24
2012
Davis Goes Deep Twice, Mejia Earns First MLB Win, Mets Sink Pirates 6-2
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The Mets got a solid outing from Jenrry Mejia and first baseman Ike Davis launched two home runs as the Mets pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 6-2 tonight at Citi Field. It was the fourth win in a row for the Mets who were coming off a sweep of the Marlins.
Game Highlights
Jenrry Mejia dazzled tonight and earned the first MLB win of his career. Mejia pitched five scoreless innings allowing four hits and two walks while striking out four. It will be interesting to see how Mejia fits into this team next season and in what role. But for now, congrats to Jenrry on notching his first win in the big leagues. The first of many more!
Ike Davis put on a huge power display for the fans, slugging his 29th and 30th home runs of the season and driving in five runs. For Davis it was his third multi-home game of the season and the first 30 homer season of his career. What a great comeback for Ike who came so close to being demoted to the minors after the All Star break. I’m glad they stuck with him and it’s paying big dividends now. This guy can mash ‘em with the best of ‘em!
David Wright singled, walked and drove in his 85th RBI of the season while scoring two runs. Wright inches even closer and is now just two hits shy of Eddie Kranepool’s franchise-record of 1,418 career hits. Wright-eous!
Daniel Murphy made a couple of web gems at second base tonight and he continues to make strides defensively as noted by Terry Collins yesterday.
Game Ball
Ike Davis went deep twice and in the process became only the third first baseman in franchise history to reach the 30-homer plateau, joining Carlos Delgado (2006 and ’08) and Dave Kingman (1982).
On Deck
The Mets continue their four-game series against the Pirates tomorrow night at Citi Field with rookie Collin McHugh (0-2, 3.86 ERA) also looking for his first MLB win. He will be opposed by Wandy Rodriguez (11-13, 3.76 ERA). Game time is 7:10 PM.
LETS GO METS!
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| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 42 | 28 | .600 | - |
| Nationals | 34 | 35 | .493 | 7.5 |
| Phillies | 34 | 37 | .479 | 8.5 |
| Mets | 25 | 40 | .385 | 14.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 47 | .319 | 19.5 |
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Joe D. — “Daniel Murphy made a couple of web gems at second base tonight and he continues to make strides defensively as noted by Terry Collins yesterday.”
Murphy looked great on those two plays.
Nice recap. Congrats to Mejia on MLB win #1 and Ike on hitting the 30 HR mark.
All I’m going to say after this game is the NEXT guy who says we should trade Ike Davis should be put up against the wall and SHOT!
Metsie — You have such a way with words. LOL
By the way what were your thoughts during the first half of the season?
I expressed those thoughts in a Fan Post or did you forget about that?
http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/06/mmo-fan-shot-can-we-all-just-get-off-ike-davis-back-already.html
Metsie — In your Fan Post, you gave a lot of reasons for sending him down, even though you were against it. You wrote a good post with possibly the wrong conclusion. The team doesn’t have a moral obligation to keep a player on the roster when he is stinking the joint up. Ike was. But with the lessons of Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo and now Jason Bay, why should they treat Ike any differently? Anyway whether he was sent down or kept up, the same good result would have occurred.
No Des I noted everyone else’s reasons for sending him down!
What I said were none of those were really all that valid because despite his struggles he was not really stopping the team from competing for the playoffs at the time!
And long before that post I had said that Ike’s problems were due to missing a year of facing MLB Pitching and that it took Beltran (a more accomplished Hitter) Tow months to catch up to it.
And as it turned out it took Ike just a half a month more!
Metsie — “In your Fan Post, you gave a lot of reasons for sending him down, even though you were against it.”
You didn’t disagree to any extent with the reasons he was hurting the team. And I said you were against sending him down. What don’t you understand?
You should also note I pointed out he was not hurting the team as much as others who no one had any complaints about and in fact were making excuses for at the time!
It really was an article about why would you care about one guy who MIGHT be hurting the team more than guys who REALLY WERE Hurting it in a BIG way!
Metsie — You’ve got a job in Washington with your twisting, turning and fact distortions. For a guy who has a straight ahead view on everything Mets-related, you’ve entered a new phase. Keep up the entertainment as you do a limbo on what you said.
Yeah Des whatever the trouble aker who cries he’s innocent whenever he gets attacked says I guess!
Is that all you got when you lose another attempt and catching me in something that doesn’t actually catch me?
