Best Move for Matt Harvey: Shield Arm, and Ears

Good God, the kid has gone pusillanimous on us. A coward, a phony, a fugazi. As a wealthy 60-something tabloid columnist puts it, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is quitting on his stool.

Please.

Harvey has, with sweat and determination, returned from serious elbow surgery and, with minimal batting support, given the Mets a stunning comeback, one gritty, smart start after another. The Mets stumbled in Miami over the weekend, but this season has so far turned out better than we could have imagined.

Now Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras, talks in a common-sense fashion of limiting Harvey’s remaining innings because, well, Harvey is in recovery from a very serious elbow procedure. And New Yorkers, as we excel…