Tag: Jonathan Villar

8/13/21 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
Updated:After sweeping their doubleheader with the Washington Nationals yesterday, the pressure immediately ratcheted up for the New York Mets (59-55)….
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Friends … Ones You Can Depend On
Updated:The Mets did what they had to do. It’s really that simple, yet the Mets have a history of making…
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8/12/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Rain scuttled the plans of the New York Mets (57-55) and Washington Nationals (50-63) for a second straight day on…
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8/10/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Monday’s off-day was desperately needed for the slumping New York Mets (56-55), who have fallen out of first place after…
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Written By The Bots
There was a big kick a few months back where people would ingest book transcripts and song lyrics into bots,…
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8/7/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:Six weeks of mediocre baseball has finally come back to haunt the New York Mets (56-53). A 90-day run in…
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Well, It Was Fun While It Lasted
Updated:The sun will rise tomorrow. And when it does, the Mets will be in second place. I can’t believe that…
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8/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:The New York Mets (56-52) have all but run out of real estate in their National League East lead. A…
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It’s A Disease
Thursday afternoon in Miami will be the point in time where the Mets officially became a caricature of themselves. As…
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8/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
There are certain games that qualify over the course of a season as must-wins and the New York Mets (56-51)…
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8/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
Updated:The New York Mets (55-50) are playing bad baseball at the absolute worst time. A 5-4 loss to the lowly…
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From History To Hysteria In Six Inches
Updated:Javy Báez’s two run home run in the 6th inning in his first game as a Met had cut the…
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Back In Black … As In Our Black Hearts
I’m not sure if anybody is going to produce a five day special out of this trading deadline, but the…
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7/28/21 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Going through life without enough pitching options can burn a team and the New York Mets (53-46) learned this lesson…
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7/27/21 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The 11th doubleheader of the season for the New York Mets (53-45) resulted in yet another split. The Atlanta Braves…
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A Blowout Even After The Exchange Rate
Updated:Saturday’s 10-3 loss to Toronto is really easy to sum up: If Gary DiSarcina holds up Brandon Nimmo with two…
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7/23/21 Game Preview: Toronto Blue Jays at New York Mets
Updated:It wasn’t easy at times, but the New York Mets (50-43) completed a tricky six-game road trip with a 3-3…
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7/21/21 Afternoon Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
Updated:Hope you had a balanced breakfast. I have a feeling you’ll need it to get through another wacky game in…
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Chaos Isn’t A Pit … Chaos Is A Ladder
Updated:The problem, when you starting playing too many wacky games in a row, is that eventually your games will be…
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7/18/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:The New York Mets (47-42) may still be in first place but they are definitely trending in the wrong direction….
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7/17/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:The New York Mets (47-41) didn’t return from the All-Star Break with much success last night. The offense went 0-12…
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The Curse Of Billy McKinney
Updated:Friday night’s game was some bullshit. Oh, you want me to expound? Gladly. The first thing you should know is…
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New York Mets split doubleheader with Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:New York-Doubleheaders are hard to sweep, a fact that the New York Mets have come to learn this season. The…
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New York Mets use 10-run sixth inning to crush Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:New York-Despite having a loaded lineup, offense hasn’t been a constant for the New York Mets this season. The Mets…
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7/7/21 Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, Game 2
The New York Mets (45-37) continued their magic in doubleheaders as they picked up a thrilling 4-3 walk-off win against…
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Dick Dastardly Makes Mets Look Like Muttley
The last time the Mets were on the verge of sweeping the Yankees and kinda sorta possibly getting a Yankee…
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7/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees, Doubleheader Edition
The rain held off yesterday afternoon and allowed the Subway Series to get underway, a positive development for the New…
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New York Mets navigate long June to remain in first place in National League East
Updated:The month of June hasn’t been kind to the New York Mets for a long time, including the infamous 5-win…
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That’s Why It’s A Challenge
Updated:I titled my last post “The Avoiding Injury Challenge” in reference to Jacob deGrom, but as you know from rooting…
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