Harvey MIA as Mets Begin Preparations for NLDS

“I can’t say there wouldn’t be something else, but there’s no more on my side”. Whether you win or lose, I don’t think that really plays into it, but the fact that you have faced them before, the fact that guys have had at-bats against them, they know the arm angle, they know what the pitches look like, they know the shapes of the pitches, that all helps. “I just started warming up”. “So you have to talk to Matt about that”. “All the times that Dwight had never let us down on the field”. The Dodgers will kick off their series with the New York Mets at 6:30 p.m.at Dodger Stadium. Harvey is scheduled to start Game 3 at Citi Field on Monday. “I don’t care. The only thing I care about is he wasn’t here and so that I have to worry about and that I have to take care of and I have”. Mostly the reason for the bashing of Harvey again is because of what transpired with him and his agent Scott Boras about his innings limit not too long ago.

At the time, many viewed the 1969 Mets as a team that caught lightning in a bottle, and that allowed them to catch and then pass Leo Durocher’s Chicago Cubs and then get the best of Hank Aaron and the Atlanta Braves before beating Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and the sharp Baltimore pitching staff.

Harvey ended up pitching 189.1 innings during the regular season, posting a 13-8 record with a 2.71 ERA and 188 strikeouts.

Matz (4-0) has been sidelined since late September because of a balky back that tightened up. The 1-2 punch of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke is the foundation of what the Dodgers hope is a World Series title team. Or, he might be a bullpen option. “The [Justin] Verlanders, [Anibal] Sanchezes, [Max] Scherzers, I remember facing a very good, talented pitcher every time”.

“And we had to play Game 5 in Oakland”, Cuddyer said last month. Gilmartin would be added to the roster if Matz isn’t healthy enough to pitch…. “I thought everything went great”.

As for reserve infielder Juan Uribe, he won’t be available in the Division Series but hasn’t been ruled out if the Mets advance to the next round, Alderson said. But injuries to other outfielders – including slugger Giancarlo Stanton – made him an everyday player. All four outings took place in July before the Mets transformed their offense with the acquisition of Yoenis Cespedes and the return of David Wright.

Both falling in the top 10 of the league based on total home runs this season, Los Angeles ranks sixth with 187 homers and New York is eighth with 177. “I said ‘Call down and tell Tommy I’m ready'”.