NY Post · Sep 21, 2015
This sudden Harvey crash and burn was all too predictable
Matt Harvey walks off the mound after the third inning on Sunday night.This was coming, you bet it was. The moment Scott Boras cleared his throat, the moment Matt Harvey nodded his assent, this moment was a guarantee. Some night, some game, some key crossroads: It was all lurking. It was all looming. It was as easy to see as a full moon.
You knew it.
Hell, Terry Collins all but predicted it.
“A perfect storm,” was how the Mets’ manager described it. “Pitching great, and to boot he gets an at-bat with a man in scoring position the inning before he’s done. You knew it would happen like that.”
Collins shook his head.
“It couldn’t have been set it up any worse,” Collins said, “than how it was.”