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Who is he, never heard of him?Comment -
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Some jabroni from the OC with a decent pitching arm.Comment -
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I honestly don't think I have watched one of his starts. Mets haven't played them in a series he pitched that I can remember and I haven't had a night where I said to myself "I need to watch a Pirate game"
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...His stats look pretty dominant. Any sense as to whether he'll burn out? Or do you see him having good longevity?Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
He reminds me of the Dark Knight. I can see him having Tommy John in the near future with how hard he throws. All of the great pitchers these days end up hurting their arms but maybe he will be the lucky one that can avoid it.
...His stats look pretty dominant. Any sense as to whether he'll burn out? Or do you see him having good longevity?Comment -
Matt Havey is probably the greatest HS pitcher out of Connecticut.
The Harveys have been in Mystic/New London forever. He's one of ours.
They have property near the USCG submarine base in Groton.
His old man played centerfield for UConn and was a linebacker in football.
I don't know how NCAA scholarships work, but I'm told UNC offered Matt a scholarship he couldn't refuse.
I tend to believe this, there's no other reason why he would have left here for North Carolina.
Matt'll be OK, he's been clean and sober for years, he has money, and he'll be making more money going forward.Comment -
That dude was great. I wish he wouldn't have fallen victim to the party scene in the big city but he wasn't the first nor the last. I hardly ever miss a Mets game but for sure never missed a start from Harvey. Guy was sensational just like deGrom. Loved watching him pitch a true Ace. As Dickie V would say "a PTPer baby"
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He grew up in a party scene.
His home is a ten-minute straight shot to Mohegan Sun.
That Mystic/Old Saybrook/Rhode Island area is loaded with money.
You have the hedge fund brokers to the south, and the 'goodfellas' from Providence from the north.
Matt had an eight-year head start on the party scene even before he hit Citi.
Hey Unde, talk me through your thought process as this play was developing.
On the very first pitch, in the first inning, Escobar hits a liner to the gap that makes Cespedes look like a Bush Leaguer.
You just knew the Mets were doomed on the very first pitch.
(I apologize for that, I couldn't resist)
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Hey I am not ever going to say one bad thing about Cespedes. Even though we only really got a year out of the guy because he got hurt he was one of the main reasons we got to the WS along with Murphy and the emergence of the rookie Conforto. Cespedes was a beast that year and changed the team immediately when arriving.Comment -
I was playfully busting my buddy Unde's chops.
Cespedes was a much better defender than most give him credit for.
One of two things happened on that play: either Cespedes was mindful of a collision out there, or the lighting made the ball difficult to judge.
Sometimes, "I lost the ball in the lights" is a valid reason, not just an excuse.
I spent almost all of my entire scholastic career behind the plate, but after shagging flies in the OF during batting practice made me realize those outfielders have a nano-second to react to a ball hit their way, there's no way in hell I could play outfield.
The Mets (and the Red Sox) both had Cespedes and JD Martinez for some time.
When the Sox obtained Cespedes, I really thought he'd crush it at Fenway, but it didn't work out there.
Some pitchers, no matter how good they are, can't seem to pitch in Yankee Stadium, and some hitters, no matter how good they are, get spooked at Fenway and just can't cut it there.
JD Martiez?
Without a doubt, one of the finest hitters against LHP.
JD was a beast vs. LHP
Serious question, whatever happened to Timo Perez?
This remains my favorite play of the entire 2015 postseason.
(Last one, Mr. Unde, I promise)
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His girlfriend is not too shabby...
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Boy Wonder got lit up like a Christmas tree this afternoon.
Cubs 8-3 Pirates (May 1, 2025) Game Recap - ESPN
Ouch!
It's too bad that the Cubs lost their ace for the season. I seriously thought that the "Loveable Losers" were poised to make a deep October run.
That lineup is lethal, and they had pitching, too.Comment -
Never understand how a pitcher gives up 3 homers in an inning. Managers leave them in to get pounded. Once there is a walk or HBP around the 5th inning pitchers tend to decline fast with consecutive hits, walks homers.Comment -
The kid is still a rookie, he's going to get lit now and then.
Shit, Greg Maddux was sent down to the minors, but that's a story for another day.
As a catcher nothing drove me more bat shit crazy than a base on balls.
Walks lead to big innings, I'd rather see my guy give up a harmless solo homerun than give up multiple walks in an inning.
Earl Weaver used to call his reliever Don Stanhouse 'full pack' because of his control.
Stanhouse would dick around with batters, walk a few, run a few three ball counts before getting out of the inning.
Said Weaver, "Stanhouse doesn't suffer from stress. He's a carrier.Comment -
This time of the year managers aren't going to pull their starters early, especially if he is the ace. There is too much season left. Bullpens are getting worked more than ever because 90% of these pitchers are garbage and can barely cover 5 innings. Managers can't be asking their pens to pitch 4 innings every night or their pens will be destroyed by June. Especially with ace pitchers, the manager is just going to ask them to eat up innings and figure it out or get lit up. That is what he gets paid to do, throw max innings he can.Comment
