There are times when the local television broadcasters are best suited to provide the most accurate accounting of a baseball team’s performance. They watch every game and are naturally inclined to unearth the most favorable perspectives, if possible.
But on Sunday, Michael Kay, David Cone and Paul O’Neill could find nothing redeeming to say during the latest Yankee collapse, a devastating 10-5 loss to the Mets that was perhaps the most agonizing defeat in an utterly disappointing season.
Amid boos and jeers at Yankee Stadium — from the home fans, at least — the announcers used words like “horrifying,” “embarrassing” and “meltdown” to describe the debacle unfolding beneath them.