Mets fans are used to their team getting mocked, just not by their own TV crew.
Mets broadcast offi cials were angrier yesterday than K-Rod at a family reunion, after a TV technician played an insulting audio clip from the show “Family Guy” over shots of the Amazin’s walking off the field after Friday’s season-opening defeat.
The brief clip interrupted the doleful voice of Mets announcer Gary Cohen, as he gave the unhappy recap of the 6-2 drubbing by the Florida Marlins.
The clip — from a “Family Guy” bit in which the team’s season was declared over on Opening Day — was a clear slap in Mr. Met’s rawhide face.
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“Family Guy” fans quickly recognized the audio as a Mets-mocking gag from the Fox show’s Nov. 7 episode.
In one of the cartoon’s riffs on pop culture, the scheming baby character, Stewie Griffin, is upset that he’s not having fun on Halloween, and says the holiday is “a bigger letdown than being a Mets fan.”
The scene then cuts to Stewie sitting at a Mets game. An announcer says, “It’s Opening Day, and here’s the first pitch . . . and the season’s over!”
Stewie then flings down his cap in disgust.
Moments after the end of Friday night’s game on SNY, the Mets-owned cable network, the portion of the clip in which the “Family Guy” announcer says “Opening Day, and here’s the first pitch” could clearly be heard over images of players.
Yesterday, SNY executives were seething.
“It was a very poor decision by an employee,” a network spokesman told The Post. “The matter is being dealt with internally.”
The team wasn’t fazed by the flack — at least publicly.
“You can’t react to criticism,” said Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz, who hadn’t heard of the on-air gaffe until called by The Post. “We’re New York; you have a thick skin.”
Another source said the incident was unintentional and that it’s not clear if the employee will be fired.
On a happier note, the Mets beat the Marlins, 6-4, last night for their first win of the season.
“Family Guy” has poked fun at the cartoonish franchise before.
“Look at the garbage those damned leafers dumped on our lawn,” fumes dad Peter Griffin in one episode. The shot shows players in Mets uniforms.
Additional reporting by Mike Puma