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Ike Davis Could Face Demotion to Minors If Struggles Continue
May 19th, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Coming off a strong second half to the 2012 season that saw him end up with 32 home runs and 90 RBI's, New York Mets' first baseman Ike Davis looked poised for a breakthrough. Davis, who entered the 2013 season as a key figure in the Mets' lineup, was expected...

Ike Davis Poised to Step up for New York Mets in 2013
March 5th, 2013 at 11:26 AM
A lot has been made about the lack of power on the New York Mets this spring. The team's less than stellar (to say the least) outfield has been a punching bag for prognosticators ready to pick apart the Mets' chances of surprising this year. There is one man, however,...

Mets 101 Seven in Seven Series: the Biggest Mets Killer #6 Willie Stargell
February 9th, 2013 at 1:41 AM
***PHOTO1*** Just in time for the New Year, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you. Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of topics related to the New York Mets (i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.). We will begin our countdowns with...

Mets 101 Seven in Seven Series: Top Mets Players of All Time #5 Keith Hernandez
November 28th, 2012 at 8:06 AM
Just in time for the holiday season, Mets 101's Seven in Seven series returns as our gift to you.  Each week, the Mets 101 staff will begin a countdown of something related to the New York Mets ( i.e. best third baseman, worst defeat, etc.).  We will begin our countdown...

Mets 101 Position Review Roundtable: Infield
October 30th, 2012 at 9:32 PM
The Mets infield likely will look pretty similar in 2013 and with good reason. Once Ike Davis got back on track offensively, they were a solid quartet, both in the field and at the plate. Ruben Tejada was a very productive replacement at shortstop, David Wright was phenomenal and now...

Mets 101 Player Review Series: Lucas Duda
October 17th, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young)...

Mets 101 Player Review: Ike Davis
October 15th, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Now that the 2012 season has concluded for the New York Mets, we have taken a look at overall breakdowns for the offense, starting rotation, and bullpen this past season. We will now take a look at every player on the roster from A (Manny Acosta) to Y (Chris Young)...

Mets 101 News and Notes: Could Ike Davis Be on the Trading Block?
September 18th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Editor's Note: Tonight's game has been postponed due to the incoming bad weather and will be made up on Thursday at 7:10 pm. To make up for the lack of game coverage tonight, here is this week's Mets 101 News and Notes. Enjoy! As the New York Mets snooze through another...

Ike Davis and His Roller Coaster 2012 Season for the New York Mets
August 26th, 2012 at 6:00 PM
This time last year Ike Davis was only a faint thought on the mind of Mets fans.  Going down with an ankle injury May 10, which at first sight, seemed to be a minor injury.  As it would turn out later, it would be much worse than appeared, leading to...

Mets 101 Hall of Fame: the First Class
July 25th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Last week at Mets 101 we introduced our brand new Mets 101 Hall of Fame. After much deliberation amongst the Mets 101 staff, each writer has selected a candidate for induction in the first class of the Mets 101 Hall of Fame. The initial class features five players, so there...

Ike Davis Will not Be Demoted from New York Mets
May 24th, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Ike Davis' terrible start to the season has led to questions about his future in Flushing. Reports from earlier in the week suggested that if Davis didn't improve quickly, he might be demoted to Triple-A Buffalo. It appears that Davis no longer has to fear a demotion, MetsBlog.com reports. Davis,...

Report: Ike Davis Could Be Demoted If He Doesn’t Improve
May 20th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Ike Davis' slow start is a big concern for the New York Mets. With the team 40 games into its season and Davis showing no signs of busting out of his slump anytime soon, the Mets may be forced to take drastic measures. Davis could be facing a demotion to...

New York Mets 50th Anniversary: Top First Basemen in Mets History
May 19th, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Current New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis has shown a lot of promise in his brief career. Davis exploded onto the scene with a bang in 2010, hitting 19 home runs and driving in 71 runs. Davis' career has hit a bit of a snag as he suffered a...

Lucky Number Seven? Ike Davis Currently Battling Against Slump
April 27th, 2012 at 12:38 PM
After beginning the year in the fifth spot, Ike Davis found himself in the sixth spot in yesterday's game against Miami Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco.  Before that, he was placed in the seventh spot against Mark Buerle. This is a position in the line up he hasn't been in since...

San Francisco Giants Strike Early, Fast, and Strong; New York Mets Unable to Get Things Going
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:23 PM
New York- With a swing of the bat, it seemed right from the beginning the game was already out of reach.  Much like the series, this one just seemed to get away early and fast from the Amazins.'  The San Francisco Giants' offensive gameplay just mirrored that as the swing...

Mets 101 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets (Game 2)
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:02 PM
The San Francisco Giants took game one of the doubleheader today by a score of 6-1. This Virtually makes game two a must win for the boys' in orange and blue to at least tie the series and avoid a second straight series loss.  The lineup for part two of the...

New York Mets Best San Francisco Giants with Great Performance by Mike Pelfrey
April 21st, 2012 at 4:13 PM
New York-After losing the opener of a four game series against the San Francisco Giants the Mets were in need of a big game from their band of merry men. It figures that the call would be answered by the Met player whom many questioned would even still be a Met...

Atlanta Braves Set Fire to the Rain in Turner Field Against New York Mets
April 18th, 2012 at 8:11 PM
Atlanta-It seems the Atlanta Braves wanted to put an exclamation point to ending R.A. Dickey's consecutive quality start streak dating back to last year. Much like the inability to control the weather, the Mets were unable to do anything against the offensive storm from the Braves' batters, including home runs...

New York Mets Blow Opportunity for Sweep on Jackie Robinson Day
April 15th, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Philadelphia- You can put the brooms back in the closet.  In a game where he started off ineffective, but surrendered one earned run over six innings, Mike Pelfrey would not be the determining factor of today's loss.  Even after getting their third straight first inning homerun from Ike Davis' two-run...

Ike Davis to Visit Doctor to Check on Valley Fever
April 10th, 2012 at 3:22 PM
New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis will not play tonight against the Nationals. In fact, Davis will receive the day off to visit a specialist to assess the condition of his Valley Fever, ESPN New York's Adam Rubin reports. Davis was diagnosed with the illness back in spring, which...