Well, if baseball were a made-for-TV movie, this Wild Card matchup could win an Emmy. We've got the New York Mets duking it out with the Milwaukee Brewers for all the marbles in game 3. Hold on to your cracker jacks, folks...or whatever it is you snack on while waltzing through my color commentary.
Let's start with the pitchers, the knights in tight pants, if you will. The Mets have got Jose Quintana on the bump. Now, don't let Quintana's postseason stats confuse you - a series of smooth zeroes across the board reminds me of my high school report card. Jokes aside, he had a sturdy 3.810 ERA, 1.343 WHIP, and 7.4 K/9 from last season. Not too shabby if you ask me, and I'm pretty sure you did, or maybe you didn't...who knows?
On the Brewers' front, we've got Tobias Myers. Our man Myers, like Quintana, has zilch on the postseason stat sheet. It's anyone's game tonight.
Looking back on the past encounters between these hardball juggernauts, it's...well, it's a bit messy. Five contests between the two witnessed each team claiming victory twice and sharing an even split. So... a draw? Well, in baseball we don't do draws, folks! But I digress.
The Wild Card playoff series is also at deadlock, 1-1. Tensions running high, like me after my third cup of morning joe.
Taking a gander at the more recent bouts...the Brewers have shown some mettle, winning three of their last five encounters, two of which were against our New York friends. The Mets, bless them, managed only two victories; their performance as uneven as my heartbeat when I'm caught adding mustard to my hot dog at a ketchup-only BBQ party.
Recalling American Family Field's favor to neither batter nor pitcher, staying true to its name by failing to pick favorites, I don’t expect significant swings in offensive output.
Now, indulge me as I do some fortune telling. Taking into account all the numbers, and a pinch of colorful intuition, yeah, let's go ahead with...
Albert’s Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers by 2