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Sometimes...no... a lot of times, the media misses the real story.
Last night I was watching the World Series.
It seemed each anal(there's a reason for that prefix)yst, was trying to top each other in whether Matt Harvey would come out to pitch the ninth inning.
Once he did, they expounded that this was the 'right thing'.
When walking the leadoff hitter, backpeddling was heard. Then, when Hosmer hits a double, they went back to questioning whether Harvey should have started the ninth inning.
Analyst are never wrong. They can go back and say, "Yeah, but" to explain anything said prior. Managers are not afforded that opportunity.

To me, the story was lost on these horrible analysts. To me, it didn't matter whether Harvey strikes out the side in the ninth inning or had the outcome that happened.
The story to me was that Matt Harvey WANTED to come out and pitch the ninth inning.
Earlier in the season, the wicked witch of baseball, Scott Boras, caught Harvey's ear and told him that his innings should be limited.
A tact that worked for another client, Steven Strasburg and his General Manager.
That General Manager thinking that the Nationals would be making plenty of post season appearances with Strasburg.
How's that working out for you?
It seemed Harvey had mixed emotions. At first, he seemed to take the wicked witch's words to heart.
But, as the Mets season began to continue in good ways, his competitiveness and doing the 'right thing' overcame the wicked witch's spell.
Good for Matt Harvey.

Harveys first eight innings were magical. He held down the eventual World Series champs with ease for eight innings.
It is too bad that analysts made Collins decision in whether to leave him in the game or not, their story.
First and foremost in Harvey's mind was to do what he did best.
He wanted the ball and to Hell with those who questioned it, and a big screw you to the wicked witch of the east.
Major props, Matt Harvey.
It's too bad you didn't get that same recognition on National television.

DOUGHBOYS wrote:The story to me was that Matt Harvey WANTED to come out and pitch the ninth inning.

For me, you nailed it right on the head here Doughy.

Harvey's give me the ball and climb on my back attitude last night represents what I always perceived a true ace to be. And it's the way I always perceived Harvey to be, even when Boras' greed driven whispers in his ear caused Harvey to make those innings limits statements that were so contrary to everything he seemed to represent up to that point. It's why Harvey long ago became my favorite Mets player since Seaver, and remains that today.

Harvey seemed to win back New York last night with his tremendous performance in a must win situation, and his insisting to be the one to bring us home in the 9th should have only reinforced that. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as the fairy tale story seemed destined to end up. Still for me, as a Mets fan and a Harvey fan, it was a great thing to see.

What he shows on the field, not only Sunday, but almost every time he takes the ball is grit.
I love grit.

Agree on everything you said. I bet if you surveyed everyone, prior to the ninth inning, if they thought Harvey should go out for the 9th inning, it would have been 95% or higher. Of course, after what happened, there will be second guessers. But, reality is, Harvey had dominated for 8 innings. He deserved the chance to finish it.

Harvey won me over last night. He showed me a lot... and so did Terry Collins. Sometimes, listening to your heart doesn't always bring you victory or success. But if he decided to take him out and Familia gave up the runs, that would be one decision that would be questioned forever and even harder to live with.

I was saying to everyone that would listen from the 4th inning on that it was Harvey's game and he should go all 9. Many of the "Harvey" chants may have been started by me in the left field heavens of Citi Field. I only heard after the demands of Harvey to pitch over the coaching staff plan to take him out.

I thought from the start of the September drama that it was all Boras and his playoff Game 5 effort and the entire playoffs showed us the real Harvey.