Matt Harvey

[Docwaukee]

Box score doesn't do him justice.  Fastball had great movement even though he didn't miss a ton of bat.  tons of weak contact.  kudos.   

[Taylor]

Pitching out of that bases loaded, no out jam was epic. 

[101halo]

Couldn't agree more. While it seemed like Gubicza was over the top in phrase of the 2 seamer and curve, it was really, truly promising. The 2 seamer especially had crazy movement. Sometimes players in a sport follow the new hot thing and leave an opening for someone to do the thing that most are abandoning. That could very well be the case with Harvey and that pitch. The trend has been to abandon it, resulting in batters less familiar with the cut of it (and dear lord did his have a ton of late movement tonight). 

I remember always loving the pitch thanks to Scot Shields. His, especially to lefties, was brutal. Would seem like it was definitely going to hit the batter, then would end up a called strike on the inside edge of the plate. 

[Chuck]

He was good. Should have opened as the #1 starter over Feldman. 

[101halo]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Pitching out of that bases loaded, no out jam was epic. 

With Weaver/Lackey-esque emotion, too. 

[101halo]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

He was good. Should have opened as the #1 starter over Feldman. 

Who is Trevor Feldman? 

[Stradling]

So he looked good?  

[HighDesertHalos]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

He was good. Should have opened as the #1 starter over Feldman. 

You mean Cahill?

[Stradling]

Just now, HighDesertHalos said:

You mean Cahill?

He thinks he looks like Corey Feldman, he is channeling his inner AO (that is another reference you won’t get).

[bloodbrother]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

So he looked good?  

You tell me

[Pancake Bear]

[ten ocho recon scout]

Good start.

Really not looking forward to all the "dark knight" references all year.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Good start.

Really not looking forward to all the "dark knight" references all year.

is that because you don't like Batman or because it's f'n stupid?

[arch stanton]

14 minutes ago, Lou said:

is that because you don't like Batman or because it's f'n stupid?

Why not both?

[Lou]

7 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Why not both?

recon has trouble multitasking 

[Angel Oracle]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

He thinks he looks like Corey Feldman, he is channeling his inner AO (that is another reference you won’t get).

Best ones are still Nick Tropeano and Seth Rollins, and Jayson Werth and Edge.

[John Taylor]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Best ones are still Nick Tropeano and Seth Rollins, and Jayson Werth and Edge.

Honorable mention to Joe Blanton's uncanny resemblance to pubic hair.

[Dtwncbad]

Harvey's performance was very encouraging.  I am now fully a believer that he will be able to dominate a game.

Good news? Yes.

Am I 162 games confident?  No.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Dtwncbad said:

Harvey's performance was very encouraging.  I am now fully a believer that he will be able to dominate a game.

Good news? Yes.

Am I 162 games confident?  No.

Can you be 162 game confident with any pitcher not named Scherzer or Verlander these days?  Obviously there are varying degrees of confidence and performance.  The fact he can dominate a game is critical.  

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

Can you be 162 game confident with any pitcher not named Scherzer or Verlander these days?  Obviously there are varying degrees of confidence and performance.  The fact he can dominate a game is critical.  

So you understand my post.  Thanks.

[T.G.]

5 year, $150 million extension coming...

[Stradling]

Nice to see his one strike out came when he most desperately needed it, bases loaded no outs. 

[Angelsjunky]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

is that because you don't like Batman or because it's f'n stupid?

A third, but less likely option is that he’s more of a Marvel mouth-breathing nerd than a DC mouth-breathing nerd. The only way to know for sure is for him to clarify whether he prefers Thanos or Darkseid.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

A third, but less likely option is that he’s more of a Marvel mouth-breathing nerd than a DC mouth-breathing nerd. The only way to know for sure is for him to clarify whether he prefers Thanos or Darkseid.

I'd like to go on record as saying that I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. 

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

I'd like to go on record as saying that I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. 

Me neither.