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Ike Davis

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 26: Ike Davis #29 of the New York Mets follows through on a ninth inning RBI double against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on May 26, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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  • Jeremy Hefner gets first major-league win, homer as Mets beat Phillies

    Jeremy Hefner hadn't done a whole lot to ingratiate himself into the Mets' rotation plans, not in his first major-league start anyway.With Miguel Batista making progress in his rehab from an oblique injury, Sandy Alderson , speaking before last night's g   Read more »

  • Ike Davis will get to fight slump in majors

    Ike Davis again was out of the Mets ' starting lineup last night, but the slumping first baseman remains very much in the team's plans.Before the game against the San Diego Padres , manager Terry Collins said he met with Davis on Wednesday night and told   Read more »

  • Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy options at 1B if Ike Davis demoted

    PITTSBURGH -- If the Mets do decide to send slumping Ike Davis to the minors, Terry Collins Wednesday didn't rule out the possibility of using Lucas Duda or Daniel Murphy as his replacement at first base.The Mets have been hesitant to dislodge Duda or Mu   Read more »

  • Andres Torres latest slumping regular benched

    PITTSBURGH -- For the second straight night, Mets manager Terry Collins sat a slumping regular.On Monday, it was Ike Davis . Tuesday night, Collins benched centerfielder Andres Torres , whose average is down to .189 as he endures an 0-for-16 and 1-for-33   Read more »

  • Ike rests against lefty; clock ticking?

    PITTSBURGH -- About two hours before first pitch Monday night, Ike Davis sat in manager Terry Collins ' office at PNC Park with the door open. The two were presumably discussing what Davis can do to get out of the slump that had him out of the lineup aga   Read more »

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  • Pujols, Lincecum headline bounce-back candidates

    - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, New York Mets' Ike Davis, left, reacts after striking out swinging on an eight-inning pitch from Cincinnati Reds' Aroldis Chapman as catcher Ryan Hanigan (29) heads to the dugout in their baseball game in New York. Davis 3:02 AM from Herald & Review Read more »

  • And he’s the guy who’s healthy

    to second. Galvis went to Rollins to force Wright at second, leaving the Mets with runners on the corners with two down. Ike Davis singled into right, scoring Nieuwenhuis (2-1) and moving Murphy to second. Blanton uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Murphy   from Phillies Flow Read more »

  • Underachievers need to mimic Amazin’ irregulars

    stuff. You love the overachievers like Hairston or successful leadoff man Mike Baxter, yet you yearn for the underachievers like Ike Davis, Andres Torres and Jon Niese to join the party and reach their ceilings — which could keep this party of a season going.   from New York Post Read more »

  • Enterprising Scotty has the power

    now Josh Hamilton. “Doesn’t matter who he’s facing, righties or lefties, he’s hitting the ball out of the park,” Ike Davis said. “It feels like every at-bat he’s going to hit a home run.” Last night, Hairston delivered insurance, pinch-hitting for starter   from New York Post Read more »

  • Memorial Day lineup vs. Phillies

    fifth time in seven games. This time there was a non-baseball reason: His wife gave birth at 6:30 this morning. As promised, Ike Davis is starting against left-hander Cole Hamels , after sitting out the past four against southpaws starters -- versus Ricky   from ESPN Read more »

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