On Tuesday, with his personalized support group chanting “Matt-hew Har-vey!”, Harvey offered no support back, giving up five runs in five innings, allowing three homers, striking out only one for the first time in his 75 career starts. Would Matt Harvey have offered real insight into his struggles amidst a gaggle of two dozen reporters around his locker Tuesday night? “We’re trying to support our guy,” said Darren Meehan, the one wearing the New York Mets cape. There, 425 full-throated New York Mets fans – fresh off a bus ride, emboldened by nature and numbers — gathered for what amounted to, of all things, a therapy session for their club’s erstwhile ace. “It’s his decision, so I’m here.”Back in Section 140, the Harvey fans who bused down to New York tried to hang with their guy in the fifth.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2016 05:33 UTC