Mets Christian Scott opens up on how he got past his low point and driving force behind post-injury success
Christian Scott, the Mets young righty who looks like he could become a rotation staple, takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.Q: How does your mentality change when you take the mound?A: I like history, I like watching YouTube videos.I like enjoying different kinds of food, and on the mound it’s more of like a kill mentality of, that guy’s trying to take food off my plate, I’m trying to take food off of his.
It’s a competition, and it’s a game and it’s my life, really.So it’s definitely more of a competitive attitude, more of a competitive fire.
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Q: You can go back in time and face one batter in MLB history to test your skills.A: Babe Ruth.I want to see what the hype was about.
I want to see if my fastball would blow him up (laugh).I respect all the homers that he hit, but this is a new time, and I think I’d have pretty good success, I think so.Q: Think you can strike the Babe out?A: I think so (smile).
If I could.Q: Yankee fans are gonna hate you.A: That’s fine (laugh).They could.Q: The Subway Series in May.A: I was here but I didn’t pitch in it.Q: You might have another chance to in September.A: I hope so.Q: What did you notice about the Subway Series?A: A lot of New York fans going back and forth, you can hear it in the stands, “Let’s Go Yankees, Let’s Go Mets,” so it’s nice to be able to have that in-city rivalry and to be able to go play against them.
It’s great for the city so, yeah we love it.Q: If you’re lucky, maybe [Aaron] Judge won’t be back for the September Subway Series.A: I want him to be back, yeah, I want to face him, that’d be awesome.Q: Oh, really?A: Yeah, of course.You always want to play the best, you don’t want anybody to be hurt, really, so yeah, I’d love to face him, for sure.Q: How often have you pitched in Ya...