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2013
Harvey Is Here To Win and Determined To Become Mets’ Ace!
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Updated on 1/22 by Joe D.
Matt Harvey was at Citi Field on Monday where he worked out and spent some time throwing long-toss. Afterward he spoke to a group of beat writers about the upcoming season. The Mets’ young righthander does not want to be placed on any innings limit this season and wasn’t happy about having his season cut short last year. Harvey also made his intentions quite clear and said he is determined to be the next ace of the rotation.
“I’m here to win,” Harvey said emphatically. “I don’t make those decisions on who’s the ace, who’s not the ace. That’s where I want to be, that’s my determination. In the long run, that’s where I want to be.
“Every time I take the mound, I don’t want to lose. I don’t think I’m going to lose at all. I take the mound fighting for every single pitch. I take anger to the mound, I take a lot of aggression. That’s the fight that I have to win.’
I love this kid. He has that swagger I wish more of our players had.
Original Post 1/16
Matt Harvey spoke with Peter Botte of the Daily News and told him that he believes the Mets have the pitching to play into October this season even with the loss of R.A. Dickey.
“I feel like we absolutely can do something this year,” Harvey said. “That’s why we all play the game. R.A. will be difficult to replace, obviously. But as players, we’re not looking at this as rebuilding for next year or the year after.. We feel like we can win and we’re going to do everything we can to play into October.”
Harvey, the Mets’ first-round pick (seventh overall) out of North Carolina in 2010, also believes the Mets have a chance for a “tremendous” starting rotation once Zack Wheeler arrives.
“Man, he’s got some electric stuff. I’ve talked to (Triple-A manager) Wally (Backman) quite a bit and he thinks the sky is the limit for Zack. It’s fun to think that you possibly can have a starting rotation similar to what the Braves had with Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz.”
“That’s what we’re going to strive for, too. Wheeler wants to be the best, I want to be the best, and so does every other guy that’s dressing in this clubhouse.”
Harvey went 3-5 with a 2.73 ERA in his 10 starts with the Mets last season, striking out 70 batters in 59.1 innings pitched. He plans to report to Port St. Lucie around Feb. 4, a week ahead of reporting time for pitchers and catchers.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 26 | 18 | .591 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 22 | .511 | 3.5 |
| Phillies | 21 | 24 | .467 | 5.5 |
| Mets | 17 | 25 | .405 | 8.0 |
| Marlins | 13 | 32 | .289 | 13.5 |
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Great to hear! I love the attitude and heart. Some pretty lofty company they’re aiming for.
Sloats, see Kay’s comment below. She’s mad at you for saying it’s great that harvey showed up early and not her boy toy with nice dimples. Get with the program ok
Stop speaking for me and making up lies – are you ever going to grow up, ever?
lol, too funny.
Kay,
You no good… Why I oughta!
I think I did acknowledge DW’s (Whom I will refer to as King David from now on since, well I think he’s great!) The thing is he does that all the time, it’s becoming old hat for him, you know dedication, high standard of play, and representing his organization extremely well. But who needs any of that these days?
Sloats – clearly this has nothing to do with you, but yet another day of meaningless dribble from those with shallow lives to lead.
Have a good one……………
Sloats, don’t forget showing up his manager, not running ground balls, etc…
Alex,
Or staying out late and being resistant to coaching, oh wait this thread is meant to be about Harvey, Wheeler, and d’Arnaud but an unprovoked attack and insane hatred for King David is attempting to high jack it. Get Help brotha!!!
Listen Man, no one in here mention DW up until Kay did it, so take it up to her, why is it ok for you guys to drool about the guy but it’s not ok to remind some of you to be humble about the guy, he’s not some demi god or anything like that so relax. And you calling him King David is as disrespectful as it gets. I am moving on from this conversation as you guys will never cease to amaze in your defense for this choke artist who’s proven that w/o beltran, reyes and delgado in the lineup to protect him, is nothing but an above avg player on a bad team who will now make $20 million per season to jason bay us to death …
Alex,
I learned at a very young age that hatred, OF ANY KIND is bad. So if you’re countering my high regard for David Wright with your vile hatred than yeah, you should move on. I LOVE how you claim my calling him King David is “as disrespectful as it gets.” Enlighten me Oh Learned One, exactly what level of disrespect is calling someone “this choke artist” ?
