Harvey Suspended!

[G-Fafif]

Harvey held a sniffly apology press conference. He was literally sniffly. Draw your own lurid conclusions.

Confirmed he was out late, said he was sorry, took all the blame, wants to move forward, didn't explicitly rule out filing a grievance. So that probably wraps up the story and nobody will ever mention it again.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Pollen count is high in NYC this week.

[G-Fafif]

d'Kong76 wrote: Pollen count is high in NYC this week.

"Hi, I'm Matt Harvey for Claritin..."

[Benjamin Grimm]

That reminds me of "I only want to talk about Qualcomm."

Boy, it's been one thing after another with this guy.

[G-Fafif]

Rubin slipped into his sny.tv analysis of this particular brouhaharv that team sources "privately" confirmed that the playoff workout alibi about being stuck in traffic was something Collins made up on the fly to cover Matt's considerable rear.

[G-Fafif]

Terry followed up by talking about the great support system that's in place for Matt, how he doesn't have to go it alone, how Bartolo sent Matt a text.

Not that there's anything more to this than a guy had a headache and called in a little late.

[G-Fafif]

Carig reports Harvey addressed the team "for a good 10-15 minutes, most of them on the verge of tears."

Pollen. It's everywhere.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Anyone follow up with a question about when he's going to check into Smithers?

[ashie62]

Read my mind

[Benjamin Grimm]

G-Fafif wrote: Carig reports Harvey addressed the team "for a good 10-15 minutes, most of them on the verge of tears." Pollen. It's everywhere.

Were the minutes full of tears, or the players?

I find it hard to picture that 25 grown men were sobbing for 15 minutes because Matt Harvey had a headache.

[Edgy MD]

Did Wilmer Flores get traded again?

[G-Fafif]

I take it Harvey had the tears and the teammates were looking at their phones.

[Frayed Knot]

Or maybe the minutes of the meeting had tears in them and now Jay Horowitz is going to need to re-type them out all over again on un-torn sheets of paper.

[Centerfield]

I don't know how any of you guys are holding it together. I'm outright sobbing just reading this thread.

[Guest themetfairy]

But has anyone fessed up to putting the dildo in Plawecki's locker? Or will that forever haunt us as an unexplained mystery?

[Centerfield]

themetfairy wrote: But has anyone fessed up to putting the dildo in Plawecki's locker? Or will that forever haunt us as an unexplained mystery?

Has anyone ever considered that it might just have been Plawecki's dildo?

[Guest themetfairy]

Centerfield wrote: themetfairy wrote: But has anyone fessed up to putting the dildo in Plawecki's locker? Or will that forever haunt us as an unexplained mystery? Has anyone ever considered that it might just have been Plawecki's dildo?

NTTAWWT

[Edgy MD]

What? A guy with a .219 batting average over 127 career games is packing his own dildo? What's this world coming to?

Your locker has a big black dildo in it. You'll never make it to the bigs with a big black dildo in your locker. Think classy, you'll be classy. If you hit .300 in the show, you can fill your locker with a collection of dildos of the world and the press'll think you're colorful. Until you hit .300 in the show, however, it means you are a freaky little perv.

[stevejrogers]

Centerfield wrote: themetfairy wrote: But has anyone fessed up to putting the dildo in Plawecki's locker? Or will that forever haunt us as an unexplained mystery? Has anyone ever considered that it might just have been Plawecki's dildo?

I forget where it was, but Plawecki confirmed that it was left there as a prank.

[Frayed Knot]

SteveJRogers wrote: Centerfield wrote: themetfairy wrote: But has anyone fessed up to putting the dildo in Plawecki's locker? Or will that forever haunt us as an unexplained mystery? Has anyone ever considered that it might just have been Plawecki's dildo? I forget where it was, but Plawecki confirmed that it was left there as a prank.

Sure, that's what he wants you to believe!

[stevejrogers]

To be honest, I want to know how the rumor that Harvey being the placer of the dildo being the reason for the suspension got started. That seemed to have short, fat and hairy legs for an absolutely false (being the reason for suspension, not Harvey putting it in the locker) rumor.

[G-Fafif]

Mike Puma actually reports a reliever is suspected.

[Guest 41Forever]

41Forever wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: metirish wrote: Will he make himself available to the media later today?, does he have to?, should he ?, intrigue to say the least. I would imagine he is feeling rather sheepish right about now , likely working on a plan with Boras and family....or me might not give a fiddlers fuck Oh he'll have to talk at some point. It could be formal or not, to individual writers or en masse, but he's not going to be able to hide behind his pending grievance while acting like the victim here and clam up in order to send a message of 'Fuck Terry' and 'Fuck Sandy'*, and the reason he can't do that is because if he doesn't talk then the press goes after his teammates for their thoughts on all things Harvey and they're not going to put up with that. He needs to do two things from a PR standpoint, and I'd bet Boras' team is working on this. 1) Apologize to his teammates. 2) Hold a press conference to a humbly apologize to the team and the fans, saying how he let them down and that this will never happen again. And then never let it happen again. Answer every reasonable question. Acknowledge that he has a problem -- even if that problem is being a douche -- and say he's working hard to address it. Fans are forgiving when people ask for it. It's defiant, defensive jerks who incur the wrath.

