Then it gets me upset for the Met situation, even if the chances we don’t have a 100% Ike Davis are remote. And neither Omar, Sandy or the Wilpons are responsible for this one so any further discussion has to be in terms of if Ike can’t hack a full season or his production diminishes what does the team do from there? Let’s hope that is not the case either, though secondary to Ike’s own health.

The term now is “snake-bitten”. In 2009 and 2010 it was Omar’s fault, now it’s just called “snake-bitten”

oh and don’t forget to pat Sandy on the head on the way out – make him feel comfortable and welcomed

Maybe not having adequate back ups at some positions or having 35-40 year old’s getting hurt but even in 2009 when Reyes, Delgado and Beltran went down we had adequate back ups at 2 of the 3 spots and even had they not gone down a pitching staff that gave up the 2nd most runs since 1966, with no significant injuries, in an extreme pitchers park, after the steroid era had ended (as far as we know) wouldn’t have kept us afloat anyway.

Too me anyway it was always a case of how long could guys like Wagner, Delgado, Alou, Pedro, Castillo and Bay be expected to stay healthy or productive vs what could have been done with the draft picks given up or not taken back for a team that always has so many “holes to fill” every year.

There’s a reason why we have four first basemen in our starting eight right now and that’s the biggest reason of them all.

Honestly, if it wasn’t to bad luck they’d have none at all.

No one to blame, nothing that could have been helped, no way to prevent this.

Ike, Wright, Hairston.
Only question is who’s next?

Snake bitten is beginning to be an understatement.

Here are quotes from Ike himself.

My prayers are with Ike & they’re working – he went 2-for-2 yesterday. I think it’s a situation that Sandy Alderson & Terry Collins will deal with effectively. Collins was excellent at utilizing his entire roster last season as he coped with a roster littered with players on the DL.

From a long term perspective,former Met and Phillie Rico Brogna comes to mind. A talented fielding and hitting first baseman with a disease that he overcame to have a number of very good years with the Phillies. The point is to support Ike through this, give him the rest he needs and exercise patience as he recovers long term.

God forbid, but if Ike becomes unavailable the Mets have a series of options, whether it’s to slide Murphy to first and insert Turner or bring up Havens or Valdespin. Or moving Duda to 1st base and promoting Capt. Kirk to right field. Many options…

All I know is that the most recent news on Ike Davis is that he went 2-for-2 yesterday. That’s what I know…

I know this is the Mets, but lets wait until it actually is bad before we start running for our spot on the bridge ledge…

Well I am believing that all will turn out well cause he will be big part of Wright having a better year than last with protection in the 4 hole.

Get well Ike, Mets and us fans need your steadiness at 1st base.

so I guess we should expect Baxter to go down any day now.