Don’t worry duda will do fine at first base next year <– sarcasm
Vinny Rottino wii be a better option. He always hustles and is very coachable plus he is in bed by 10 PM. _______________ More Sarcasm
Yeah Joe it was a great win tonight…4 in a row!
My biggest fear now is that all of a sudden the Mets will close out the season strong and it will cloud the obvious inefficiencies of the team as currently constituted, and give the FO, Ownership and fans a ‘Faux’ sense of security and altered perceptions that the team is on the ‘right track’ when it comes to the makeup of next season’s group, or the ’14 version of the team…
These wins are against two teams whose FO and Ownership groups are in upheaval. The Marlins cashed in and went on vacation in June, and will be doing FO alterations and possibly firing Guillen, and the Pirates, whom have been so moribund since August 15th, that their minor league practices and GM may take the fall for it… they have less wins than our Mets and the Astros I believe over that period…and that’s saying something there…
So for the sake of us all, please, don’t let anyone forget the stench and stretch of baseball being exhibited by this group.
HOWEVER, I’ll always remain positive when a young gifted arm like Mejia is able to build confidence, and throw a good game. Seeing a guy like Ike Davis put aside all the external/internal BS from last week to have a good game like this also shows some mental fortitude on his part. Nice win!
Yeah, do you think Arizona will take Ike NOW so we can have Upton?—- SARCASM.
As I have said before, he is part of solution, not trade bait.
No they want Harvey and Ike for JUpton. But Wright and Upton bros. will be reunited becauseTampa will give up BJ for Wheeler and Murphy. Just thinkl Wright and the Uptons reunited. Who needs Harvey, Ike and Wheeler. Gotta keep DW happy. Oh it will also take 7 years 140 M too.____________MUCH MORE SARCASM
And to think some IDIOTS in here wanted to send IKE DAVIS to the minors.yeah, he’s been nothing but the best power hitter the mets have had pretty much all season and one of the best sluggers in the NL since the second half and since June 12, the man has had this numbers:
260 25 65 340 565 in just 78 games. that avg alone would transalte to a season of over 40 HR and more than 115 RBI. Again, the guy is a slugger, if you’re looking for OBP from this man you’re fooling yourself, the guy is a power hitter, a game changer, good glove, what else can we ask for the kid? But hey, the sorry ass approach of this FO does not sit well with ike, therefore rumors of him not “listening” are being thrown out there so if this FO trade the guy that’d be the excuse.. YEah, how else can you explain a guy hitting 30 HR in a season and being a cancer somehow??
By the way, the mets just screwed themselves up out of the #7 pick
One thing you are leaving out, that when he was struggling, and he did struggle big time, it was this front office that believed in him and kept him around, while the media was the ones putting pressure on his demotion.
I love that he’s turned around his season, and found his power stroke, but you can’t translate anything, he was he and he didn’t do that. Maybe next year, I sure as well hope so.
When did the front office call him a cancer? So a rumor in the media is now fact, I guess if it shed negative light on FO, then it must be true.
Go Ike!!!
“it was this front office that believed in him ”
Actually most of the front office was for sending him down. It was actually Hudgens who fought to keep him up here.
http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/ike_davis_responds_to_charges_about_staying_out_late_and_resisting_coaching/11748721
You mean the guys who actually send people down wanted to but were unable to because a guy who has no actual power stopped them?
Danahnananana Super Dave!!!
Yep the GENIUS known as DePo and Ricciardi wanted to send him down but Sandy went with the Coach who knew him best!
You want to try that post again?
What language would you prefer since English is such a challenge to you?
How about “English of someone who graduated high school”? I do pretty well with that.
And, for bonus points, try a sentence that is logically coherent. Surprise us all.
Ahh I see your issue I was speaking English with a degree…..
I suggest Google Translate might be able to help you!
And if it can’t then further schooling might just be the answer.
just because you had a graduation ceremony does not mean your kindergarten granted you a degree.
Go back and read what you typed out loud and remember the context in which it was written. If it still makes sense to you, have someone else read it out loud. If it still makes sense to you, have the other person retype it.
I guess your just too stupid to comprehend it thats all….
And we all had such high hopes for you that one day you would be smarter than a coma victim!
“I guess your just too stupid to comprehend it thats all”
You sure are showing me.
Man, imagine this.
Come on Donald move on. This is why I am on Metsie moratorium. It’s pointless and he will just seek someone else when you do.
