SNY Mets' Gelbs calls Skyline Chili worse than vending machine burrito

SNY TV reporter Steve Gelbs returned to Great American Ball Park for the New York Mets’ series against the Cincinnati Reds, and didn’t have good things to say about the Skyline Chili cheese coney.

“I’m not trying to be hyperbolic,” Gelbs said after trying the coney during the broadcast. “I’d rather have a vending machine burrito. I’m not kidding.”

In 2024, Gelbs tried a burrito from a vending machine outside the network’s truck at GABP, and called it “maybe the most vile thing that we have experienced in nearly two decades on the air.”

“I know everybody’s really into the new food offerings here at all the ballparks, but they don’t really seem to care about our crew,” Gelbs added during the 2024 SNY broadcast.

In 2021, SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen blasted Skyline Chili during a Mets-Reds broadcast, saying “this is supposed to be food that you actually eat. … Try it once, and then you’ll never eat it again.”

Buckle up if the Reds don’t finish the month hot. Here’s a lineup of trade chips that could be involved in serious rumors, if not on the move, via The Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer.
First up:
RHP Brady Singer (1 year/$12.75 million)

Buckle up if the Reds don’t finish the month hot. Here’s a lineup of trade chips that could be involved in serious rumors, if not on the move, via The Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer.
First up:
RHP Brady Singer (1 year/$12.75 million)

Brady Singer is a free agent after this season and not a strong candidate for a qualifying offer or extension offer because of the Reds’ depth of young, controllable starting pitching options heading into next year.

3B/DH Eugenio Suárez (1 year/$15 million)

The reunion with Eugenio Suárez was a win-now move. But instead he would now become a way to recoup about $5 million in prorated salary after ownership stretched the budget for the the veteran free agent.

LHP Caleb Ferguson (1 year/$4.5 million)

After spending the first two months on the injured list with an oblique injury, Caleb Ferguson pitched well, putting him in position to be valued highly enough for a third straight summer move.

RHP Pierce Johnson (1 year/$6.5 million)

Until landing on the IL, Pierce Johnson was one of Francona’s most trusted leverage relievers. And contenders will look at his 1.50 ERA in 12 postseason appearances when engaging in talks with the Reds.

LHP Brock Burke (1 year/$2.325 million)

Brock Burke been a workhorse for Francona’s injury-hammered bullpen, looking exceptional at times, albeit also surrendering too many walks.

1B/DH Nathaniel Lowe (1 year, $1.75 million)

Signed as a free agent after spring training camp opened in February, Nathaniel Lowe looked like a redundant roster piece until proving his value to a slumping lineup by earning increasing playing time after the season began until becoming a regular.

C Tyler Stephenson (1 year/$6.8 million)

Tyler Stephenson, the Reds’ 2015 first-round draft pick, has developed into a productive starting catcher in his career. But extension talks in recent years have gone nowhere.