According to an interview with New York Magazine’s Chris Smith by Matthew Cerrone of MetsBlog, Matt Harvey apparently told Smith that when the time comes, he will sign with whatever team gives him the best chance to win.
“Matt Harvey, as a human being, is a deeply loyal guy,” Smith said. “He’s very attached to the Mets. He really wants to prove things to Mets fans, to New York City.”
However, Smith added, “The guy really, really wants to win and I think where that can happen, more than the dollars, will determine where he goes.”
Like I said earlier, I love Harvey and I hope his swagger and winning mentality is infectious and spreads to the rest of the team.
Six Things You May Not Know About Matt Harvey
You have to read this great feature on Matt Harvey by Chris Smith in the latest edition of New York Magazine.
It profiles the personal life of Harvey, his daily routines, what he loves, what he hates, where he gets his hair cut, and so much more. Here’s six things you may or may not have known about our Gotham Dark Knight:
1. Harvey Has One Speed: “Balls to the wall,” he says. It’s both his greatest asset and weakness. Harvey possesses the cockiness that you want in your starting quarterback, your buzzer-beating three-point shooter. If you’re a Mets fan, you love that your ace pitcher is so badass he throws a near no-hitter with blood gushing from his nose.
2. Harvey Is Pushy: If you’re Mets management, Harvey is a more complicated case. “Matt has always been pushy,” a team staffer says. “His first training camp, he was all over the manager — ‘I want to make the team. How do I make the team?’ There was no way he was gonna make the team. But he kept pushing.”
3. Harvey Loves NYC: Harvey’s ego is substantial, but his desire for attention isn’t driven by simple A-Rod-ian neediness. He has an almost romantic notion of New York stardom and an endearing curiosity about what the city has to offer. Unlike the majority of his teammates, who keep a safe suburban distance, Harvey lives in the city, in a tenth-floor East Village apartment. He walks for hours, exploring neighborhoods and popping into restaurants he hasn’t tried.
4. Harvey Is A Tactile Person: He hugs, he backslaps, he makes direct eye contact. In the Mets’ locker room one morning, he walks up behind a seated Dillon Gee, reaches over Gee’s shoulders, and playfully rubs the other pitcher’s pecs. Later Harvey nibbles on Jacob deGrom’s shoulder.
5. Harvey Doesn’t Hold Back: He isn’t about to dial down anything on the field, even after ripping up his elbow and losing a year. And while he’s no club-trashing lout, his off-the-field philosophy is grounded in a similar fully committed passion. “You put everything you can into it,” he says. “That’s the way that you live. That’s the way that you are.”
6. Harvey Wants To Dominate: “I like to dominate 100 percent,” Harvey says, his eyes wide, his mind moving ahead to summer, when his starts will fill the ballpark again. “I don’t want to just beat you — I want to wear you down.”
I love this guy… He’s living the life…