If you read the bible, you see why you appointing DW as King David is offensive to people… On the other hand, david wright was called a choke artist by another baseball player, and his play have shown he was right about him.. again, moving on…..
What Major League Baseball player said “David Wright is a choke artist”
Provide a link with proof
Alex,
For your information, I read the bible EVERY DAY! King David was a mortal (like us, certainly not a god or even a prophet) . Besides, I am using it as a term of endearment or affection, so it’s meant in LOVING manner.
Now because, as you said, DW was “called a choke artist by another baseball player” that makes it ok. Oh see! So you’re going to throw the Bible at me (happy to oblige) but use Sports Illustrated as your moral compass. Yeah, your point of views carry a ton weight. Alex, Like I said earlier, you should move on, before you damage yourself further.
Sloats, so calling a guy who CHOKES in big spots and comes up as short as it gets when it matters a choke artist is offensive? Yet refering to him as King David is not? You my friend need to move on as i said ok, let me be as i do you…
You are the KING OF SPIN!!! You claimed what I said was offensive! I then countered that your HATRED is worse. I am not offended by what you post, I am amused by your INSANELY RIDICULOUS diatribes any time any conversation comes even remotely close to DW. You are like Pavlov’s Dogs, I bet you even foam at the mouth if you see those two letter side by side. If you don’t see how silly you CLAIMING offense to my mentioning King David then tell me about the bible is after you rip everything about him, Sandy, the FO and condemn their entire genealogy then use the argument, “well someone else said first” as your reasoning is BEYOND INSANE!!!
Moving on, when you learn about the mets, baseball come talk to me..
Alex, I read MMO all the time and I just gotta ask ya, why are you even a mets fan?? All you do is rip the team from top to bottom. SMH
Rip the team?????
Alex,
Stirring the pot? I like that!
Yeah because all I know about baseball is ‘boy toy’s’ and “dimples”.
Dude I’ve already forgotten more about baseball, then you’ll ever know in your lifetime
($1 – to my father)
Great. You love to hear that fight from the players. especially the young ones. I have no doubt Pelfrey felt that way too, but he just didn’t have the poise or maturity to back it up.
Harvey may be talking a little ahead of himself, in terms of development. I think there are going to be quite a few rough spots this season. But his competitive drive is a welcome addition to the team. Can’t wait for Wheeler to join him And D’Arnaud behind the plate.
Harvey is a stud, and i predicted this kid was gonna be awesome for us. Problem is, the team he’ll be pitching for can’t manage to score runs nor has a good bullpen thanks to SA. i see many no desicions from this guy due to it. Also, let me point out one thing, people do not want us to judge the roster before they play the game right? Why are some of you considering D’arnaud and Wheeler to be GREAT trades before they even step a foot on the major league field? I see lots of people already praising SA for those trades and they haven’t set one foot in the majors, i am not advocating anything negative on those 2 kids, but shouldn’t the same “Let’s be patient” rule apply for some of you sandy defenders and lovers as well when talking about these 2 kids?
Yes, we should be patient before claiming them stars. However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that they are good trades. The reason that many proclaim they are good trades is that those 2 are two of the best prospects in baseball and players that were said to be either unavailable and/or would require much more than we were giving up. So just as Omar’s trade for Johan was good even before Johan stepped foot on the mound, because it was suggested we couldn’t get him with what we had it’s the same for these two, IMO. I am not proclaiming them stars until they prove themselves but they don’t have to prove themselves for the trade to be a good trade at the time.
TRS, i get they were good trades, if you can argue, you can also say they weren’t and it’s fine with me as well. point is, people are praising alderson for making them without realizing we traded a perenial all star and a CY winner to get them. and most of you are still screaming patient and 2014 is the year whenever we say the team sucks, but whenever is about wheeler and d’arnaud then the wheels turn and all of the sudden these 2 are HOF and the trades were super awesome. and don’t give me that Potentially, if you recollect all the talk about these 2 in particular you see for yourself how people claim SA is a stoic genius amongst the comments you’ll find
“Yes, we should be patient before claiming them stars. However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that they are good trades. ”
and we should be patient before Opening Day…but that doesnt take away from the fact that our team currently sucks
People stated, clearly, that these trades are potentially very good for the team.
