Kids, once upon a time the Mets had FIVE ACES.  The greatest Ace of them all was Matt Harvey.  Some called him The Next Seaver.  There was also Thor, who has not pitched in the majors in 2021 and today is September 1st.  There was a guy named deGrom who everyone kind of ignored.  Someone named Wheeler who the Mets let go to a division rival.  The 5th ace was a guy who looked like a young Joe DiMaggio, one Steven Matz.

And tonight he was the opponent as once again The Dark Knight Returned.  Let’s check the numbers.

You can’t even see the netting.  There is one out in the first and…..OH NO

Matt limited the Blue Jays to just the one home run….and we get a sad version of the traditional Matt Harvey Walks Back To The Dugout shot.

On to the second…Matz had a Harvesque inning with some hits and walks, and forcing in some runs with walks…but I’m mainly a Harvey Blogger so you will have to take my word for it.    Matt takes the mound with a 2-1 lead and Matz is already at 55 or so pitches!

With one out, Matt walks a guy which usually isn’t a good thing, and Matt knows it.

But TDK throws a 6-4-3 and has a sigh of relief.

In the third, a one out double could be a cause for concern.  But not tonight.  Matt gets out of it, and takes a long look at the umpire to see if blue wants to check the replay on the 3rd out.  He does not.

In the 4th, OMG baseball is so boring.  So someone got on while I let the dog out.  That guy got swapped out in a fielders choice.  The new runner, Bichette, stole second.   A hit knocked in the run.  The third hit of the inning brought out the pitching coach and let’s check Matt’s pitch count.

And a two out double puts Matz up 4-2 and I am hoping for one more Blue Jays hit so I can go watch TV!

The Blue Jays do not hook me up.  I’m hoping Brandon Hyde has finally learned with this guy.  Matt was really laboring that inning and his body language reminded me of ME when my volleyball team is losing and I start futzing with sand and “cleaning” my area.  Hopefully this is our last look at TDK tonight…

4 innings 4 runs on 6 hits with a walk.  No Ks.

How did Steven Matz fare?  I dunno man, he was winning when I bailed.  I want to watch What If.  Google “Blue Jays”

MATT HARVEY WILL RETURN