Keidel: Mets' Matt Harvey Needs To Be Quiet — Now
Harvey sparkles on the diamond -- where he belongs -- but not in the media, the front row or the operating table.
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Harvey sparkles on the diamond -- where he belongs -- but not in the media, the front row or the operating table.
Two shutouts while surrendering seven hits in 18 innings. What a difference a ballpark makes! And because of this, we are left with lots of questions -- in two parts.
President Barack Obama is ready to take in some baseball history. And he'll make a little history of his own in the process.
The Mets got 13 hits and another encouraging outing from rookie Jacob deGrom. That still wasn't enough to overcome the homer-happy Dodgers.
Adrian Gonzalez homered for the third straight game, Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez hit back-to-back shots and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 4-3 Wednesday night.
Matt Harvey is many things -- headstrong, determined, even stubborn. But he's also apparently very convincing, so much so that he may actually talk the Mets into allowing him to pitch this season.
There's no reason for this team to be floundering at home. An attitude adjustment, not shorter fences, is what this squad needs.
Adrian Gonzalez homered again in his second consecutive three-hit game and Yasiel Puig reached base five times to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the skidding New York Mets 9-4 Tuesday night.
The Red Sox have signed Stephen Drew to a one-year deal, according to WFAN/CBSSports.com baseball insider Jon Heyman.
The Mets ace wants to make a half-dozen starts before the end of the season, which many -- check that, nearly everybody -- wrote off when he had Tommy John surgery in October.
"I think we picked up a little something that he might be tipping, so we changed things to see if we can get that rectified," Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said.
After splitting their four games against the crosstown rival Yankees, the Mets dropped two of three this past weekend against the division-rival Nationals.
I'm sure all the Terry Collins bashers had a field day after Juan Lagares' big game Saturday. But keep in mind -- the Mets' manager is not dumb.
In a tight situation, with the game on the line, ask yourself the following: Do you want David Wright or Daniel Murphy at the plate? If you've been paying attention, the answer should be Murph.
"He got into a little bit of a funk," the Mets manager said Sunday. "It's not like I sat him for seven days. I sat him for two days, for cripes sake. We're getting a little carried away here."
