November 18, 2014

Can a Pitcher be Batman?

Matthew Cerrone muses on Matt Harvey’s large personality:

Think about it, he has just 12 career wins, yet he’s already appeared naked in ESPN: The Magazine. He’s done a fashion spread the New York Post and Men’s Journal. He’s dated a super model. He regularly appears in Page Six. He’s talked publicly about wanting to be like Derek Jeter. His YouTube video for Jimmy Fallon has over 3 million views. And, he openly pushed the meme that he’s Batman, The Dark Knight, the hero Gotham deserves, in a cover story for Sports Illustrated.

Frankly, I love every second of it. The bigger and bolder he is, the better, so long as he’s also helping the team win.

Harvey may be rubbing his teammates the wrong way. As I read the whole post, I kept thinking of Reggie Jackson. He had that all about me personality that led to clubhouse rancor, but his teams won. If Harvey can pull that off for the Mets, he might be Batman and Superman.

(By the way, I’m loving Gotham.)

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