been just not up it."

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Keith Hernandez, Jerry Seindfeld, Ron Darling and Gary Cohen speak  as Jerry Seinfeld Celebrates Seinfeld on Netflix at Citi Field on September 29, 2021 in New York City.  (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix)

Hernandez said later in the broadcast that he likes the city of Philadelphia and