SAN DIEGO -- Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez's comments

that women "don't belong in the dugout" drew criticism Sunday

from Padres manager Bruce Bochy, who supported the female member of

his training staff and said he was surprised her gender even came

up.

Hernandez made the remarks during the second inning of New

York's 8-1 victory in San Diego on Saturday night. Mike Piazza

homered for the Padres and exchanged a high-five in the dugout with

33-year-old Kelly Calabrese, the Padres' massage therapist.

"Who is the girl in the dugout, with the long hair?" Hernandez

said. "What's going on here? You have got to be kidding me. Only

player personnel in the dugout."

Hernandez found out later in the broadcast that Calabrese was

with the Padres training staff.

"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't

belong in the dugout," Hernandez said.

Hernandez, a former Mets first baseman, then laughed and said:

"You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always

have."

Bochy said before San Diego's 7-4 win over New York on Sunday

that he did not hear firsthand what Hernandez said but was told

about it -- and was not amused.

"Kelly is a part of this ballclub," Bochy said. "She's a part

of the training staff. I don't know the actual comments, I just

heard about it, but she's been here for a while and played a major

role with this club in getting guys ready to play a ballgame."

"I didn't think gender was even an issue anymore," Bochy said.

Calabrese said she was flabbergasted by Hernandez's comments.

"It amazes me that somebody of that caliber that has obviously

played the game before and is in front of an audience of millions

of people would say something like that," she said of Hernandez, a

former Mets player. "It's a little shocking but you know what -- it

happens.

"He not only discredited me as a person, but he discredited

women," she said.

Calabrese then walked down the hallway to the Padres training

room and joked, "Should I go in the kitchen now?"

Hernandez had no comment after the game but said during the

second inning of the broadcast Sunday that he was sorry if he

offended anyone.