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2012
Ike Davis Is Coming On Fast and Furious
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Ike Davis is tied for fifth in the National League with 20 RBI in June and is batting .267 (20-75) with five home runs, two behind the NL lead, this month.
Since June 9th, Davis is batting .353 (18-51) and has five multi-RBI contests during that stretch. His last seven hits have all been for extra-bases.
Yesterday against the Cubs, Ike had his first career game with yhree extra-base hits. The once-struggling first baseman has also been getting it done in the clutch and has 12 hits in his last 27 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Ike is making better contact and has stopped chasing those outside pitches while driving anything inside and over the middle. Most importantly, he’s seeing more pitches in the strike zone because he’s become more selective at the plate. He’s also playing with a chip on his shoulder and is a man on a mission.
There’s a good chance that he’s put his struggles behind him, and with a big second half Davis could still finish this season with close to 100 runs-batted-in and a .270 average. Considering where he’s been and what he’s had to overcome, that would be a huge accomplishment for him.
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Like I’ve been saying all along, his struggles this year was because of all the time he missed last year, and this year in ST. I think missing all that time really messed up his timing. You could tell as the more games he played, the better he looked at the plate, and now we are starting to see some results.
It’s also amazing despite all his struggles this year that he’s still on a pace to hit over 20HR and drive in almost 100 runs.
The same thing happened to Beltran when he missed a year!
Took him two months plus to get used to the speed and get his timing back.
Took Ike two weeks longer but then again Beltran is a well established, accomplished and experienced batter, and Ike Davis for all intents and purposes is still a rookie with only a year of MLB service under his belt.
He does appear to be back and this month more than half his hits are EBHs.
Thats what you expect to see from an Ike Davis when he is being himself!
Well, I thought Ike’s troubles might have been due to the after affects of Valley Fever. But I’m so happy that his teammates came to his side pleading with Terry and others not to send him down.
Just glad there was no suspension for touching the umpire.
He also toned down his leg kick and fixed his hand positioning.