Yea! Matt reads the Pool! Next time we charge for valuable PR advice.

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: To be honest, I want to know how the rumor that Harvey being the placer of the dildo being the reason for the suspension got started. That seemed to have short, fat and hairy legs for an absolutely false (being the reason for suspension, not Harvey putting it in the locker) rumor.

I think it started in the minds of a million different people at once.

[Frayed Knot]

SteveJRogers wrote: To be honest, I want to know how the rumor that Harvey being the placer of the dildo being the reason for the suspension got started. That seemed to have short, fat and hairy legs for an absolutely false (being the reason for suspension, not Harvey putting it in the locker) rumor.

Because when B follows A people tend to assume that A caused B
And since no one knew the cause of the suspension when it was first announced, fans went back to the last thing they could remember and came up with the naughty object in the newly-circulated photo.

[Fman99]

All I know is that it's hard for me to find topics that intersect more delightfully than a CPF thread, a winning streak, Mets chatter, and big black rubber dongs. It's like everything I enjoy the most is all coming to a head (ahem).

[Guest cooby]

You know, I prolly wouldn't know a sex toy if it showed up in my bed. And I'm thinking that's a good thing.

[Guest cooby]

Nobody should ever have to apologize for being themselves

[batmagadanleadoff]

The plot thickens. Or wrinkles.


Matt Harvey sent over the edge by gal pal’s reunion with ex

By Emily Smith and Ruth Brown
May 9, 2017 | 8:01pm

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey skipped Saturday’s game and got himself suspended after seeing pictures of his supermodel gal pal out partying with another man, sources told The Post. The “Dark Knight” became an emotional wreck on May 2, after paparazzi photos came out showing Adriana Lima stepping from a limo and heading into Rihanna’s Met Gala after-party with her former boyfriend, NFL star Julian Edelman. Both the Victoria’s Secret stunner and the Patriots wide receiver — with whom she had broken up several months earlier — wore grins on their faces like they were having the time of their lives. Inside the party, Lima and Edelman were “flirty,” Post sources said. And, to add insult to injury, Lima unfollowed Harvey on Instagram after the event. Apparently, Harvey was unaware that Lima was just not as into their relationship as he was. “Adriana’s relationship with Matt was never serious,” a source said. “They are no longer seeing each other.” A depressed Harvey, who was in Atlanta on the night of the Met Gala, had to take his turn pitching in the Mets rotation a few hours after seeing his gal pal out on the town without him. He wound up getting hammered by the Braves, giving up 6 runs in 5 innings. Modal Trigger Julian Edelman and Adriana Lima are seen arriving at Rihanna’s Met Gala party.Splash News Lima “really messed with Matt Harvey’s head,” baseball sources said. Harvey got hammered again early Saturday morning, when he went to the Meatpacking District hot spot 1 Oak — the same club where Lima and Edelman were photographed — and partied until 4 a.m. The feeling among other players on the Mets was that Harvey was out Friday night blowing off steam and trying to get over Lima, baseball sources told The Post. If he managed to relax at all is unknown, because Lima called him while he was playing golf before the Mets game Saturday and had a conversation that made him even more upset, sources said. A few hours later, he would turn up AWOL for the Mets Game at Citi Filed against the Florida Marlins, telling the team he had a “migraine,” and leading Mets brass to suspend him. Sources said that Harvey had little chance with Lima — who was married to Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric for five years and who has been linked celebs such as rocker Lenny Kravitz and Yankees great Derek Jeter. The stunning Brazilian brunette isn’t looking to be tied down with any man right now, a source said. “She dates men like male sports stars go through women” the source said. “She’s beautiful, one of the most desired women in the world, she’s fun, has already been married and isn’t looking to settle down.” Harvey is also known for playing the field, and Lima was just the latest in a series of models seen on his arm. He has previously been linked to beauties Ania Cywinska, Ashley Haas, Anne Vyalitsyna, Shannon Rusbuldt, Asha Leo and Devon Windsor. The Amazins hurler reportedly blew off a mandatory team workout after calling it quits with Polish gal pal Cywinska in 2015 — although their eight-month relationship lasted longer than most of Harvey’s trysts. But the 28-year-old lothario recently claimed that he is planning on settling down sooner rather than later. “I don’t think I will [follow] the Derek Jeter model. I’m not afraid of [marriage],” he told The Post in March.

http://pagesix.com/2017/05/09/matt-harvey-sent-over-the-edge-by-gal-pals-reunion-with-ex/

[Frayed Knot]

Not to denigrate the fine reporting history and taut journalism that 'Page Six' has long represented, but forgive me if I question the validity of phrases like:
Lima “really messed with Matt Harvey’s head,” [u:2da0ba3l]baseball sources[/u:2da0ba3l] said.

Baseball sources ... Really?!?