“You sure are showing me…”
UP!
“Yep the GENIUS known as DePo and Ricciardi wanted to send him down but Sandy went with the Coach who knew him best!”
Here’s what I don’t get about the people who pound their chest and act like they were “right” about not sending Ike down.
When I wrote my first piece about sending Ike down it was May 26th after I spoke to Rusty Staub and he said
“Right now, I think he’s so confused, I’m not too sure giving him a little time to get his act together wouldn’t be the best thing in the world for the young man, as terrible as that sounds. But, Ike will be back. It’s not easy to have the type of long-term injury the previous year and automatically come back and swing the bat great”
Okay that was in May. He still hurt the team at the plate regardless of what he does in September. The point is had he gone down maybe he could have figured things out a bit earlier than August 1st.
And despite what kind of excitement some wish to have for Ike… there is 1 drastic difference in his #s.
In July of 2012 he had 9 HR and slugged over .500 but was getting on base roughly 27% of the time. So he was still a threat at the plate but he was HR or bust.
Since August 1 his slugging has dropped a little bit from July but his OBP has DRAMATICALLY increased. Proving to be a more complete player rather than a 1 trick pony. He’s showing plate discipline finally. He was a power threat in July, but had 4 BB all month. He was hacking away. Now his K’s are down, power is practically the same but his walks have increased. He’s helping the team MORE because he’s on base more.
Next stop, hitting for average as well.
August 1st?
He came out of it in June!
Facts Scmacts right?
So then what happened in July? Was he “out of it” in June or did he have temporary success to help you cover his eyes?
.221 average, .257 on base in 101 plate appearances in July sure looks more like April and May than June don’t it?
He didn’t show consistency until August. Difference between consistency and getting hot for a few weeks out of the year and you know that.
Same thing that happenedtothe rest of the team in July…
The GM went on ublic TV and told them he wasn’t going to bother getting them help and it sucked the life out of them!
For Ike he had other motivations to start bearing down again and he has been the most productive run scorer for the team as a result!
He had a reputation to get back and a desire to start producing regardless of what the FO thought about him!
Well, they sure as hell didn’t come out to deny it or defend ike either. with that being said, the guy needed to be back to baseball activities, most of us said that it was gonna take some time for him to come out of his funk and be in baseball form, about 2 months that was, little do you know, since the first 2 months of the season where he was just miserable at the plate he has been a monster.. I do have to say, BAYONNE told me he believed Ike will hit 30+ HR, i told him it was crazy to think that, he stood by his prediction and here we are… Our 1B of the future with his 30th Homer last night, if you’re not pumped about this guy for next year, something is wrong with you, no matter how stubborn you are into thinking you know it all, and even wanted this kid to go down to the minors, you MUST BE stocked to have this guy on the team for years to come..
I’m a little confused, before I respond are these comments generic or are you replying to me directly?
” if you’re not pumped about this guy for next year, something is wrong with you, no matter how stubborn you are into thinking you know it all, and even wanted this kid to go down to the minors, you MUST BE stocked to have this guy on the team for years to come..”
Do you feel they fit your agenda???? They were not for you, but if you consider yourseld in the category i describe, ohh well..
Wow, you really need to relax there. I could be like you, make assumptions on what you said, jump to the wrong conclusions and perpetuate a needless argument, just for the sake of it. Sorry next time I’ll hold off asking for clarification.
I am an idiot for trying, again, to actually discuss something with you like an adult.
Don’t care to talk baseball with you if you’re gonna come in here and start nitpicking what i said and turn it into an event. some people wanted this guy to be send down, others traded, that is what i am refering to… you must be excited to have this guy with us next year and beyond.. that;s it
You really are unbelievable, I was trying to avoid an unnecessary banter, just asked you to clarify what you said, because it wasn’t clear and you say I want to turn it into an event. You just never stop do you.
By the way, the idiots Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling both spoke on air how they thought he would benefit from going to the minors.
I find it funny what a negative thought it is to go to the minors, if it helps the player become better, why is it such a bad thing?
In this case, it worked out, but that’s not always the case.
Which is why they are in a booth and not a dugout!
Is that an attempt at a joke?
I don’t know…did it make you laugh?
It did, loudly, thanks for that!
Trading Ike is simple supply and demand. The Mets have the supply Davis and Duda.Who would have more demand?
