 There was some snickering in the media and they are so there's a number of ways We can go with this first of all what a guy does on his private time if he's not getting an illegal trouble right from the game Usually you leave him alone if he's doing his job in this case The guy's been demoted to the bullpen and then there doesn't do his job. So do you have and apparently his teammates are some people there They're not comfortable with it in his own locker room I had an old-ass from many veterans before my time They always told me don't let your night job catch up with your day job You have to perform in his game of baseball is so many distractions If you start spending too much time out at night, it'll start showing up on the field So for Matt Harvey at this point for me, it's time for a change of address I mean the bottom line is expectations in New York are just too high at this point I don't know if he's ever gonna be that picture again I mean it might be best for both parties just a part ways get him somewhere else comfortable because guys still can pitch He's not that 99 98 guy anymore, but he still has a tremendous amount of talent I hate to see a career ruin because of a lot of media especially in New York City That's not a place to have a problem. Okay, so to be out of town, but he's a free agent after the year I mean just get rid of him. I mean who would be interested in trading for him I'm sure he is skill set is good enough. He can revive himself somewhere I think people are gonna take an opportunity for for Matt Harvey But you think about it too This is a result-based business and I don't think Matt Harvey is showing that he has worth in New York This time and I agree with you Frank is time for him to move on and go somewhere else There's other teams that will take him on and hopefully get something that's different a change of scenery might be really good for Matt Harvey But when you think about it, it really is about your results on the field his results are not good We saw him in San Diego this weekend. The velocity is not even there out of the bullpen It's 91 92 miles an hour and it doesn't have the finish that he has That's the reason why the Mets not because of his off-the-field stuff. It's the results on the on the field Yeah, maybe the Mets are better off there I mean they're on the fast track here They got a chance the way this team is going maybe removing him helps their atmosphere for success Trevor Bauer of the Indians There's a lot to take in here, but I'm gonna just kind of simplify it started with a question on Twitter about the Astros Are they doctoring the baseball throwing spitballs? Look at the spin rates of Verlander called There's some you know the spin rates the key topic So so Bauer says if there was just a really quick way to increase spin rate You know what would you do a couple of hundred arm? Imagine the steals you could get on the trade market if only that existed so Yeah, and among the number of Astros that responded and this is Lance McCullers Jealousy isn't a good look you my man referring to Bauer here. You have a great stuff worked hard I like the rest of us. I will I won't ask about spin rate Spin on my axis on my foreseen and a you put the dollar sides to be polite you money you could Fill out the age All right away to shoot back. All right, so let me before we get to this I'm fascinated because we sat talked about this. How many doctoring the baseball has been around forever as fans We assume hey, that's cheating. That's bending the rules what today What percentage more than half of when you say pictures and all the baseball are doctoring the base? I would say over half over. I mean you'd agree with that. You said these balls are flying out of ballpark Well, I'm just asking me every picture looks for an edge. Okay. It's always been that way That's why I was up to the umpires and really watched the ball game, but there's this is but that's breaking the rules, right? It's a competitive advantage. Yes, I think it's one of those things you you're in the competition mode You're not worried about seeing who's doing what I think it was just understood when you were playing it still happens It's a competitive advantage. What's your reaction to Bauer's comment? I mean, it could have some relevancy If it was a hitter picture. Yeah talking about another picture and a whole pitch and staff It was a hitter complaining then it sounds like you're wanting a little bit because these guys are way above pitch One of the best stabs I've seen in a while, but one is a pitcher accusing, you know pitchers to pitcher They know the tricks of the trade there are ways of making the ball tack a little more gum Yeah, that was mentioned You know different things that the little fires looking for that bigger cameras everywhere Can't you spot this kind of well you can spot it? But you have to also be aware of it and showing that it is a concern maybe Looking forward you remember Michael Panetta Michael Panetta to me. Well, that's flagrant. He's sitting there That's that's a problem, but I think it's just the awareness and here's Michael Panetta to John Farrell's looking there's a substance to it. They're looking for it and what's happening Typically, it's on your glove just to have what's going on, but then there's a big spot on your neck That's a problem. So it does give you an advantage in terms of spin rate, right? Which makes it more difficult gives the pitcher the advantage. I look at it this way It's competition. You're going out there and trying to compete against these guys if they're have a better grip of the ball I'm okay with it. I want them to let me tell you right now. We all know the ball has changed Yeah, it's been an equipment change in the ball and they have from decade to decade So what do you do you find a way to get a better breaking ball? These guys throw the ball 95 to 100 why not have a better breaking ball? All right, I mean Who cares about so are the astros doing it better than everybody else or they have better picture They have better stuff than everybody else if you look top to bottom Their stuff is legitimate when you're even going before this acquis it acquisition It's really difficult to say a Gary Cole is struggling This is a guy that was a number one now He's a number four for the Houston Astros league and strikeouts Yeah, I sure hope you know if bowler saying this the Indians all their pitching staff is clean Come after right if they get called out AJ Hitch had the best line the manager say sweep your own porch You know, we'll take care of things at the end of this month. They play each other Seven different times the the Indians the intensity ramps astros That'll be fun to see if a bowler or who's pitching or who's spinning their rate or whatever