[stevenash]

I can't believe the Royals are sending out Matt Harvey again tonight.

Oh the humanity! Hide the women and children, Matt Harvey is on the mound again.
What? Ray Charles isn't available to pitch?

In case you haven't been paying attention this is what Mr. Harvey has done in his two previous starts.

Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	BF	Pit	Str	StL	AB	Entered	Exited
Aug 19(2)	KCR		CIN	L,0-5	GS-3	L(0-1)	3	4	3	3	2	4	2	0	9	15	54	33	11	13	1t start tie	3t 3 out d3
Aug 25	KCR	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-3		2.2	5	4	4	2	2	0	0	11.12	14	54	31	12	12	1b start tie	3b -23 2 out d2
							5.2	9	7	7	4	6	2	0	11.12	29	108	59%	21%	25

I think I see a trend here, poor Matt will not see the fourth inning, will give up 5 hits, 4 earned runs, throw 54 pitches of which say 32 of them will be for strikes and of those 32 strikes Harvey throws one of them will find it's away over the fence into the visiting teams bullpen.

Now, having said all this watch him throw a 6 inning 1 hit gem.
(but I'm not counting on it)

There's numerous ways to be this thing one way is to.

a) not bet this thing at all.
b) Indians on the money line -193 (too much juice there)
c) Indians team total over 5.5 runs +105 (but you need six runs to collect)
d) Indians First Five Innings.
e) Indians run line (reduced juice) - 1.5 runs -125

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals
Tue 9/1		917 Cleveland Indians	-1½ -130-2½ +125+1½ -390+2½ -760-1 -165	-193	o9 -115o9½ +110o8½ -135o10 +135o8 -160	o5½ +105	u5½ -125
8:05PM		918 Kansas City Royals	+1½ +110+2½ -145-1½ +320-2½ +530+1 +145	+182	u9 -105u9½ -130u8½ +115u10 -155u8 +140	o3½ -105	u3½ -115

FIRST FIVE INNINGS

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals
Tue 9/1		917 Cleveland Indians	-½ -145+½ -270	-200	o5 -110o4½ -140	o2½ -135	u2½ +115
8:05PM		918 Kansas City Royals	+½ +125-½ +230	+175	u5 -110u4½ +120	o1½ -115	u1½ -105

Tue 9/1		917 Cleveland Indians	-1½ -125		o9 -108
8:05PM		918 Kansas City Royals	+1½ +115		u9 -102

Or
If you want to get creative, any one of these Indian props.

Tue 9/1		1917 CLE scores first		-190
8:05PM		1918 KAN scores first		+165

Tue 9/1		3917 Cleveland Indians H+R+E			o27½ -115
8:05PM		3918 Kansas City Royals H+R+E			u27½ -105

FAT CHANCE IN HELL THIS GOES EXTRAS

Tue 9/1		4917 CLE/KAN goes to extra innings		+850
8:05PM		4918 CLE/KAN no extra innings		-1525

Stay away from the HR props, if I told you what the real vig there (the house edge) it'll blow your mind.

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals - Propositions - any pitcher has action
Tue 9/1		7101 CLE C.Santana hits+runs+RBI		-165
8:05PM		7102 KAN M.Franco hits+runs+RBI		+135
Tue 9/1		7103 CLE D.Santana hits+runs+RBI		-145
8:05PM		7104 KAN A.Mondesi hits+runs+RBI		+115
Tue 9/1		7105 CLE F.Lindor hits a HR		+400
8:05PM		7106 CLE F.Lindor no HR hit		-600
Tue 9/1		7107 CLE J.Ramirez hits a HR		+400
8:05PM		7108 CLE J.Ramirez no HR hit		-600
Tue 9/1		7109 CLE C.Hernandez a hit		-180
8:05PM		7110 CLE C.Hernandez no hits		+140
Tue 9/1		7111 CLE D.DeShields a hit		-150
8:05PM		7112 CLE D.DeShields no hits		+110
Tue 9/1		7113 CLE F.Lindor hits+runs+RBI			o2½ +110
8:05PM		7114 .			u2½ -150
Tue 9/1		7115 CLE J.Ramirez hits+runs+RBI			o2½ +100
8:05PM		7116 .			u2½ -140

Not for nothing your pal Nasher'ss best bet of the night is this one.
My beloved KC Royals should be able to smack around Pleasac some too.
Over 9

Ticket	Accepted Date	To Risk	To Win	Status	Wager
650862500-1	9/1/2020 5:26:45 PM	$54.00	$50.00	Pending	9/1/2020 8:05:01 PM Reduced Baseball 917 Cleveland Indians/Kansas City Royals Over 9 -108* (Fixed Price)

[stevenash]

I almost feel sorry for the dude.
(almost)
At least he got out of the first inning.
Royals Pitching

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M. Harvey	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	26-15	13.50
TEAM	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	26-15

[big joe 1212]

Good call

Almost too easy

[sackdud]

1.1 innings 6 runs

end of his career?

[stevenash]

1.1 innings 6 runs

end of his career?

One would only hope.
Cleveland made him their personal meat puppet tonight.

[slayer14]

His first few years with the mets was special you rarely see a guy from new york come from nothing and make something of himself.

[jjgold]

easy cash

FADE

[stevenash]

His first few years with the mets was special you rarely see a guy from new york come from nothing and make something of himself.

I wouldn't say he came from nothing.
There's sports up and down the Harvey DNA.
His dad was a multi-sports star too here in Connecticut.
Both Matt and dad were hoops and baseball HS standouts.

When Matt was in HS here he was appointed 'must see'.
All the locals watched this 16 year old with 100 mph fastball pitch.

He was first team All American in HS.
Pretty much 1/2 of MLB wanted to sign him.
(Eventually signed by the Mets for a million dollars)

UCONN wanted him badly but could only offer him a partial scholarship where as North Carolina blew him out of the water will a full ride, a four year scholarship with all the bells and whistles.

He really didn't come out of nowhere.
Struck out 11 in his MLB debut, he was going to be the next big thing.
"The Dark Knight" and all that hoop-la.


Then he had shoulder problems, then Tommy John surgery.
Not to mention all his press clippings were going to his head.
He was making bad decisions off the field, and was also getting bad advice.
He never really got over the TJ surgery either.

He's still only 31 years old so I wouldn't bury his career yet, but know this, he better find his groove real fast because Matt's first three starts this season has resulted in him being the butt-end of a bad joke.

He's been beyond butt ugly and so freaking hitable that replacement players are teeing off.

[pologq]

i think TJ was first. then he was off and came back the year they went to the WS throwing a lot of innings and was never the same after 2015. guy was must see tv before the TJ surgery.