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Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

batmagadanleadoff Sep 18 2013 10:52 AM

Matt Harvey's Interview With Dan Patrick Got Real Awkward Real Fast Mets phenom Matt Harvey was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show this morning, and he was not the ideal interview subject. Patrick wanted to talk about Harvey's elbow injury and the looming possibility of Tommy John surgery—you know, baseball stuff—but all Harvey wanted to do was be a pitchman for some dumb phone thing called Qualcomm. I mean, he really wanted [to] be a good pitchman. Either Qualcomm is paying Harvey $10 billion to be their spokesman, or he just doesn't realize that "pitchman" and "shill" don't mean the same thing. This gives us a good idea for a new Jimmy Fallon bit, though: Matt Harvey stopping people on the street and explaining to them the wisdom of investing in gold. link to video Matt sure does say the word "obviously" a lot.

Edgy MD Sep 18 2013 10:55 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

He seems to be gravitating toward the royal We.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 18 2013 10:56 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Obviously.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 18 2013 11:07 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Qualcomm is really great.

G-Fafif Sep 18 2013 11:14 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Qualcomm is really great. I still call it The Murph.

soupcan Sep 18 2013 11:34 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Wait - he's not having the TJ surgery...? Oy.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2013 11:37 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

I have to say, this is absolutely douchey. I bet Mark McGwire is kicking himself. He probably would have loved to have been able to use the "I'm here to talk about Qualcomm" line when he was testifying before Congress.

metirish Sep 18 2013 11:40 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Christ, he's some sort of wanker....

Edgy MD Sep 18 2013 11:44 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

This is the downside of the Buck-and-Byrdie trade. We suddenly have a paucity of play-the-game-the-right-way cops.

seawolf17 Sep 18 2013 11:57 AM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Holy crap, that was terrible. Someone steered him very wrongly there.

metirish Sep 18 2013 12:01 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

seawolf17 wrote: Holy crap, that was terrible. Someone steered him very wrongly there. Maybe that is part of the problem here, he likely now has "handlers", you know what Matt, be like fucking Jeter, do stupid car commercials, don't talk to the media in this way, only after games....be vanilla.

SteveJRogers Sep 18 2013 12:09 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

metirish wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Holy crap, that was terrible. Someone steered him very wrongly there. Maybe that is part of the problem here, he likely now has "handlers", you know what Matt, be like fucking Jeter, do stupid car commercials, don't talk to the media in this way, only after games....be vanilla. Careful Irish, that's how I got tagged with Jeets... ;) Wright is a better example actually, got into some hot water for okaying a quickie on-the-spot TV spot for a charlatan several years back and has been much more judicial with his public image since...that ESPN "fashion" spread with Reyes not withstanding!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 18 2013 12:21 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

What've I been saying since this punk first arrived? Doooooooooooooooosh. Hopefully this helps bring an end to corporations using dumb jocks to sell products. Yeah.

Edgy MD Sep 18 2013 12:28 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Ceetar Sep 18 2013 12:33 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

metirish wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Holy crap, that was terrible. Someone steered him very wrongly there. Maybe that is part of the problem here, he likely now has "handlers", you know what Matt, be like fucking Jeter, do stupid car commercials, don't talk to the media in this way, only after games....be vanilla. better win a championship too, because if Harvey ducked the media the way Jeter does, it'd become a major thing.

Edgy MD Sep 18 2013 12:35 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

metirish wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Holy crap, that was terrible. Someone steered him very wrongly there. Maybe that is part of the problem here, he likely now has "handlers", you know what Matt, be like fucking Jeter, do stupid car commercials, don't talk to the media in this way, only after games....be vanilla. Fuck Jeter. Be like Wright. Do ads in uniform for greasy faith healers that liberate you from drinking feces the rest of your life.

Ceetar Sep 18 2013 12:38 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Edgy MD wrote: Fuck Jeter. By all accounts, most people have.

themetfairy Sep 18 2013 12:41 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Edgy MD wrote: This is funny!

metsguyinmichigan Sep 18 2013 01:12 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Fuck Jeter. By all accounts, most people have. Hence the herpes epidemic.

seawolf17 Sep 18 2013 01:13 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Harv just apologized on Twitter.

Zvon Sep 18 2013 01:16 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Matts a grouch in the morning. Sounded like he didn't even have his coffee yet. Obviously he has stock in Qualcomm. Well, you can go to the bathroom and keep current score, but can you actually score a game on that thing?

Zvon Sep 18 2013 01:17 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

seawolf17 wrote: Harv just apologized on Twitter. "Obviously, I'm sorry for being such a doosh."

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2013 01:18 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

seawolf17 wrote: Harv just apologized on Twitter. What did he say?

Ceetar Sep 18 2013 01:20 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Zvon wrote: Matts a grouch in the morning. Sounded like he didn't even have his coffee yet. Obviously he has stock in Qualcomm. Well, you can go to the bathroom and keep current score, but can you actually score a game on that thing?

Edgy MD Sep 18 2013 01:21 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Matt Harvey ?@MattHarvey33 7m Been an exhausting couple of days. Apologies to @DanPatrick and @Qualcomm Matt Harvey ?@MattHarvey33 7m I’ve had a few rough outings on the mound, that was a rough outing on the radio this morning...

Zvon Sep 18 2013 01:27 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Well, don't feel bad Matt. Obviously interviews from home are exhausting. All that sitting, holding the phone up (your handlers don't do that for you?) to your ear. Next time see if you can do one without opening your mouth.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2013 01:34 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

I guess that's what happens when Mike Francesa cozies up to you. You come across as an asshole on the radio.

metsmarathon Sep 18 2013 01:35 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Fuck Jeter. By all accounts, most people have. damnit! i get left out again!

G-Fafif Sep 18 2013 09:18 PM Re: Matt Harvey Interview: He "Phoned" It In

Rubin tweets reason Harvey apologized for douchey behavior was because he was "being rude to media when fans could see/hear it," strongly implying our phenom is a phenomenal dick out of camera and microphone range.