POTENTIALLY – P O T E N T I A L L Y
Can you ever make a point have a discussion with out using “some of you sandy defenders and lovers?
‘Why are some of you considering D’arnaud and Wheeler to be GREAT trades before they even step a foot on the major league field?’
To answer your question on Wheeler and D’Arnaurd, you need only look at your statement:
‘Harvey is a stud, and i predicted this kid was gonna be awesome for us.’
Those expecting good things from Wheeler and D’Arnaud are probably no different then you when you predicted good things from Harvey. It’s all predictions though, based on what they did in the minors. Until they have success at the ML level, it’s just that….a prediction.
I predicted it, exactly, but he STEP in the field and show glimpse, and i don’t remember ANYONE going goo goo gaga over him the way the gooners and SA lovers do here for wheeler and now d’arnau. big difference.
I don’t see any big difference. You predicted Harvey was going to be awesome, he came up and was just that.
Some are predicting Wheeler and Darno will be awesome as well. Key word here is ‘predicting’.
SRT, that is not what i am saying, my point is that the TRADE that SA made was super awesome without these 2 kids even stepping on the major league field yet when we say this team suck the same people who are praising them are the same ones telling us to be patient. see the difference? It’s ok to say they’re great trades without ever doing shyt for us just to praise sandy, but it’s not ok to talk or say anything negative about sandy alderson’s 2013 offseason..
I don’t know that those praising this trade are all praising SA as some god.
As TRS first pointed out above, the trades were good – especially Wheeler for 2 months of Beltran b/c we weren’t getting anything for Carlos when he walked at the end of that season.
All prospects are suspect until they prove their worth in the MLs – well…except a few rare ones like Strasburg and Harper.
Don’t bother to look, there is no fawning all over sandy as an infallible God that can do no wrong, or fans of Sandy that don’t care about the Mets.
I know you read more on other team’s fan sites. is there any other team where there are fans so obsessed with the GM/FO? I see some disgruntlement with Amaro now in Philly, but that is more of a sidebar, not an obsession.
IMO, a GMis like the tip of an iceberg. It is all we 9as fans) actually see, but there is a whole lot going on below the surface that we don’t
Agree 100% with your last comment. None of us really know what goes on behind closed doors.
You’re right on Amaro and the Philly fans. They’re just getting started with their complaints on him riding the coattails of the last FO.
For the complete turn around the Yankees are doing, including picking draft picks now over signing someone like Soriano, plus getting the salary under 189 MIL….the Yankee fans aren’t ripping apart Cashmen yet.
Blue Jay fans loves AA.
Believe or not, there are a fair amount of Giant fans that rag on Sabean.
I don’t think it needs to be said that almost 100% of Marlin fans (and yes, there are some) hate Loria, hate his stepson, hate everything to do with ownership and that FO.
Should have added….from all the Mets site I read, MMO seems to be the only one that has comments daily from some who hate on this FO. I will add the caveat though that I stopped reading metsblog about a year ago. This site as well as a couple of others provides just as much up to date info (if not more) and the comment section over there is like reading the comment section on mlb mets site.
And you also predicted Familia would be better than Harvey and Wheeler.
Stick with your predictions my friend. Don’t play devil’s advocate.
And i was the first one who admitted how disappointed i was in him, mind you, he started pitching at the age of 16 and still learning, he still raw and can improve. i did say him and harvey were gonna be the 2 best out of the 3. if i am wrong i do admit it unlike others who maneuver their way to an excuse.
The answer to your question depends upon the time frame looking at. At the time of the trade, a GM (and everyone else looking at the trade) has only the current available information. All projections, especially based upon the prospects, is subjective. Nobody knows how things will work out. The Dickey trade is a good trade for both parties at the time of the trade. How things work out in the long run will be determined.
And that is another component. Did the trade work out? That result is known down the road. Sometimes they work out for both parties and other times they do not. Other times a trade is good at the time it was made only to find it totally did not work out.
Both Wheeler and TDA trades were good trades based upon what they gave up and where the organization was moving forward. Will they work out in the end? Only time will reveal that.
