There was a moment in the sixth inning when it seemed Mets' fans were once again as in love with Matt Harvey as they'd ever been. And not just because he was throwing a gem in Game 1 of the NLCS, which in itself was thought to be a longshot only a few weeks ago.
No, it was more than that. Harvey took a line drive off his pitching shoulder, and after scrambling to find the ball on the ground and throw Dexter Fowler out at first, he quickly waved to the dugout defiantly as if to say, "Don't bother.