What's next for Harvey?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm beginning to get a glimmer of an idea why Boras "let" Strasburg sign a contract before testing free agency.

[Guest cooby]

how do you pronounce this?

Trachsel

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Trat-Chul

[Zvon]

I always pronounced it Trash-shhhhel

[Lefty Specialist]

'Slow'.

[Benjamin Grimm]

cooby wrote: how do you pronounce this? Trachsel

I remember it as "Traxel"

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: cooby wrote: how do you pronounce this? Trachsel I remember it as "Traxel"

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mets say he makes his next go

[bmfc1]

Yeah, sounds like he pitches in DC next week, perhaps on a different day than planned (he's supposed to go Tuesday). I'd like to see Noah pushed back a day so he can face those miserable bastards again.

[Zvon]

A day earlier than usual? Maybe that's exactly what he needs.

I wanted and expected him to make his next start.

[Guest cooby]

I forgot all about him. I think I called him Trash-el

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Carig reports Mets feel Harvey's problem is 99% mental (the other half is physical, natch).

hey said they considered removing all the shit from his locker and setting it on fire, which apparently, Bobby Pee tried last year too, but I don;t remember hearing of it.

Harvey be like: Don't burn my John Varvatos Converse!

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/matt-harvey-will-make-next-mets-start-terry-collins-says-1.11823352

[Guest cooby]

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What a boring looking book

[Edgy MD]

Maybe. I tend to think such books are developed and marketed to fly off the shelfs at conventions and industry meetings where the author is among the guest speakers.

And they otherwise collect dust in the distribution warehouses.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Maybe. I tend to think such books are developed and marketed to fly off the shelfs at conventions and industry meetings where the author is among the guest speakers. And they otherwise collect dust in the distribution warehouses.

Thanks to things like Amazon and print on demand, not as much dust collecting!

[Frayed Knot]

There's an old joke about books like that: My book was a million seller, they printed a million copies and most of them are sitting in my cellar.

[Edgy MD]

There's dust in Amazon warehouses too.

[seawolf17]

Well, shit.

[Guest cooby]

You know, they did it to Sid, in 1985, or whenever. Temporary demotion that is. Worked for him

[Zvon]

I think he should re-think that mid body weight thing. That's something he can do when he get's older. It'll happen naturally. He should get back in 2013 shape, 2013 weight.

[seawolf17]

Zvon wrote: I think he should re-think that mid body weight thing. That's something he can do when he get's older. It'll happen naturally. He should get back in 2013 shape, 2013 weight.

In Binghamton.

[Frayed Knot]

24 batters faced, 14 retired, 8 hits including 4 for XB (1 2B + 2 HR) & 2 walks. 1 K
Not a lot of ways to sugarcoat that.

[Edgy MD]

He wasn't hurt?

[Zvon]

seawolf17 wrote: Zvon wrote: I think he should re-think that mid body weight thing. That's something he can do when he get's older. It'll happen naturally. He should get back in 2013 shape, 2013 weight. In Binghamton.

He shouldn't step back on a MLB field until he is in that shape. A couple of weeks of hard work. Remember when Matt had a choice of where and all dat? Those days are over.

[Zvon]

So immediate next was ducking the press after the game tonight. That's real bad. Matt could always own up.

Plawecki fielded questions like a trooper.

[TransMonk]

Vegas, baby. Vegas.

[MFS62]

His head might be fixed by a trip to the minors, but he's been pitching like his arm is destined for Soylent Green.

Later

[Guest d'Kong76]

Not meeting with the press is never a good thing, especially
the NY press. A couple of wheels are already wobbly, this thing
can crash at any time.

[nymr83]

I'd send his big fat ego and big fat ERA to Vegas. enough is enough.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

d'Kong76 wrote: Not meeting with the press is never a good thing, especially the NY press. A couple of wheels are already wobbly, this thing can crash at any time.

Just read the Newsday account. They're not giving him the slightest break, seemingly upset that Harvey begged for this start only to choke and leave the clubhouse before answering for it.

I mean, sounds like they were just dying for the chance to write this story. It sounds like they also think he's a douche, they just couldn't say that when he was a successful douche.