Tag: Jonathan Villar
5/1/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:After the Mets lost on a two run strikeout on Friday night, they will renew acquaintances with the Phillies for…
Read more »4/25/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Defense and clutch hitting have been issues for the New York Mets (8-8) in the early going and yesterday’s game…
Read more »4/22/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Updated:Wrigley Field hasn’t been a very friendly place for the New York Mets (7-6) over the years and 2021 has…
Read more »4/20/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Updated:The offense may be struggling but the New York Mets (7-4) are still finding ways to win. Despite scoring only…
Read more »From Egregious To Exhilarating
Updated:We were headed towards a familiar story. Jacob deGrom, with zero margin for error, doesn’t get a big hit from…
Read more »4/17/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies, Doubleheader Edition
The New York Mets (5-3) may be in first place in the National League East but they simply haven’t had…
Read more »It’s The Stro Show, With Brandon Nimmo And Special Guest Star Jonathan Villar
Not even the exclusive weather forecaster could screw this up. The first game of Tuesday’s double header featured an early…
Read more »4/10/21 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
Updated:It may have been a bit controversial, but the New York Mets (2-2) picked up a win in their home…
Read more »Boom Boom Tick
Updated:It wouldn’t be Mets if it wasn’t weird. The Mets went into the ninth inning of their home opener down…
Read more »4/8/21 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
The opening series didn’t go as planned for the New York Mets (1-2), who dropped two out of three against…
Read more »Measured In Candelarias And Niemanns
Updated:Unfortunately, with David Peterson going against Aaron Nola, and more importantly a bullpen that was a bit compromised due to…
Read more »4/7/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:It wasn’t easy, but the New York Mets (1-1) are back in the win column. Marcus Stroman delivered a gem…
Read more »How A Glutton Learns Portion Control
So what was that I said about not having a consistent plan? One day after Luis Rojas kept Seth Lugo…
Read more »No Commencement of Beatings Until Further Notice
The Mets are probably lucky that social distancing is keeping Jacob deGrom from giving his teammates a beating. The Mets…
Read more »Participation Trophy
So the Marlins, without a hint of sarcasm on my part, are legit and deserve a lot of credit. I…
Read more »New Hollywood Order
Updated:The Mets turned the Marlins Disney Plus adventure into a New Hollywood flick from the 70’s: uncertain and discomforting. The…
Read more »The Screenplay For “A Fish Named Jeter”
In years past, this would be a loss that would really bother me. The Mets, with a very good offense…
Read more »All Streaks Die … Not Every Streak Truly Lives
The streak is over. When a team gets thoroughly dominated at the plate as the Mets did on Saturday, you…
Read more »In Need of a Metaphor or Two: The Brewers Bar Weekly Hangover 6/19–6/25
Each Monday evening we will review our favorite and least favorite events of the previous week, and share our perspective…
Read more »Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud: The Brewers Bar Weekly Hangover 6/5–6/11
Each Monday evening we will review our favorite and least favorite events of the previous week, and share our perspective…
Read more »One Bad Mother: The Brewers Bar Weekly Hangover 5/8–5/14
Each Monday evening we will review our favorite and least favorite events of the previous week, and share our perspective…
Read more »Superheroes Are Flawed
Lost among all the hubbub about suspensions and lost love and Kevin Plawecki’s locker is that Matt Harvey is still…
Read more »We Are Average: The Brewers Bar Weekly Hangover 4/24–4/30
Each Monday evening we will review our favorite and least favorite events of the previous week, and share our perspective…
Read more »Fantasy Baseball: 4 Potential High-Risk Draft Options for 2017
When it comes to fantasy baseball drafts, there are a couple different kinds of people you’ll find: those who want…
Read more »These 5 Young MLB Players Took a Huge Step Forward in 2016
Updated:There’s still another month of baseball to be played before 2016 is officially put in the books, but the cold…
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