Lately, Matt Harvey‘s been in more magazines than Gwenyth Paltrow. His latest appearance on the periodical shelf comes in an issue of Men’s Journal. Here’s a snippet of what he had to say: On waiting to buy a Manhattan apartment: “No matter what, New York is now my home. I could buy a place now, … Read more
With one series left before the All-Star Break, the Mets have a chance to finish the first half of their season on a high note. They have to play the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The Bucs had a great first half, but have struggled of late having lost 6 of 10. The Mets, on the other … Read more
The All-Star rosters were announced yesterday, and two Mets will have the honor of playing on their home turf in the Midsummer Classic. David Wright was voted in by the fans, and Matt Harvey was selected to the NL club.
Now that Harvey has been selected (a no-brainer), the next question is, will he be the starting pitcher for the National League?
Wednesday was an eventful day for our New York Mets. Zack Wheeler made his debut, the Mets traded Collin McHugh for Eric Young Jr., recalled Andrew Brown, and designated Collin Cowgill for assignment. When you look at it, the Mets exchanged two guys named Collin for two former Rockies.
Zack Wheeler looked sharp against Tacoma in his final tune-up before his imminent major league debut on June 18. Limited to 85 pitches, Wheeler went 5.2 innings, allowing a run on a solo homer by Carlos Peguero, walking 2 and striking out 7. Peguero’s homer was the only hit surrendered by the lanky right-hander. He … Read more
So, the Mets have lost 6 games in a row, and have fallen to 14-23, 6.5 games behind the NL East leading Atlanta Braves here on May 16th. Besides Matt Harvey, the starting rotation has been horrible, besides Bobby Parnell, the bullpen has been unreliable, and the Mets’ offense, which lit up opponents the first two weeks of the season, has gone colder than Jeffery Loria’s Grinch-like heart.
This has left even the most loyal and upbeat Mets fans in a funk, and has even prompted some to ask for divine intervention. But it can’t be this bad all year, can it?
Instead of another Mets blog post about how bad this team is, let’s try to find some rays of hope in this otherwise gloomy pallor of baseball.
Sure, the Mets lost last night, but let’s keep talking about Matt Harvey! He’s a shining beacon of superstardom who lights up a murky sea of mediocrity. Yes, when Harvey pitches, he not only stifles the opposition, but he seems to make the Mets a better team. Fangraphs wins the award for best use of … Read more
