Mets’ Matt Harvey misses workout, was boozing night before

 

Source: NY Daily News

Dan Rivoli
Embattled Mets ace Matt Harvey struck out with teammates Tuesday when he missed a mandatory pre-playoff workout — hours after sources say he downed a couple of cocktails and wine with friends.Harvey and the team stumbled their way through an explanation, initially blaming the blunder on tunnel traffic. Manager Terry Collins claimed Harvey was excused and that he told the hard-throwing hurler he didn’t have to show up. The comedy of errors continued when Harvey came to Citi Field anyway and suggested he simply lost track of time.Well, one thing was clear.

“I screwed up,” Harvey said, flipping from the Dark Knight to Mr. Distraction.

“Obviously, today was not the greatest,” he told reporters as the team workout wound down.

“I told everybody and apologized to everybody and told them it’s not going to happen again, never happened before,” Harvey said. “Unfortunately it happened at a bad time, a mandatory time. I truly, I just screwed up.”

Harvey’s teammates were more concerned about baseball than bottlenecks — or any other excuse.

When asked about Harvey’s late arrival, team captain David Wright was clearly miffed.

“I am concerned about the guys who are here and the guys who are here had a great workout, so you will have to talk to Matt about that,” he added.

“We’re rolling, we’re clicking,” Wright continued. “The guys who were here today took care of business and got ready for Friday. I am happy with that. Again. I thought it was a good workout. You can only worry about what you can control.”

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