Harvey's Back

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Mets ace Matt Harvey: I'm ready to put 'whole staff on my shoulders'

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:44 AM ET

With Zack Wheeler likely destined for Tommy John surgery, Mets ace Matt Harvey, who is also working his way back from the procedure, told reporters he's ready to put the entire pitching staff on his shoulders, according to the New York Post. "I don't look at it that way," Harvey said. "I just go about things the way that I do and the way that I know how. That's what I've always done. I kind of took over and took charge at North Carolina when I was a junior and had the whole staff on my shoulders there. So now it comes pretty natural. It's something I enjoy. I'm ready to do the same thing here." Wheeler has looked sharp in his first spring training since Tommy John surgery, keeping his fastball in the 95-97 mph range. He has allowed two runs, struck out eight and walked one in 8 2/3 innings of work this spring. "I do everything I can to win and lead by example on the field," Harvey said. "That's important to me. I never asked for it, but it's come and it's a great honor. It's something I take great pride in. We can't let this be something that ends our season."

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25111059/mets-ace-matt-harvey-im-ready-to-put-whole-staff-on-my-shoulders

[Ceetar]

Harvey's bravado is really going to add a fun element to this season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Two spring training starts and he's ruler of the world. Eh.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I'm just glad this isn't a thread about a back injury.

[Guest d'Kong76]

That's what I first thought.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Oh c'mon. You know that most of my Mets posts are upbeat.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, that's a rotator cuff waiting to happen.

Bravado is fine, but if it doesn't get backed up you risk sounding like Rex Ryan the last two years- empty bluster that either gets derided or ignored.

[Ceetar]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Boy, that's a rotator cuff waiting to happen. Bravado is fine, but if it doesn't get backed up you risk sounding like Rex Ryan the last two years- empty bluster that either gets derided or ignored.

Rex Ryan never got ignored.

[G-Fafif]

Harvey's not only back, but he's profiled in new NY Magazine (by Chris Smith, who seems to be their NYM longform correspondent of record). Bottom line: Harvey's awesome, but you already knew that.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/03/matt-harvey-mets-superstar.html