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Harvey has big decision to make
- Updated: September 5, 2015
Simmons, Howard/New York Daily NewsMatt Harvey has to pick a side Saturday and his Mets future could depend on it.
Whether your a pessimistic Met fan and are truly worried about the Mets (show of hands) or an optimist and already have your NL East champage ready to go (anyone? anyone?), we can call agree Friday was not a great day for the Mets.
The day began with the Matt Harvey mess (we’ll get to that in a minute), and concluded with a dismal loss to the Marlins where the 7th inning became a major issue, David Wright looked lost at the plate and another Boras guy went 0-for-6 batting cleanup. Add to that a walkoff loss around the same time the Nats had a walkoff win (one made possible thanks to a huge hit from a Met castoff) and well, let’s just say last night was one of those sleepless nights I talked about Friday.
The loss wasn’t hard to figure out. We still have no one who can get 3 measly outs in the seventh inning without allowing a run and the Mets left a million guys on base. deGrom was OK, but not dominant, and like I said a week or so ago, once we get into extra innings, we are toast. When you a playing a meaningful game in September and Eric O’Flaherty is on the mound, something is wrong. I thought Collins did a horrible job last night – I would have started the seventh with Reed – and you can’t let O’Flaherty face Prado. Still, the Mets had a million chances to score runs and didn’t, leaving the bases loaded twice in the last 3 innings.
Now the lead is down to 5, and with the Braves likely done for the weekend, the Mets better win the next two in Miami before things get really sticky.
Of course, if we are not going to have Matt Harvey for the rest of the season or the playoffs, what does it all matter? Harvey didn’t speak Friday night about it (which concerns me) and will address the situation before tonight’s game, in perhaps the most important moment of his Mets career.
Harvey has two choices: He can either say screw Boras and the innings limits and say he’s pitching the rest of the season and as deep in October as he and the Mets can or he can say his agent is right and it’s 180 and he’s done, sorry Mets, sorry Mets fans. There is really no grey area here.
It’s seems like a no-brainer, if we know Harvey like we think we know Harvey, but the timing of the whole thing worries me. Did Boras really go on this PR tour Friday without Harvey knowing about it? He’s put his client in a tough spot, so he’s either a terrible agent or he’s doing his client’s bidding, so Boras looks like the bad guy not Harvey. And if Harvey feels that way, why not just say it Friday and get it over with?
What really bothers me about this whole thing is Boras claiming ignorance. I know the Mets do dumb things and get their signals crossed, but they have said from Day 1 of the season the plan was to limit his innings so he could not only pitch in late September and the playoffs. So for Boras, with his client 14 innings away from 180, to jump in on Friday and say it;’s been 180 most of the season is laughable.
Again, we all hope Harvey tells Boras to butt out, but I have my doubts. Again, I hope I’m wrong. And what happens if Harvey does side with Boras? I’m sure fans will turn on him (and they should) and you figure the Mets will be done with him, too. Maybe he can be the Dark Knight of Oakland next season.
If he tells Boras to butt out (like the Mets did Friday) he will become even a bigger hero and probably be looking for a new agent (which I’m sure the Mets would like as well).
It’s Colon on the hill Saturday in Miami as the Mets try to stop Panic City from setting in.
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