Jul
23
2012

Harvey To Wear No. 33, Had A Savior To Savior Talk With Sandy

An article by Joe D

Rejoice, For I Am Sending You A Savior.

According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Matt Harvey will be wearing uniform No. 33 when he makes his debut on Thursday night in Arizona.

His customary No. 43 is of course already taken by R.A. Dickey.

MetsBlog posted that Terry Collins said the plan is to keep Matt Harvey in the rotation for the remainder of the season.

Don’t laugh, but Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson also got together with Harvey and spoke with him “about the pressure of being a savior”.

And all this time, I thought that Sandy alone was lord and savior. How blessed we are to have not one, but two saviors.

Collins believes that all this savior business is why Harvey pitched so poorly in his start on Saturday for Buffalo in which he allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks.

I incorrectly assumed the poor results stemmed from a lack of command and that his fast ball was up in the zone all night, as Wally Backman pointed out after the game. I apologize for the confusion.

Seriously, now that the decision has been made, I look forward to watching him pitch all season long. I know there will be growing pains, but this is exciting nonetheless.

I will aslo have to update that graphic in time for his start on Thursday. Hmm 33… I kind of like that number for him… Hopefully he’ll have better luck with it than John Maine did… Much better luck…

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Mr North Jersey July 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm

Just remember Joe D, your not just part of the Harvey hysteria now your leading the charge.
Kymets July 23, 2012 at 5:16 pm

My expectation is 5 wins with a sub 4.50 era would be good for me
martin July 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm

i have never heard anyone claim harvey or sandy was a savior.
- Hitman July 24, 2012 at 10:32 am
  
  Then you’re not here enough. Look at the shoutbox every morning for instance.
Metro69 July 23, 2012 at 5:47 pm

Isn’t is kind of stupid to try and keep this kid calm and then Collins tells the press him and Alderson talked to him about being a savior and actually USING the word savior? They create their own mess. #LOLMets
- Mr North Jersey July 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm
  
  Agreed Metro, To publicly tell the press they talked to him about the pressures of all things of being a “savior”? Just wow. Expect Harvey to get asked whenever he has a poor start if despite the talk about this pressure does he feel it nonetheless.

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