Harvs Told by Coach Collins to Slow Down
It's Friday (almost night) and the feelins' right! Friday is upon us and while it can be super exciting in the summer with beach, bbq, booze and bikinis in the not too distant future sometimes it helps to SLOW DOWN and make sure everything is in order first. Does the car have gas in it? Have I procured the necessary provisions? Did I check the traffic report to avoid the 2 hour delay for the 1.5 hour delay (it does make a difference)? Do I have my tan in a can ready?...for the record I do not use that. You get the idea...it really helps to have some of this stuff prepped and ready to go for a successful weekend.
How does this make any sense when referring to New York Mets' ace pitcher Matt Harvey's return from Tommy John surgery (October 22, 2013)? Well, I will tell you...coach Terry Collins basically called Harvs and said (not a direct quote), "Looks pal, you are not playing in 2014. Pump dem brakes, enjoy the sights and sounds of summer, get your stuff in line for 2015 and overall just slow down. It is this simple, everyone loves Harvey's drive and tenacity but it doesn't mean squat to the Mets and Mets fans around the world (there's gotta be a Mets fan or two in Japan) if he doesn't come out dealing like an ace in 2015. I really don't know why this is still a difficult concept for him to grasp. He has been pushing and pushing to pitch in 2014 since he had the surgery last fall.
Obviously no one really knows what Harvey is thinking because even when he leaks out middle finger flipping photos on his Twitter account (now closed, photos can be found with a quick Google search. This blog is too classy to post that here!) he somehow seems to not have anyone's but his own best interests in mind. What is sorta baffling about this situation is that ego and catering to the fans who fill the seats when you pitch aside is that your employer (at least publicly) has stated numerous times that they want you to slow down and be 1000% for 2015. Maybe I missed something but is there a medal awarded for fastest recovery from TJ surgery? Does it matter if your elbow craps out mid-season and everyone wants to lock you in a box and send it out on raft into the abyss of Mets disappointments? I really do hope for the sake of baseball and Mets' fans Harvey does listen and Slow Down!
Grilled Cheese Sports Round Up Time!!
+ Ladies and Gentlemen, The English Premier League kicks off tomorrow morning (our time coverage starts around 7AM EST). The slate of games is not the most exciting but just getting the season going is exciting enough. It's going to be interesting as many of this past World Cup's stars are around. Can Man City hang on to its title or will Arsenal, Chelsea or one of the other bigger teams wrest it away. Could be a dark horse this year as well...but history says otherwise.
+ Pure and simple - I am in Florida, went out for dinner and drinks last night...saw 80 seconds of the Jags-Bears game...Bears looked terrible. Blake Bortles looked pretty solid. If bored and looking to research his story Google - bortles girlfriend.
+ Vince Young finds a new gig working as a fundraiser for University of Texas. Seems like a good fit aside from the seeming mental instability and the rumors that he had trouble learning the NFL playbooks...I guess the pitch is "look at what I did with little to nothing going with the mental piece/being a student of the game"..."so can you!!" Like a weird infomercial. Best of luck though, you were a great college player.
+ In other football related news it seems like the good ol' New York Jets have failed again. This time in one of the more lame ways possible. They tried to hire/entice once Fan of The Century Fireman Ed back to the stadium to lead is legendary J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS! chant and FAILED!! You see Fireman Ed said enough is enough roughly 2 years ago after the infamous Buttfumble game (if you have to ask, don't ask me). Apparently fans thought the long time staple at Jets home games was becoming nothing more than a corporate stooge for Woody Johnson (great name! next in line is his cousin Slippery or Aunt Anita). Johnson owns the Jets, sorry about not stating that before. So Fireman Ed got fed up with the abuse and now watches the games from home...presumably wearing the fireman's hat. Anyway, seems the Jets tried/begged him to come back and give one of the much maligned franchises nothing that the fans could kinda call a tradition, outside of underachieving and Ed wasn't interested.
That my friends is all that I have for this glorious Friday afternoon. Keep it real this weekend and don't forget to SLOW DOWN at least once in a while!!
Happy watching!!
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