“I’m right where I want to be.” That’s the money quote from The Dark Knight of Anaheim of Los Angeles (aka TDKOALA). No he doesn’t mean Anaheim (how is this guy not a Yankee? Oh wait even the Yankees don’t burn $11 million.) he means with this start.
I had no idea TDKoala was jumping on the mound, and don’t think I don’t do several searches for his name every day, but seems he jumped in the B Squad Game where…
Harvey threw 17 of 29 pitches for strikes. He issued only one walk despite falling behind in a few counts, allowed no hits and struck out three of the six batters he faced in 1 2/3 innings. He used his entire arsenal of pitches, too, and threw in the low 90s. (via LA Times)
Apparently Matty Baseball is working on throwing more change-ups…
Harvey’s fastball ranged from 91-94 mph, which is a good sign considering it was his first outing and it came in a relaxed setting on a backfield without much fanfare. Harvey’s fastball averaged 94.4 mph in his 24 starts with the Reds last season. (via MLB.com)
And we even have this Press Release style quote from The Real Deal.
“It’s good,” Harvey said. “[The ball’s] coming out well. Last year, I was able to pick it back up into the upper 90s. Today without much adrenaline or a huge crowd, it was pretty good. Today being March 2, I’m right where I want to be. Everything is good.” (via MLB.com)
For the “WHO CARES” crowd – well, apparently Mets Police readers do as Matt Harvey Anything winds up being the most-read article(s) of the day. I’m sad he’s out west which means I won’t do as much pitch by pitch recapping as I did before, and I am especially troubled that I follow Matt, the Angels and even Fox Sports West and had to find out about this start via my Google Alert.
Anyway, lock up your supermodels Anaheim, The Dark Knight is in town and he’s got a change-up.
As for Matt, I guess when he was starting the All Star Game in New York, driving Maseratis and bragging about his sex life on Bravo, where he really wanted to be was on the back fields in Arizona facing the Diamondbacks B-squad. Funny how it all worked out for The Next Seaver.
