The mere mention of Matt Harvey made Terry Collins sigh, a deep exhale of a sigh that perfectly encapsulated the state of the team’s one-time ace.
Harvey, still in the rotation as his ERA has ballooned to 6.08 — the fifth-worst ERA of 101 qualified starting pitchers — pitches on Monday against the White Sox, and his ongoing struggles, from lockdown dominant No. 1 starter to enigmatic No. 5, has befuddled the Mets. When asked what he expects from Harvey, Collins paused, took that deep sigh and said: “That’s a good question.”
Clearly, nobody has an answer for why the man formerly known by the superhero character “Dark Knight” is pitching so badly, why he hasn’t gotten past the sixth inning yet, why opponents are batting an astronomical .