Terry Collins wants Matt Harvey to 'go pitch his butt off'

Matt Harvey's innings limit has stirred up quite a bit of controversy and the entire issue may conclude Monday after New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson speaks with the media after a sitdown with his right-hander.

What does manager Terry Collins think of it all? He just wants his starter to go out there and pitch.

"I think it's a challenge for him," Collins told Adam Rubin of ESPN. "This guy is a young, star player who is all of a sudden hit with something he hasn't had to deal with before. I'm going to have a conversation with him. But I always feel this: It's not what you say, it's what you do. Go pitch good. The rest will take care of itself. The biggest statement he can make is to go pitch his butt off on Tuesday. That'll speak volumes. That's pretty much what I'm going to tell him. Maybe not in those nice words."

Harvey addressed the media on Saturday about the 180-inning limit he's approaching, but was mum about possibly pitching in the playoffs - a situation Collins also spoke about.

"Part of my job is to worry about all 25 (players), or 35 or whatever is here," he said. "Their job is worry about themselves. Get yourself ready to play. Go do what you do best and everything else will take care of itself."