It is more complicated. The Mets desperately need more power. Ike is the one guy supplying it right now. He means more to the Mets than he would to most other teams.
Have to agree with Terry: ‘Awful first half of the season aside, this guy’s legit.’
Ike is the kind of player you keep when building a contending team, not trade.
Since june 12:
265 BA 25 HR 66 RBI 340 OBP (Just to shut up some people) 565 Slug % in just 79 Games. the equivalent of a 162 game season would have this guy hitting over 40 HR and driving in 120+ runs which is fine by me, he’s a run producer type player, a slugger. you can have your OBP suggestion and shove it down your ass, this pathetic mentality is what has gotten most of this mets player to suck as much as they have. this guy is a MVP type player, not sure what the whole OBP is being thrown out there, at one point, if you were wrong about a player/coach/gm, and that person proves you wrong, be humble and admit you were wrong and stop nitpicking on crap about OBP, who cares about OBP when you got a guy who will hit 40+ HR and drive in 120 runs!?!? OBP this and OBP that, FU** OBP and the mentality that is in place with this team, it certainly hasn’t work as we are one of the WORST offensive teams in the majors. something gotta give right? 2 years and our players have regressed if anything.
Who cares if wright’s OBP is 390? he’s here to produce runs no?? 19 HR and 85 RBI is what i am interesting is, his production compare to what he was is down, i don’t care much for his OBP, i care about production from our middle of the lineup guys, not FU****** OBP!!
Lets see when the Mets were 3rd in the NL in runs scored at the break they were 2nd in the NL in OBP and now they’re 11th in the NL in runs scored they are 10th in OBP. Who cares about OBP. David Wright is 306/434/478 with RISP and intentionally walked 16 times with RISP and 333/481/450 with 2 out and RISP and 87 runs scored, nobody else on the team has more than 61 but who cares. Lets knock David Wright who’s only the most productive player on the team, BARNONE. Unreal!
And lets see more whn they were 3rd in the NL in OBP they were 25th in Runs scored the first two months of the season!
So much for OBP being an idicator of anything other than walks!
Pretty hard to be 25th in runs scored in a 16 team league. OBP is an indicator of how many times you reach base be it hits, walks or HBP. One day you’ll figure that out.
Oh yeah I forgot they abolished the American League and sent them all to China….
How silly of me! DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP!
WRONG as USUAL!
First of all you don’t compare NL offenses to AL offenses. One has a DH and one doesn’t. 2nd you’re still wrong. They can’t be 3rd in the NL in runs scored and 25th in MLB since there arent’ 22 AL teams. They’re only 14 so even if they scored less runs than every AL team they would’ve only been 17th in MLB since they scored more runs than all but 2 other NL teams. Bottom line is when they were getting on base they were scoring runs when they stopped getting on base they stopped scoring runs.
Sure you do when you think OBP is a key to the RS because it doesn’t matter HOW you get the high OBP if it really is important to scoring runs!
But you keep on trying to speak with that foot in your mouth!
You got nailed by your own stupidity again!
I LOVE the resurgence of Ike Davis
How about the improvement in Jon Rauch
Went from a 4.02 ERA 1st half
to a 1.54 ERA the 2nd half
Gave up 14 earned runs first half
Gave up 4 earned runs second half
Whip went from 1.149 to 0.643
More good stuff
Oh, he is only doing it now because it doesn’t matter. Where was he when it mattered? Rauch that is, never-mind the fact that it could go either way. LOL.
Rauch has been a very good signing out of a lot of bad ones. It’s ok to celebrate the ones that work too.
How about that Manny Acosta with a 1.66 ERA 10H and 9BBs and 18Ks in 85 PA?
Batters only hit .133 with a .235 OBP .133 SLG and .369 OPS
He also only had 4 ERs
He makes only 875K compared to 3 Mil!
Or how about that Bobby Parnell who has a consistent 2.71 ERA for the whole year?
He makes 540K per year….
Just to avoid the inevitable twisting that will ensue, Acosta’s numbers are for the second half as were Rauch’s….
And who was it who told everyone who wanted Acosta cut that he was a great second half BP arm but not very good in the first half of every season again??
Oh year ME! The guy jessup (and his coattails) says is ALWAYS WRONG!
hindsight much?
No Not at all I said that about Acosta sometime in May…You should pay attention more, either that or change your nick to I AM STUPID to make it more appropriate of what we can expect to follow in your replies here!