In times that Met fans have nothing to smile about, all we need is hope. A reason to believe things will get better.
That is why we welcome Ike Davis to the big leagues.
If the start of the season is the first two days (one of which was an off-day), then the Mets started on the right foot. Since then there have been ups and downs- Mostly downs
The Mets have not won a series yet this season (going 1-2 in each of their 4 series0, they even lost a series to the Nats (who may be off to a good start, but we all know they will not keep it up).
That is why we need Ike Davis. We need to believe that things can change- the hope is back for Mets fans.
I have heard some Mets fans (a minority) that are not happy about this move. They feel Davis needs more time in the minors. I don’t get why? Ike is killing pitchers in AAA ball and had a great spring. It makes more sense to me to bring him up now. Especially since he is hot right now
We know Davis is probably not going to be Jason Heyward, but with the offense the Mets had got in first base from Mike Jacobs, Ike Davis could not be any worse
Jacobs was hitting .208 before the Mets sent him down. The bar is not too high for Davis, he is not replacing David Wright.
Ike should be up in New York this week, so welcome to New York.
[Update: Ike is starting tonight against the Cubs. Welcome!]
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And Jon Niese starting tonite. I love watching the kids. I still wish Murph were around, but I am glad to see Ike.
Ike Davis and Jon Niese really played well, Niese with the 7 k’s and Davis went 2-4 with a RBI.
After the Game Frenchy gave him a good pie in the face- here is a link.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7544377
I miss Murhpy too, but I hope Davis is here to stay, maybe Murphy can play second, he can be a younger upgrade on Luis Castlio