WASHINGTON — As with most points of comparison, there is “Happy Gilmore.” And so allow us to explain how Happy Gilmore has clearly influenced Terry Collins, the manager of the Mets.
Specifically, in that 1996 ode to silliness, there is a scene between Happy and Chubbs Peterson in which Happy (Adam Sandler, of course) approaches Chubbs (Carl Weathers, so good he makes you forget Apollo Creed) and says:
“I’m stupid. You’re smart. I was wrong. You were right. You’re the best. I’m the worst. You’re very good-looking. I’m not very attractive.”
Collins has never quite gone that far.