We mortals suck! Wish I could see into the future too. I (can’t speak for others) will not do that any longer. Here is my punishment:
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
I will not praise any of Sandy Alderson’s moves until the player he (and his FO) acquires makes the Hall of Fame!
Or step onto a major league field and make some positive impact.
Maniac, if only one does step in and somehow is good, ohhh lord. we’ll never hear the end of it. all these people were on hybernation mode up until sandy made the dickey trade, and of course, the mass came out to celebrate the guy’s world series championship he brought to NY. sometimes, i do understand bayonne’s frutration into not wanting to root for anything this team does for as long as this guy is here SMH
Whoa…..I get opinions from those who are down on this FO. There are valid points to be made from both sides.
But rooting against the team because you’d rather see this FO fail then the Mets succeed?
Ridiculous.
Don’t count me in that part. The day I stop rooting for the Mets is the day I die.
I hear ya, MM. I’m old enough to have been a fan during the Midnight Massacre. Absolutely hated that deal and that cheap SOB in the FO but giving up rooting for the Mets was not even a thought.
its crazy how sandy treated trevor hoffman in san diego…
when trevor was a free-agent in 2006. Trevor got a better offer from Cleveland and turned it down to stay with the Padres, who offered less money and less years ( and coming off back to back playoff runs. )
In 2008, the Padres again lowball Hoffman, Trevor, who made 7 mil in 2008, saved 30 of 34 games, and for that was offered a 1 year 4 mil deal !!!!
And even THEN, Trevor was said to consider taking the deal as he wanted to retire a Padre…when the Padres heard that, they took the 1 year 4 mil deal OFF the table !!!
Now look at how Reyes and Dickey were treated…
“and that cheap SOB in the FO but giving up rooting for the Mets was not even a thought”
THIS^^^ Wait… Are we talking about sandy alderson here?
LOL…I knew you’d pick up on that.
I know you believe this is the worst GM/FO we’ve ever had but I can’t agree. No one was worse than M. Donald Grant in my book. No one.
M. Donald Grant makes Isiah Thomas look like a FO guru.
LOL, of course, i couldn’t let that comment not be seen.. And sorry, for me has been this guy, and it’s not even close.
The other day there was mention of DW showing up for camp early, followed by the typical snarky comments. Others start showing up, how great!!
It’s all great in my mind……………
I’m thinking one of the reason DWright showed up early was to make sure he got his full ST in and was in shape before he headed off the the WBC.
One thing about Wright…he takes his baseball seriously.
The only comment is we have a 162 game season plus the spring training. In any sport you have the risk of injury on every play. I remember Sammy Sosa breaking a rib on a hard sneeze, I don’t likje MLB players in the WBC. It counts for nothing to a pro and risks injury. Yes you have the glory of playing for your country but let the college and Triple AAA guys do that. How are we going to feel if he goes down for three months with a hamstring pull?
Yeah, I get the mindset on that.
I hold my breath when are position players participate. I’d just assume non of our pitchers participate.
EVERY team in MLB would give their (you fill in the blank) to have this guy on their staff. BUT he’s a MET and we should all be jumping for joy. I am !!!
I love Harvey’s attitude. As for the future success, what they did, as pitchers, in the minors is a pretty good barometer of what will happen in the future. I was reading a study about top prospects and the failure rate (bombs) and with top pitching prospects, it was almost always an injury that derailed them. Thus, if Harvey and Wheeler can stay healthy, their chance of major league contribution is great.
Harvey has a great competitive spirit and a certain fire and spunk we havent seen since David Cone….I wonder how long til he says something that creates enough controversy.
So, Alex can predict Harvey is going to be a stud, but nobody is allowed to predict Wheeler and D’Anaud are going to be good too?
I guess when he predicted Harvey was going to be a stud, he was talking visually…
small sample size..but maybe because Harvey had a lil success with his first cup of coffee…
I personally think Harvey and Wheeler have a good chance to have good production…on a team with a solid defense, solid bullpen, good catchers, good pitching staff..
on the 2013 mets, they are great tires on a car with a crappy engine and an idiot driver.
