LOS ANGELES - In the last week, Steven Matz fulfilled a childhood dream by making his major-league debut, watched his ecstatic grandfather turn into an Internet sensation and found himself on the back page for walking into his favorite deli and ordering a sandwich.
But one week after his scintillating debut, the Ward Melville product has relished a return to normalcy.
When the rookie makes his second big-league start Sunday, not a single member of his family will be in the stands at Chavez Ravine. Instead, his outing will be little more than business as usual.
"It feels good," Matz said Sunday.