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Harvey: A Short Story

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Maybe you think New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey hit rock bottom last week when he stood in front of his home crowd at Citi Field and proceeded to get thrashed by the division rival Washington Nationals to the tune of nine runs (six earned) in just 2.2 innings. Then, the Dark Knight of Gotham stepped on the mound this week with a chance at redemption against the Nats, only to get knocked around again, allowing three home runs and five earned runs in 5.0 innings. The Nationals won both games, which were never close. So, maybe Harvey has hit rock bottom, or maybe he’ll get clobbered again in his next scheduled start. Multiple beat reporters tweeted that the Mets were not going to skip a Harvey start, demote, or place Harvey on the designated …show more content…

Rumors of Harvey being a big time party guy float around quite regularly. Mets fans think it’s great to have New York’s next big playboy baseball star now that Derek Jeter has retired. But when you don’t perform up to what is expected, being seen partying isn’t the best look. Mets fans may be patient, for now, since Harvey is such a popular player, but it will wear thin fast. He also doesn’t appear to be taking care of his body as well as he has in the past, which is another occurrence Mets fans will get on him …show more content…

Perhaps Harvey will take Wright’s words in stride, realize his mistake, and be a leader in accountability going forward. Or, perhaps Harvey takes it as a personal attack from a struggling veteran and lets it get in the way of his relationships with teammates. Harvey hasn’t always displayed the most maturity, so this is a big moment for him. If he doesn’t step up to the challenge, it could single-handedly derail this talented Mets team that has as good a shot as any in the National League to make the World

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