Mets starter Matt Harvey matched his stunning on-field success in 2013 with some curious off-field decisions, like posing nude with a room-service tray in the ESPN the Magazine “Body Issue” and revealing his desire to be wherever it is that Derek Jeter meets women.

But one day after revealing his intention to pitch through the partial ulnar collateral ligament tear that ended his season, Harvey joined the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday to discuss … the San Diego-based telecommunications company Qualcomm. The 24-year-old ace mostly stonewalled questions about his injury to focus on, his words, “supporting and honoring Qualcomm.”

It was awkward:

Really awkward:

When Patrick tried to get Harvey to discuss in more detail the thinking behind trying to avoid Tommy John surgery by rehabbing his injured elbow, Harvey turned the focus to Qualcomm.

“I did all of those answers yesterday and maybe at the appropriate time we can talk about that,” he said. “But, today is about Qualcomm.”

Obviously there was some miscommunication at play here, since Harvey seemed to think he might appear on a nationally syndicated radio show to discuss only a cell-phone company. But Harvey comes off looking awful, because how could anyone in his right mind think Dan Patrick wanted to talk to a 24-year-old stud pitcher about a cell-phone company?

Harvey is also scheduled to appear on The Jim Rome Show and the Mets’ TV network, SNY, on Wednesday. Maybe by the time he does, one of his advisers or one of Qualcomm’s representatives — assuming they’re different people — will let him know about the pun-filled disappointment that followed his interview.

(Thanks to MetsBlog for calling our attention to this story.)