Yep, that’s right… Because you guys focus on them being good right? It’s not about the drooling over the GM who made the trades right? You guys are pathetic to be honest, idk what happened to this site and the good baseball people that used to be here
Like the ones that spend every day, every thread twisting it, making up lies like you do? Come on, the martyr role does not look good on you.
When you claim people like a player because of his dimples and smiles, thats good baseball talk. Not a day goes by where you predict what someone may say 6 months from now, bring up people drooling, which if someone doesn’t wish complete demise on someone you twist that as “drooling”. There is no drooling, but there is a whole lot of twisting and agenda playing.
What major league player called DW a choke artist – YOU said it happened, back it up.
You look it up. I am sure if you type David Wright, and choke artist, many websites and links will come up
So in other words, you’re a bold face liar, something you frequently call others here. Good One
Good Baseball talk
MMO’s very own Joe D disagrees with you:
http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/03/wright-is-as-clutch-as-they-co.html
I actually went looking. Couldn’t find any player who called Wright that. Found plenty of comments on Mets sites from some claiming that.
Only thing that comes close is Hamels claiming the entire Mets team are choke artists after the 2008 season.
and who is the only met remaining from that group? Thank you… And Joe D disagree with me on wright being unclutch, so what? Many people do too, that doesn’t make it true. he IS and has proven to be unclutch as hell, if he wasn’t, you guys wouldn’t celebrate a bloop single like we just won the WS or something.
More bold face lies, when will it end.
Sigh…
Moving on.
Hoping to see Harvey’s words come to fruition! If Harvey and Wheeler become a 1-2 punch like Seaver and Koosman (yes I know he’s a LHP) we will dominate the NLE for the rest of this decade! LGM!
Hopefully they can assemble 25 guys with that mentality and enough talent to follow through. That’s they type of team I enjoy rooting for, regardless of how the experts project them.
Alex68
“Moving on, when you learn about the mets, baseball come talk to me..”
Ladies and Gentleman, the King of Spin has spoken. What next, “I know you are but what am I?”
For the record, you did not not offend me. I actually find your bafoonery a mastery of insane spin and total disregard for the truth just to prove your point incredibly amusing. Carry on Professor Alex, educate me.
Ok Harvey has attitude and so far has backed it up. I’ve been a fan since ’68 and recall Seaver as confident leader. I do not recall such a brash statement. Original Met Fans….Does Harvey’s attitude seem over the top?
For those of you old enough to remember him, Harvey reminds me of Don Drysdale.
Andy, while i didn’t see him pitch, he’s a HOF so… works for me!
My worry with the loss of Dickey is does this rotation have the diversity of pitching type to really stay as good as it was last year….
Dickey could really throw a team off it’s timing especially when followed by a guy like Niese and Harvey….
I just don’t see that dynamic in our rotation anymore….
Lets hope Gee is enough.
Buck is the key this year. It will be interesting to see how he handles the staff. Most observers did not like the pitch calling the past few years. Let the chips fall where they may.
This kid has that effing 80′s swagger.
Can’t get enough of it.
Cool! I love that attitude!
Matt Harvey as the next Mets ace? Works for me.
Wouldn’t it be something if we have Him as the Ace and Wheeler as the Ace part 2? then niese winning 14+ games, then Noah or Fulmer along with tapia or montero as our 5 pitchers for years to come? It sounds awesome, of course it usually doesn’t work that way, but one can always dream right?
It never hurts – Tug would like it
Ya Gotta Believe!
Ahh, those good old days… Idk about y’all, but i can already smell the grass, baseball is almost here (Patriots lost so, nothing else to look forward to)!!! Although it is freeeeeeezing this morning!
Sounds good to me, Alex. We’re due for a change in luck.
I really like this kid – did anyone see him with Bob O and his bullpen session. He’s cool as a cucumber. Also a local boy sorta (CT)
The anti-Pelf.
Demeanor, poise and confidence are half the battle. It was amazing how gutless Pelf could be on the mound at times. So it’s great to see Harvey have it in him right from the start.
His pictures always remind me of Seaver and now his quotes to the press add to that!
Lets hope He can be our Seaver and Wheeler is at least as good as Koosman…
Then if we can just manage to keep our best performers over the next few years they have a chance.
LOL nothing like setting a low bar.
The bullpen is still a mess!!!!!!!!