You know the drill. Every five days or so The Dark Knight Returns and he looks good in some innings and bad in others and we wind up with 5 innings 3 runs or 6 innings 4 runs, something like that. So let’s check his numbers…
The Orioles look pretty sharp in their black uniforms…..and you can SIT DOWN SON. It’s a good start for Matt Harvey with a K.
And the next guy you can SIT DOWN TOO SON
And The Dark Knight is cruising so this two out walk shouldn’t be a worry.
Or this two out single.
Or this other two out single that made it 1-0.
Or this other other two out single…hey what is happening here? The bases are loaded. It’s time for some helpful advice from one of the coaches!
The advice did not take…it’s a single, and now it’s 3-0! Matt is wondering what the hell happened?
So with two out and down three already…YOU CAN SIT DOWN SON
Let’s speed this up a bit because I went to the beach all day and got a late start on this. In the second, a 1-2-3 for TDK with another strikeout, his 4th. The third is also a 1-2-3 and so is the 4th and so is the 5th and so is the 6th!!! The Dark Knight Is Back Baby!
He’s out after 6 and it’s 3 runs on 4 hits with 4 Ks. You’d take that, right? It looked ugly at first but he found it. Something Matt might be saying at a Tampa strip bar around 1am tonight.
Matt looks a little tired. Maybe he should just stay in tonight.
I gotta say this. Around the All Star Break he looked like his career was over. He made a good choice signing for the Orioles that have so little depth they let me start 4 games in April. That lack of depth and the Who Cares Let’s Lose 110 attitude kept Matt in the majors because the Orioles had nobody else.
Matt has now started 26 games, and long time readers know my philosophy about a 5th starter. You don’t have to win, just don’t murder my bullpen. 6 innings of 3 run ball? That will play in the majors. I wouldn’t start the guy in a playoff game, but if he can make 33 starts – that’s valuable.
Matt Harvey will have a major league job next year for sure. Good job Matt! Some friendly advice – just stay in Baltimore. It’s working for you. Don’t get stars in your eyes and head to the Bronx or somewhere you can’t handle. Baltimore is working for you, and they will have a Lose 95 Games plan in 2022, so just take the ball every 5th day, enjoy everything Fells Point has to offer, and put another few million in the bank. You’ve done a good job finding a way. Congrats!
