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2012
Rounding The Bases: Ike Davis Is Legit, Turner To Play Winter Ball, Davey Being Davey
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Mets Matters
“I applaud that Ike Davis didn’t give up, that he stuck with his plan. I truly believe the fact that we stuck with him gave him some confidence and let him get it going. Ike’s told me, ‘You won’t see that again.’ He’s told me many times, ‘You will not see that first half again from me.’ And, if that’s the case, you tack on another five or six or seven home runs on that list because of what he would normally do in the first half, you’ve got huge numbers coming. Ike Davis is legit.” – Terry Collins
The Mets aren’t ruling out a return before the end of the season for closer Frank Francisco, who is dealing with right elbow tendinitis. Francisco has tallied 23 saves. ”It’s tendinitis. It’s not any structural thing,” Collins said. “If that goes away, as long as his muscles are intact — all the tendons and everything else — there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be able to pitch.” – MLB.com
Justin Turner plans to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic with Escogido, the reigning Caribbean Series champion. Escogido is managed by former Mets bench coach Ken Oberkfell. Turner also played for the squad two years ago. The extra workload may be useful because Turner enters Monday’s series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates with only 175 plate appearances this season. He had 487 plate appearances in 2011. - ESPN New York
MLB Beat
Nationals manager Davey Johnson plans to rest his regular players if Washington clinches the NL East — and he doesn’t care one bit what anyone else thinks. The Nationals entered Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a magic number of six for clinching the division title. The rest of Washington’s regular-season opponents are still in the chase for wild-card berths, including the St. Louis Cardinals. And if other clubs hope the Nationals will put their best lineup on the field against the Cardinals? “I’m resting my regulars. End of conversation,” Johnson said. – Washington Post
White Sox have signaled to star right-hander Jake Peavy they are unlikely to pick up his $22 million club option for 2013, effectively make him a free agent. The White Sox may try to re-sign Peavy but it’s not easy to envision them paying him enough to keep him from testing free-agency. Peavy, 31, could be seen as the second-best free agent starter to Zack Greinke on the market as he’s rebounded from a tricky shoulder surgery to go 11-11 with a 3.26 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with 177 strikeouts. – Jon Heyman
David Glass sounds like an owner ready to make the necessary financial push in the coming offseason to bolster a suspect starting pitching rotation in order to position the Royals for a postseason run in 2013. “What I’ve always said is when we get to the point where we’re competitive,” Glass said, “we’ll do what we have to do to improve our position. Yes, we’ll do what we need to do. We are committed to improving our starting pitching. Glass indicated a willingness to operate the club at a financial loss in order to improve the rotation. “We’ll do what we need to do,” Glass pledged. – KansasCity.com
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 42 | 30 | .583 | - |
| Phillies | 35 | 37 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Nationals | 34 | 36 | .486 | 7.0 |
| Mets | 27 | 40 | .403 | 12.5 |
| Marlins | 22 | 48 | .314 | 19.0 |
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From people wanting to bench him or send him to triple A, ike’s turnaround should be one of the hew mets highlites for the season. the guy has been mpre or less what we expected from him. aside from those 2 months i don’t see why this guy cannot be a legitimate MVP contender for us for years to come. without any excuse or protection the man put up really good numbers, speciall since June 12, where his numbers have been REALLY GOOD!
that’s why we need to trade him…especially when his value is the lowest.
Like Terry said…
Imagine what we might have gotten had he NOT struggled so much the first two months?
The Guy is a keeper!
Get a Power RH Bat to put behind him in the lineup and you have the heart of your order set provided we keep Wright.
And I know how you feel about Wright…But with Ike and a Power RH Bat to go with him then Wright doesn’t need to be the guy you feel he hasn’t been he will just be that guy who helps Ike and the others.
That could work, sure
I certainly understand the issues you guys have with Wright…
I think it comes down to what he COULD have been vs what he is….
He’s not a Beltran, nor a Howard. When he tries to be is when he struggles!
As Clint once said “A Man has got to know his limitations!”
When Wright stays within himself he is productive. And productive enough to be worth having provided he isn’t the only thing you have and rely on.
Just a Quickie on Davey resting his guys….
Resting is fine but you have to be careful that you don’t let them rust due to lack of playing going into the Playoffs.
The Hot team (and hot hitters) at the end of the season are the ones who usually carry you through the playoffs.
Yes resting them is good but you don’t want to risk cooling them off with the bat either.
…and i agree with this as well
Great quote from Collins. I truly believe what Collins said as well. I think one of the best decisions the organization made was not sending Ike down even though they had a legitimate case for doing so with how badly Ike had struggled. Looking back when the organization got together after the trip to Pittsburgh and made the decision for Ike to work it out up at the Bigs Ike was hitting .159/BA with 5/HR and 15/RBI over 42 games. He was on pace for a 20/HR 58/RBI season. That he has hit over his next 105 games .255/BA with 25/HR and 73/RBI is a testament to Ike.
I look forward to seeing Ike (if not traded) to have a solid season next year.
Agree with you Metsie as seen especially last year with Card being hot at end of season.
I have always thought that Royal were a starter or two away from competing in the AL Central, they have the position players, young ones, and just need a dependable starting rotation.
Yep the way they fought to make the postseason really carried over into the playoffs.
It’s never about how you start and almost always about how you finish!
I like Ikes all around game over anyone on this team but us Mets fans sure know how to over-react when a player is having a good stretch and also over-react when they are struggling.
There is no room for a middle ground in MetsLand. you are either GREAT and a future hall of famer or a Dog that needs to be traded yesterday. But you can change opinions of you fro m one game to another.
I’m thinking that Justin Turner is going to be learning the corner outfield positions in winter ball. I look for him get alot of playing time next year.
I agree about Turner. They want him in the lineup and need a left-fielder. The kid wants to play and gives his all and is willing to go and do anything to stay with the Mets and in the line-up. More power to him and best of luck.