The Mets had a mandatory workout, and Matt Harvey missed it becuase he "lost track of time." Try to tell me that if Yasiel Puig were in Harvey's shoes, that this wouldn't be a national incident:
Harvey later apologized to teammates for the unexcused absence, which apparently happened because he lost track of time.
"Obviously, today was not the greatest," Harvey said after arriving at Citi Field. "I know we had a mandatory workout. The last thing I ever want to do is not be here with my team. Basically, there's no excuse. I screwed up. I wasn't here. I showed up a little late. I've talked to [general manager] Sandy [Alderson] and I've talked to [manager] Terry [Collins] and my teammates and apologized to them and apologized to everybody. They understand. I'm here to get my workout in and be with the team.
"Unfortunately, today I screwed up. There's not really anything else to say. They know what happened. I told everybody and apologized to everybody and told them it's not going to happen again. It's never happened before. Unfortunately, it happened kind of at a bad time, a mandatory time. Truly, I just screwed up."
Harvey remains on schedule to pitch Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, when the series shifts to Queens.
"I told everybody and apologized to everybody and told them it's not going to happen again. It's never happened before. Unfortunately, it happened kind of at a bad time, a mandatory time. Truly, I just screwed up."
Collins said Harvey would be fined for missing the workout, which took place from noon to 2 p.m. ET. The Mets' manager also indicated that Harvey called to say he was stuck in traffic.NEW YORK -- Mets ace Matt Harvey missed a mandatory team workout Tuesday at Citi Field.
Stuck in traffic for two hours? That can't be possible, either.
Though I suppose if it was indeed Puig in Harvey's shoes, Puig probably wouldn't be stuck in traffic for two hours, either.
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